Ira Flatow broadcasted his show 'Science Friday' live Oct. 9 from Bailey Hall, interviewing Cornell ornithologists and veterinarians, among others. (Oct. 12, 2009)
Cornell scientists are playing a major role in a consortium of researchers led by Cellana, an algal biofuel research company based in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, to develop biofuels from algae.
Already this year, several coyotes have been spotted in Manhattan, said Paul Curtis, a Cornell urban wildlife expert speaking to reporters on New York City's urban wildlife boom in Manhattan May 18.
A new $659,529 training grant from the National Institutes of Health will focus on how genes guide development and will support three graduate students interested in this area of study.
Study shows that populations geographically close to historical slave trade routes and ports have more African ancestry than more distant or inland Latin Americans, who show more Native American influences. (May 6, 2010)
Researchers have linked poverty in sub-Saharan Africa with poor soil health, but two new Cornell studies find that the recommended practice of applying more fertilizer may not help the poorest farmers. (Sept. 24, 2009)
The phrase 'eat dirt' takes on a whole new meaning when used by biologists, who have widely observed that humans, birds and mammals all engage in geophagy. (June 9, 2011)
Fifty seniors, funded by the Hunter R. Rawlings III Cornell Presidential Research Scholars program, discussed their undergraduate research projects at the annual Senior Expo April 14. (April 19, 2010)
The map promises to provide a much more comprehensive understanding of the role of inherited DNA variation in human history, evolution and disease and the best methods to use to sequence DNA. (Nov. 1, 2010)
The Cornell Plantations' Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center was dedicated Oct. 28, culminating a decade of building and renovation projects at the Plantations. (Oct. 29, 2010)