Changing a single gene can greatly alter a maize plant's appearance and function. A gene mutation on the plant's second chromosome, for example, will dwarf the corn, causing it to grow only a foot high in some cases.
To create a…
A new program developed by three Cornell University students promises to help more of Ithaca's urban teens get into college. The 16 Leadership Service Projects developed by Park Fellows at Cornell's Johnson Graduate School of Management.
An "information superhighway" inside plant cells allows chloroplasts -- the minuscule green bodies that carry out photosynthesis inside cells -- to communicate directly with each other, Cornell scientists have found.
Men and women seem to have an equal tendency to avoid dating people with eating disorders. But when it comes to obesity, men are far less accepting than women, says a new Cornell study.
Almost every research grant these days includes an "outreach" component: As a condition of their federal government funding, researchers are expected to inform the public about their findings and support science and technology…
Cornell University President Jeffrey S. Lehman's Inauguration Day Oct. 16 in Ithaca will begin with a trip to the Tompkins County Public Library. The visit by Cornell's 11th president to the library in the heart of the city will highlight the historical and continuing connection between the university and the greater Ithaca community. Cornell University founder Ezra Cornell, in what was the first of his many philanthropic enterprises, incorporated Ithaca's first free public library in 1864. Originally called the Cornell Library, the spacious atheneum was located on the corner of Seneca and Tioga streets and opened its doors to the public Dec. 20, 1866. The library served as the site of the university's first Inauguration Day, for President Andrew Dickson White, in a ceremony that also marked the formal dedication of the university on Oct. 7, 1868. (October 7, 2003)