A new Boyce Thompson Institute study appearing Sept. 23 in the journal Molecular Medicine details how salicylic acid in aspirin blocks the inflammatory protein HMGB1, which may lead to new treatments.
Cornell faculty members Hening Lin and Olga Boudker have been named 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, the institute announced May 19.
The George Gellert family's $3 million gift has created and endowed the Gellert Family Professorship in Food Safety. Foodborne disease expert Martin Widemann is the inaugural chair holder.
Cornell's 147th Graduation Weekend highlights include the Senior Convocation Address by Gabrielle Giffords, M.R.P. '96, and her husband, Mark Kelly and the Commencement Address from David Skorton.
Eric Beaudette '16 won a $30,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund at a gala in New York City Jan. 12. His recyclable clothes concept is called "Recycl3-D."
Events this week include a Cornell Chorus community concert; Festival 24 and auditions for Performing and Media Arts productions; "45 Years at the Johnson Museum" and a film series on women scientists and inventors including Hedy Lamarr.
A recent survey of 27 universities shows that sexual assault continues to be a national problem, with Cornell’s results largely consistent with the overall data from participating universities.
Activist attorney Sandra Fluke '03 returned to campus March 1 for the annual meeting of the President's Council of Cornell Women and urged her audience to view women's rights as family rights and workers' rights.
Employee Celebration tickets are on sale for faculty, staff, retirees and their families through Oct. 8 for an Oct. 16 dinner, football and other sports games and activities. (Sept. 23, 2010)
A new multidisciplinary collaborative research graduate degree program at Cornell will combine architectural research with study in material computation, adaptive architecture and digital fabrication.