The awards recognize early-career scientists and scholars for their achievements and their potential to contribute substantially to their fields. (Feb. 22, 2011)
One way to reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide by the end of the century is by setting up fields of air-capture devices that absorb the gas, according to a Cornell paper. (Oct. 5, 2010)
Cornell Provost Emeritus Malden Nesheim, longtime director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, has co-authored a book: 'Feed Your Pet Right: The Authoritative Guide to Feeding Your Dog and Cat.'
Cornell has released two new potato varieties that are ideal for potato chips. They are Waneta and Lamoka - named after a pair of twin lakes in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. (Feb. 21, 2011)
Cornell Professor Brian Wansink and colleagues have launched the Slim by Design Registry. It asks slim people to share their tips about how they stay slim.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is partnering with the Cornell Maple Program to help New York forests that produce maple syrup meet their full potential as bird habitat, sweetening the deal for both maple producers and birds.
A biosensor made from a common bacterium that can detect toxic metals in water won the Cornell Genetically Engineered Machines student project team a bronze medal at a recent competition. (Nov. 30, 2009)
David Atkinson '60 has announced that he and his wife, Patricia, have endowed the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center in honor of the retiring director Frank DiSalvo.
A multidisciplinary design and research team, assembled to tackle the environmental problem of post-consumer textile waste, has developed a unique fabric-shredding machine called the Fiberizer.
The medical imaging device, which should be up and running by fall 2011 thanks to a $2 million federal grant, will allow researchers to delve into new areas, ranging from the biological processes to tissue engineering. (June 9, 2009)