When 11-year-old Olivia Bouler published her self-illustrated book 'Olivia's Birds, Saving the Gulf' last month, she decided to kick off her book tour at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology April 2. (May 10, 2011)
Immunologist Cynthia Leifer identifies immune cell mechanisms that sometimes go wrong, opening the door for possible new therapies for autoimmune diseases like lupus and arthritis. (Nov. 28, 2011)
Do dairy cows raised on organic farms produce different amounts of milk or suffer from less disease? A $1 million grant from the USDA will study 300 dairy farms - of which 200 meet organic standards. (May 11, 2009)
Team Sapsucker from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology set a new national record on April 22 for the highest number of bird species identified in a 24-hour period.
Cornell researchers have uncovered the basic cell biology that helps explain heart defects found in laminopathies, which account for up to 10 percent of all cases of inherited heart disease.
Lauren Hodge of York, Pa., spent a week in Cornell's Soil and Water Lab, subjecting pulverized pumpkin to a barrage of tests to determine how the gourd reacts to water contaminated with hard metals. (Nov. 15, 2011)
The findings have agricultural implications, since understanding the basic biology of plant skins opens the door for researchers to develop therapies to prevent plant diseases. (May 21, 2012)