A new book, “The Neuroscience of Risky Decision Making,” co-edited by faculty members Valerie Reyna and Vivian Zayas, discusses research on the neural roots of bad decisions.
Cornell researchers describe a genetic variation that has evolved in populations that have historically eaten vegetarian diets, such as in India, Africa and parts of East Asia.
The Pre-Seed Workshop, sponsored by the Cornell Center for Life Science Enterprise, offers scientists guidance on how to move their technologies and inventions from the lab to the marketplace.
The System of Rice Intensification, a method of growing rice that enhances crop yields and is resilient to climate change, won the international Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security.
Avian pathologist Stephen B. Hitchner, who taught and researched at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine 1966-81, has died at age 94. (Jan. 11, 2011)
Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine will open Cornell Ruffian Equine Specialists, a referral and emergency care hospital, near the Belmont Racetrack in Elmont, N.Y., in April 2014.
A new discovery finds that when plants detect pheromones given off by nematode worms, the chemical warning triggers defenses against bacterial, fungal and viral infection.
More than 80 students unveiled their scholarly work at the 32nd annual Spring Research Forum hosted April 27 by the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board.