William Dichtel, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has a 2010 Nontenured Faculty Award from 3M that will provide $15,000 per year toward research for up to three years. (March 10, 2010)
Some 250 hours of fragile audio material from Cornell’s ILR School from 1953 to 1978 will be available to the public soon, thanks to a grant from the New York State Library.
Students from low-income or minority backgrounds are underrepresented in biology programs across the country, but Cornell's Biology Scholars Program is helping to buck that trend. (July 13, 2010)
New York Gov. David Paterson announced Oct. 10 that he has signed a bill into law creating the New York State Center for Rural Schools to be operated by Cornell to improve rural schools and their communities. (Oct. 15, 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)
Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine discovered an internal code in cellular molecules, called messenger RNA, predetermines how much protein they will produce.
Putnam was cited for high-throughput pharmaceutical formulation and development of novel biomaterials used for controlled release of therapeutic compounds and for prevention of post-operative seromas. (March 8, 2010)
This semester a horticulture class prepared for a spring break trip to Belize -- not to hit the beach but to show how school gardens can enrich curricula and serve as a foundation for community education programs. (April 3, 2009)
Juniors Eowyn Connolly-Brown, Michael Grundler, Stephen Linderman and Aman Prasad have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars for 2009. They are among 278 scholars chosen from a field of 1,097 students nationwide. (April 2, 2009)