Cornell’s McNair Scholars shared their stories of academic excellence July 21-24, as they paid virtual visits to the offices of U.S. senators and representatives to advocate for more higher-education funding for first-generation and low-income students.
The nasty, predatory spiny water flea was discovered Sept. 16 in Oneida Lake by a Cornell student at the Cornell Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point in Bridgeport, New York.
In an example of cross-campus collaboration, a group led by Minglin Ma has developed a unique implant for controlling type 1 diabetes, which affects more than 1 million Americans.
Horticulture senior lecturer Marcia Eames-Sheavly's Seed to Supper two-semester course sequence exposes students to a deeper level of community building and engagement.
Jazz great Wynton Marsalis visited campus as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large, teaching students, giving public talks and playing with Cornell musicians in Bailey Hall.
Plant sciences major Nicolas Glynos '17 has received a Young Botanist Award from the Botanical Society of America, which recognizes outstanding graduating seniors in the plant sciences nationwide.
William Pardee, a seed expert who led plant breeding efforts at Cornell during the pivotal era when biotechnology transformed the field, died May 1 in Ithaca. He was 86.