Cornell researchers describe a genetic variation that has evolved in populations that have historically eaten vegetarian diets, such as in India, Africa and parts of East Asia.
Kenneth P. Birman, Cornell professor of computer science, has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world's oldest and largest organization of computer professionals. He will be formally inducted, along with 33 other new members.
New York, NY (June 27, 2003) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the release of a new computer model, developed by researchers in the Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College, that will help health officials better plan large-scale antibiotic dispensing and vaccination responses to bioterrorism and large-scale epidemics. Funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), this is the first such computer model that hospitals and public health agencies can easily download and customize to meet their local needs. The computer model will be made available to all 50 states and major U.S. cities in order to help them comply with Federal guidelines on preparedness for large-scale disasters.
Two Cornell faculty members - Gregory Fuchs and A. Kevin Tang - are among this year's 48 winners of the Air Force Young Investigator Research Program. (Jan. 23, 2012)
Police are investigating the death of Cornell freshman Matthew Tyler Pearlstone on Friday, March 17, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
"There's not much we're prepared to say at this point. There is no cause of…
After an extensive search, Andrew Thompson Miller has been named associate vice provost for academic diversity initiatives. Currently at the University of Michigan, he will assume his new position July 1. (May 2, 2011)
A virtual reality project, co-created by an audio producer at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, replaces the sounds of today's urban Manhattan with scientifically accurate audio representations of the island in 1609.
Look, Professor, no wires! More and more colleges are installing wireless networking, so that a student sitting in a lecture hall, a classroom or even outside the building can pop open a laptop computer and connect to the Internet at high speed.
The stuff your doctor used to write down on a file card now goes into the doctor's computer, and is probably shared with your HMO. The same sort of thing is happening with your school and employment records.