Cornell researchers have discovered a molecule that can essentially starve cancer cells of an animo acid they need for growth. The finding may lead to a new class of cancer-fighting drugs. (Sept. 16, 2010)
Jonathan Lunine, the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences, has been tapped to help decide whether, when and why Americans will next fly in outer space. (Nov. 7, 2012)
The team is exploring computational aspects of how to manage the changing electrical grid, or so-called 'smart grid,' which is evolving from a growing need to integrate renewable energy systems. (Sept. 23, 2011)
Peter Eisenman, world-renowned architect and 1955 graduate of Cornell's College of Architecture, Art and Planning, will deliver this year's Preston Thomas Memorial Lectures at Cornell.
Twenty million additional books will be accessible to Cornell students and faculty through the Cornell University Library's Borrow Direct book request and delivery system. (Jan. 31, 2011)
Scientists from Cornell's R3 Group and other schools celebrated 10 years of genetic collaboration at the group's 10th anniversary conference on campus, Oct. 3-4.
Stephen Morgan, professor of sociology, says his new study finds that comparing U.S. schools to schools in other countries can actually lower public support for U.S. education. (Oct. 29, 2012)
Religion has been written in as a qualifying and a disqualifying factor in many states' constitutions throughout U.S. history, write Professors Isaac Kramnick and R. Laurence Moore. (Sept. 12, 2008)
A Cornell student team has advanced to the finals in a national competition to build a prototype machine to assist human explorers on Mars. They will compete in the Utah desert May 28-30.