Neutron stars can be considerably more massive than previously believed, and it is more difficult to form black holes, according to new research developed by using the Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. (Jan. 17, 2008)
This year's freshman class in the College of Engineering is 37 percent female, putting the college on track to surpass a goal set five years ago to increase diversity at the college.
Attachment is the theme of assistant professor Vivian Zayas' '94 life, as she's personally attached to Ultimate (Frisbee) and professionally to the study of attachment. (Oct. 12, 2010)
Cornell researchers have developed a method to self-assemble metals into complex nanostructures for catalysis by guiding metal particles into the desired form using soft polymers. (June 26, 2008)
Cornell's Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors has produced three online videos telling young women to avoid personal-care products, cosmetics and plastics containing chemicals that mimic estrogen and may increase breast-cancer risk. (June 5, 2008)
Collaborating across disparate disciplines to tackle the grand challenges facing humanity is intrinsic to Cornell’s unique brand of research innovation.
Globalization brings new disease threats to animals and humans, Corrie Brown, professor of veterinary pathology at the University of Georgia, said at the 2008 Smith-Kilborne Foreign Animal Disease Program at Cornell May 28.
Cornell study finds healthy adults who were close to the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, have less gray matter in key emotion centers of their brains. (May 27, 2008)
A group of Cornell students are working day and night to get their full-size, fuel-efficient, plug-in hybrid vehicle ready for on-road testing Sept. 1 in preparation for the Automotive X Prize Competition. (July 29, 2009)
Cornell researchers have used a beam of light to trap and move particles as small as 75 nanometers in diameter, including DNA molecules, a new approach to the 'lab on a chip.' (Dec. 31, 2008)