While "location, location, location" has long been the mantra in real estate, it may soon become the buzzword of stem cell scientists everywhere. Weill Cornell researchers have discovered that bone marrow stem and progenitor cells – immature cells that can give rise to all the cells of the blood and immune system.
Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, is guest speaker for the Johnson Graduate School of Management's Park Leadership Series, Tuesday, March 6, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Barnes Hall auditorium.
Some 10 percent of text messages contain lies, say Cornell researchers. The reason, they say, is because it's the only way people know how to manage their availability with modern technology. (Dec. 20, 2010)
How scientific research on the causes of breast cancer influences public policy locally and globally as well as right-to-know issues about diet, pesticides and breast cancer risk will be major topics of discussion when Cornell University's Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology convenes a two-day symposium, Sept. 29-30.
Barbara (B.J.) Bristow, extension associate in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell and the project director of Cornell Cooperative Extension's MONEY 2000+ TM program.
Gaeta labA laser beam passes through a "split-time lens" - a specially designed waveguide that bumps up the wavelength for a while then suddenly bumps it down. The signal then passes through a filter that slows down the higher…
For developing the ringspot virus-resistant papaya that saved the Hawaiian papaya industry, Dennis Gonsalves, the former Cornell University Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor of plant pathology, and his research team will receive the prestigious 2002 Alexander von Humboldt Award for Agriculture. The research team includes Richard Manshardt of the University of Hawaii, Maureen Fitch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Jerry Slightom of Pharmacia-Upjohn Co. (July 23, 2002)
An alumnus is donating news transcripts from the 1969 Willard Straight Hall takeover as part of an archive of 50 years of records and transcripts WVBR-FM is donating to Cornell Library on Oct. 4. (Sept. 30, 2009)
A gene enabling an insect virus to enter new cells was likely stolen from a host cell and adapted for the virus's use, researchers at Boyce Thompson Institute report.
Native Americas, the award-winning publication of Akwe:kon Press at Cornell's American Indian Program, has launched its electronic version: Native Americas Online.