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Cornell sleuths crack secret codes of Europe's Galileo satellite

Cornell's scientists have cracked the codes of Europe's first global navigation satellite, despite efforts to keep the codes secret.

Study probes how cow foot baths reduce crops and contribute to fields' copper loads

Commonly used foot baths to prevent lameness in dairy cows may not only reduce crop yields but also contribute to the copper load in farm fields.

New dean of Hotel School starts his term

Michael D. Johnson has begun his term as the sixth dean of Cornell's School of Hotel Administration, effective July 1.

Researchers create a broadband light amplifier on a chip

Cornell researchers have created a broadband light amplifier on a silicon chip, a major breakthrough in the quest to create photonic microchips in which beams of light traveling through microscopic waveguides replace electric currents in microscopic wires.

Discoverer of pulsars (aka Little Green Men) reflects on the process of discovery and being a female pioneer

Jocelyn Bell Burnell, the astronomer who discovered pulsars in the 1960s, spoke about that discovery to students and scientists June 27 at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

Institute for European Studies awarded prestigious federal grant

The Institute for European Studies at Cornell, in partnership with Syracuse University's Center for European Studies, has received more than $500,000 in grant and fellowship funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

Peking University delegation to visit Cornell for China and Asia-Pacific Studies symposium July 6-8

Ten faculty members from Peking University (Beida) in Beijing will visit Cornell July 6-8 to refine curriculum and expand ideas behind Cornell's China and Asia-Pacific Studies major.

Inadequate data are available to assess risk of sludge that is applied to land, CU study finds

Research Notebook: Thousands of chemicals are treated in waste-water treatment plants. The resulting sludge often is applied to land to amend soil.

Geneva third-graders plant seeds, while Cornell faculty plant seeds of careers in science

For the second year in a row, Cornell is partnering with the Geneva City School District to put on a summer science day camp for third-graders.

Using body mass index skews analyses on obesity rates

Research Notebook: When researchers use percent of body fat data to assess obesity rather than body mass index (BMI), the huge gap in obesity rates between African-American and white women.