The air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics was cleaner than the previous year's, due to aggressive efforts to curtail traffic and increase emissions standards, according to a Cornell study. (July 23, 2009)
Two professors, Steven Squyres and Mary Beth Norton, are planning a course on exploration that combines their backgrounds and their passions. (March 2, 2010)
The July 18 anniversary celebration featured a panel discussion with Cornell astronomers, who recounted the significance of the Apollo 11 moon landing and layered it with historical context. (July 20, 2009)
Rural preschoolers in poor communities in New York state have significantly less access to quality early education programs than their urban and suburban counterparts, finds a new Cornell study. (March 3, 2008)
Professor Paul McEuen talks about pushing nanoscience at Cornell to the next level, the challenge of recruiting midcareer faculty who bridge disciplines and the importance of asking, “What if?”
To play PhotoCity, you have to get up from your computer and walk around campus. The game knits together still photos of an object taken from many angles to create a 3-D model of the Cornell campus. (Feb. 24, 2010)
Cornell researchers have developed an ingenious microscopic method to observe the behavior of single nanoparticles of a catalyst, down to the resolution of single catalytic events. (Nov. 10, 2008)
The latest ultrasound device created by Cornell graduate student George K. Lewis could one day introduce a whole new level of home therapy for pain management. (Feb. 16, 2010)
Cornell scientists have received a $2.19 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation for developing a portable X-ray detector, which will serve as a novel set of 'eyes' for observing dynamic matter. (Feb. 19, 2008)
Out of chaos, control: Cornell molecular biologists have discovered how a protein called PARP-1 binds to genes and regulates their expression across the human genome. (Feb. 7, 2008)