Although breast pumping has gotten easier with new pumps, few studies have looked at the effects of milk expression on the health of infants and mothers, says a Cornell nutritionist. (July 6, 2011)
The newly elected trustees are Gary S. Davis '76; Peggy J. Koenig '78; Lowell C. McAdam '76; William H. McAleer '73, MBA '75; Barbara G. Novick '82; and Meredith A. Rosenberg '92. (May 30, 2012)
Cornell researchers have designed 3-D artificial microchannels in a soft biomaterial and injected human umbilical vein endothelial cells into the channels. (May 29, 2012)
Three Cornell research teams have received National Science Foundation support from a new program that rewards high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary projects. (Oct. 24, 2012)
Cornell researchers have found that vermicompost is not only an excellent fertilizer, but could also help prevent a pathogen that has been a scourge to greenhouse growers.
Erica Pagel, a master's degree student in Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been named an agricultural fellow for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.). For a six-month term, Pagel will be working with the senator's Agricultural Advisory Council and will provide expertise on the federal agricultural policy process. As a member of Clinton's legislative staff, Pagel will follow legislation and appropriations related to New York agriculture and serve as a liaison between constituents and the legislative staff. She will return to Cornell at the end of her term to complete her thesis and degree. (June 18, 2002)
Professor Robert Weiss has found that when two particular genes are inhibited, cancer cells are destroyed at a greater rate. The study is published in the Nov. 9 issue of PNAS. (Nov. 10, 2009)
Retired pro hockey player Jean-Marc Pelletier returned to Cornell after a 14-year career. He was one of about 300 January graduates attending the Dec. 17 recognition event. (Dec. 19, 2011)
A deadly fish virus has been found for the first time in a variety of freshwater fish in the northeastern United States by Cornell University researchers. (June 14, 2006)