After undergraduates conveyed their enthusiasm for formal study in this area, the university announced in late October a new marine biology concentration for biology majors. (Nov. 16, 2011)
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)
Cornell microbiologist Ruth Ley has received a 2010 Packard Fellowship for a study of how gut microbes co-evolved with humans and their diets. (Oct. 20, 2010)
Starting in the fall 2017 semester, Cornell University will offer a Master of Public Health degree with a focus on epidemiology, infectious disease, food systems and sustainability.
Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines has designed and built a biosensor that uses an electroactive bacterial species to detect the toxic substances arsenic and naphthalene in water. (Oct. 2, 2012)
Minimally invasive surgery can help patients suffering from worn and painful spinal disc degeneration in the same amount of time as standard, more invasive procedures, a study shows. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have located a gene that could mutate to make Y. pestis, the bacterium responsible for the Black Plague, resistant to many common drugs. (Oct. 29, 2008)