Weill Cornell researchers report in Nature that an agent they work with can stop metastasis in its tracks. The research may lead to new drugs, the first to specifically stop the spread of cancer. (April 15, 2010)
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the death of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 'Known to Everyone, Liked by All: The Business of Being Mark Twain' will be on display April 23-Oct. 8 in the Kroch Library. (April 15, 2010)
Four members of the IthaQatar Ambassadors went to Doha over spring break to advocate for an official exchange program between Cornell's Ithaca and Qatar campuses. (April 15, 2010)
Biomedical engineering researchers have made antibodies that block only specific immune cells that cause inflammation, but not the ones the body normally uses to fight infections. (April 15, 2010)
Graduate programs in computer science, chemistry, engineering and physics are among the nation's top 10, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2011 rankings. (April 15, 2010)
Retirees volunteering on environmental projects could not only prompt you to get more exercise but also improve mental and physical health through old age, according to a new Cornell study. (April 15, 2010)
Professors N'Dri Assie-Lumumba and Tukumbi Lumumba-Kasongo have each received the 2010 Distinguished Africanist Award from the New York State African Studies Association. (April 15, 2010)
Cornell and the City University of Hong Kong have signed a memorandum of understanding to establish terms of a collaboration to create the first veterinary medicine academic program in Hong Kong. (April 15, 2010)
The incinerator at Cornell's Vet School was officially shut down on April 7 and replaced with a new digester for disposing of animal remains. (April 15, 2010)