Cornell researchers have discovered five new species of a group of bacteria called Listeria – including one named for Cornell, providing new insights that could lead to better ways to detect the soil bacteria in food.
Take the edge off the long, cold winter by taking the annual Spring Field Ornithology course at the Lab of Ornithology, March 25 to May 17. (March 12, 2009)
George Paul Hess, professor emeritus of biochemistry and a pioneer in the study of a class of proteins called ion channels that allow specific small molecules to enter cells, died Sept. 9.
The new Food Safety Assurance course in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences offers students practical training an professional certifications that give them an advantage as job applicants.
Colin Parrish, the John M. Olin Professor of Virology, is the new director of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine's Baker Institute for Animal Health and the Feline Health Center.
A study of black rhinos in Namibia suggests that proper positioning during anesthesia helps the large animals breathe more efficiently, a finding that could limit unnecessary deaths.
With so few available academic jobs, Cornell will start a NIH-funded pilot program to help train life sciences graduate students and postdocs for nonacademic positions. A kickoff event is March 18.
The wildlife documentary, "The Sagebrush Sea" – the first broadcast film produced by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology – will air on PBS Nature May 20 at 8 p.m. EDT.