Todd Evans, an authority in regenerative medicine, is new vice chair for research and professor of cell and developmental biology in the Department of Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College. (May 28, 2009)
If the carnivorous U.S. population – as a whole – ate a more-vegetarian diet that included eggs and milk products, the environment would be greatly relieved, says a preliminary Cornell study.
An academic symposium, “Universities and the Search for Truth,” held Aug. 24 in Bailey Hall, was part of the celebrations of Martha E. Pollack’s inauguration as Cornell’s 14th president.
A Cornell multi-site research team has developed a chemical compound that shows promise as a oncoprotein inhibitor with broad anti-cancer activity and little effect on non-cancerous cells.
A $24 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will expand the scope of a global partnership to combat climate-change-induced heat stress and disease pathogens in crops.
Weill Cornell Medicine celebrated one of its best Match Days ever March 17, with 100 percent of the graduating medical students matching to residency positions - the next three to seven years of their medical careers.
The effects of loneliness produce changes in the body that mimic the aging process and boost the risk of heart disease, reports a new study led by Anthony Ong and published in Psychology and Aging. (April 30, 2012)
Prabhu Pingali, professor of applied economics and management and founding director of the new Tata-Cornell Agriculture and Nutrition Initiative, is working to improve nutrition in India.
'Nanomembrane' sheets embedded with tiny iron oxide particles can help clean toxic chemicals from water. Cornell researchers are evaluating the tech to reduce human health and environmental concerns.
In a message to the community, President David Skorton gives an update on the impact and response to Hurricane Sandy at Cornell locations in New York City, across the state, in the Northeast and in Haiti. (Oct. 31, 2012)