Identifying cancer-causing genes is a major challenge, but now Cornell scientists have devised a technique using yeast cells to pinpoint cancer genes that may also be found in humans. (July 29, 2009)
Cornell will receive $40 million from the U.K.'s Department for International Development and the Gates Foundation to fight a wheat pathogen that threatens the world's food security. (Feb. 27, 2011)
After 40 years of leadership, teaching and scholarship at Cornell, Mary Fainsod Katzenstein retires in May. At an April 22, event she was honored for her work with the Cornell Prison Education Program.
When a major South American pest infests potato tubers, the plant produces bigger spuds, reports a study by Cornell, University of Goettingen and National University of Colombia researchers. (May 25, 2010)
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute has awarded Cornell $800,000 to ensure that the Cornell Institute for Biology Teachers continues offering summer workshops for public school teachers. (May 25, 2010)
The Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition Programs will allow researchers to offer expertise nationwide and will be a hub for psychological and economic research of childhood nutrition. (Oct. 12, 2010)
Five Cornell scientists and other experts reached an agreement on research priorities to help America's wind turbine industry produce alternative energy while also providing safe passage for birds and bats.
Cornell will partner with the Columbia University Center for Advanced Information Management to help six promising technologies get a boost toward commercialization at a March workshop in NYC. (Feb. 14, 2008)