By comparing the genomes of humans and five other mammals, Cornell researchers have identified 544 genes that have been shaped by positive selection over millions of years of evolution. (Sept. 15, 2008)
Beginning Sept. 15 Cornell University will bar all pets from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences' research farmland in Varna to reduce damage to crops and to improve health and safety for workers at the farm, pet owners and pets themselves. The farmland, which extends from Route 366 to the south side of Fall Creek, is accessed by an unpaved road about halfway between the Freese Road intersection of Route 366 and the railroad bridge over that highway. Local police will increase patrols in the area and, at first, will issue warnings and then tickets to repeat offenders when the pet ban takes effect Sept. 15. (August 28, 2002)
U.S. News and World Report ranked Cornell first in the country among undergraduate engineering science/engineering physics programs. Cornell was also ranked No. 14 worldwide by QS. (Sept. 12, 2012)
Six panelists, including Cornell faculty, provided a review Feb. 3 of proceedings from the COP21 climate change summit in Paris, before a spirited audience at the Tompkins County Public Library.
This year, 32 graduating seniors have been honored as Merrill Presidential scholars; they, in turn, honored a high school teacher and a Cornell instructor, May 23.
Khaleel Atiyyeh '10, Joanne Chickering '12 and Patricia Green '10 received 2009 Robert S. Smith Awards for Community Progress and Innovation to implement innovative community-building projects. (Dec. 3, 2009)
A Cornell researcher seeks to understand the mechanisms behind tumor growth in the inherited disease tuberous sclerosis, thanks to an award from the Department of Defense. (Dec. 16, 2010)