Embedded microsensors being developed at Cornell will measure water stress in grapevines and will help vintners strike the precise balance between drought and overwatering. (July 6, 2009)
A Cornell study offers further proof that the divergence of humans from chimpanzees some 4 million to 6 million years ago was profoundly influenced by mutations to DNA sequences that played a role in turning genes on and off.
Edward O. Wilson, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner often considered the father of the modern environmental movement, will deliver the Spencer T. and Ann W. Olin Lecture Friday, April 19.
Cornell President David Skorton announced that $25 million from the family of John Dyson '65 will establish a new school - the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. (June 8, 2010)
Cornell entomologists are seeking volunteers from around New York state to help survey crane flies in the state for two weeks in September. (Aug. 18, 2010)
Events at Cornell this week and through the winter break include student film screenings, winter solstice celebrations, the Cornell Concerto Competition and Winter Employee Celebration.
Michael Willis, Cornell earth and atmospheric sciences research associate, has been named to the ArcticDEM scientific team that will – for the first time – create high-resolution topographical Arctic maps.
What do cat carriers, multifaceted keyboards and genetically engineered bacteria have in common? They are all products brought to life during this year's summer hardware program at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works.
The 2014-15 Civic Leader Fellows will present their projects Friday, Sept. 11, at 3:30 p.m. at 102 Mann Library. The fellowship helps community leaders, students and faculty solve community needs.
Susan E. Lynch, an active supporter of Cornell University, has established the Susan Eckert Lynch Professorship in Science and Business in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).