Ernest Sternglass ’44, M.S. ’51, Ph.D. ’53, whose correspondence with Albert Einstein led to an electron amplification discovery that allowed millions to watch Apollo 11 astronauts walking on the moon, died Feb. 12 in Ithaca.
The Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers hosted 38 high school students from Syracuse April 9 for a campus visit and other science activities, including packing DNA from their cheeks.
Veterinary medicine professor Rodney Dietert has developed a new course that emphasizes creativity as a problem-solving tool for researchers. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Defying a widely held belief in Alzheimer’s disease research, two Cornell professors report that people with a specific gene are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment – but not Alzheimer’s.
The Office of Undergraduate Biology's Biology Scholars Program offers mentoring, study groups and guidance to biology majors from underrepresented groups.
This year's annual Great Backyard Bird Count, Feb. 17-20, may yield unusual results with lack of snow cover, experts suggest. The event is open to the public.
New research at Cornell using computed tomography technology has gone a long way toward showing that lungs and gas bladders really are variations of the same organ.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $4.7 million to a Cornell-led effort to help corn growers reduce their carbon footprint and improve net profits. (July 5, 2011)