Researchers have modified nanoparticles known as 'Cornell dots' to make the world's smallest laser - so small it could be incorporated into microchips to serve as a light source for photonic circuits. (Aug. 17, 2009)
A new $4.6 million study led by nutritionist Christine Olson will assess how effective text messages and e-mails are in preventing pregnant women from gaining too much weight. (Feb. 16, 2010)
Cornell senior Jane Rhyu founded the Cornell chapter of Global Medical Brigades in 2008, organizing its first trips to Honduras, to provide care to people who rarely see doctors.
Two hundred randomly chosen Cornell undergraduate volunteers lined up in Kennedy Hall Feb. 1 to provide a cheek swab for DNA to test their deep ancestries for the new Cornell Genetic Ancestry Project. (Feb. 2, 2011)
A study shows how a positive outlook can reduce the suffering of chronic pain; another how it eases the potentially devastating effects of being widowed. Both are published in Psychology and Aging. (Jan. 26, 2011)
Over spring break, three Cornell students and Dean of Students Kent Hubbell visited Qatar to see how undergraduates in Ithaca can collaborate with their premedical counterparts in Doha as part of the Ithaca-Qatar Ambassadors.
Three Cornell researchers will receive Hartwell awards for their cutting-edge research to benefit children: Charles Glatt and Anjali Rajadhyaksha of Weill Cornell Medical College and John March in Ithaca. (April 3, 2008)
Sneezing, coughing, tearing and itching just may help prevent cancer - particularly colon, skin, bladder, mouth, throat, uterus and cervix, lung and gastrointestinal tract cancer, according to a new Cornell study. (Nov. 11, 2008)
To ease the pain of recovery following prostate cancer surgery, researchers have developed an innovative and patient-friendly approach that eliminates the use of a catheter. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Weill Hall is designed for big-picture scientists: researchers who think beyond the confines of their field to tackle challenges in creative new ways. (Oct. 10, 2008)