Those already pregnant at the beginning of the pandemic had a 50% lower exposure to SARS-CoV-2 compared with those who became pregnant after the pandemic began and the general population, Weill Cornell researchers and colleagues found.
Nina Bassuk, emeritus professor and director of the Urban Horticulture Institute, and Alexander Kobald, associate director of the Design Across Scales Lab, comment on the growing global movement to plant more trees in cities.
Bolstering its commitment to broader engagement, the College of Arts and Sciences has established the Winokur Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics with mathematician Steven Strogatz as the inaugural holder of the chair.
Multiple types of beta cells produce insulin in the pancreas, helping to balance blood sugar levels. Losing a particularly productive type of beta cell may contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Robert J. “Bob” Appel ’53, a vice chair of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Board of Fellows, Cornell trustee emeritus and presidential councillor, died Nov. 19 in New York, at age 91.
Forte Protein – a new Cornell startup that grows commercial animal proteins inside agricultural plants – has joined the university’s Center for Life Science Ventures business incubator.
Strokes cause changes in gene activity in affected small blood vessels in the brain, changes that may be targetable with existing or future drugs to mitigate brain injury or improve stroke recovery, according to Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.
Fernando Santiago ’86 was recognized for his service in Monroe County, where he leads several nonprofits that assist people in need of food, housing, training and other support.
The Cornell Board of Trustees voted May 26 to approve the Paul Rubacha Department of Real Estate, to be managed between the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business.
