The National Science Foundation has awarded nearly $300,000 to help Cornell transform how it prepares new teachers to educate the next generation of scientists - and citizens. (Aug. 28, 2012)
A Cornell group of agricultural and biological engineers received a Superior Paper Award from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ASABE) in July for their paper's "exceptional merit" in contributing…
Of the approximately 1,500 stories posted by the Cornell Chronicle, research stories about air pollution, engineering and genetics were the four most-read stories of the past 12 months.
In discussing the politics and science of calories Feb. 20 as the inaugural Wolitzer Nutrition Seminar speaker, nutrition expert Marion Nestle urged consumers to get more political about their food. (Feb. 21, 2012)
Michael Kotlikoff, the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, has received the Alumni Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed by the University of California-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. (June 23, 2008)
Defying a widely held belief in Alzheimer’s disease research, two Cornell professors report that people with a specific gene are more likely to develop mild cognitive impairment – but not Alzheimer’s.
Veterinary medicine professor Rodney Dietert has developed a new course that emphasizes creativity as a problem-solving tool for researchers. (Aug. 20, 2012)
Cornell Forensics Society members regularly meet with incarcerated youths in two Ithaca-area prisons to share debate and critical-thinking skills and help them talk through issues.
New research at Cornell using computed tomography technology has gone a long way toward showing that lungs and gas bladders really are variations of the same organ.
Cornell hopes to expand its renewable energy portfolio as it benefits from the NY-Sun initiative, a series of large-scale, solar energy projects expected to add about 67 megawatts of solar electricity to the state.