The Latin American Studies Program holds its inaugural Cornell conference Friday, Feb. 19, with more than 30 research topics and projects presented by faculty, staff and students.
Weill Cornell Medicine researchers report on a new sterilizing device that can be safely used on electronic equipment used in hospitals to reduce risk of infection quicker, easier and cheaper.
'Cornell Dots' may not only help light up cancer cells, but could provide a new patient-friendly, viable option to battle cancer. Researchers have created pores in the nanoparticles that can carry medicine.
Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell's Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management today announced a new dual MBA/M.S. degree program for health care leaders.
School cafeterias that accept only electronic payments may be inadvertently promoting junkier food and adding empty calories to student diets, which contribute to obesity, say Cornell behavioral economists.
Cornell faculty and students will be among thousands of scientists representing an array of research to swarm Washington, D.C., Feb. 11-15 for the annual AAAS meeting and exposition.
To support his long-running research on vitamins folate and vitamin B-12 and their link to chronic disease, Patrick Stover, professor of nutritional biochemistry, has received funding for 10 years.
A new technique, published May 28 in Stem Cell Reports, could allow scientists to generate large numbers of rare cells in the network that pushes the heart's chambers to consistently contract.
In a study of pregnant teenagers, almost half engaged in pica, the craving and intentional consumption of ice, cornstarch, vacuum dust, baby powder and soap and other nonfood items.
The American Heart Association has awarded seven new grants to Cornell researchers for their work, which is geared at fighting heart disease and stroke. (Sept. 16, 2008)