Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine has partnered with the Center for Teaching Excellence to launch the first subject-specific teacher training offered on campus. (Sept. 14, 2011)
For 60 Cornell students, winter break ended early: In January they applied what they had learned in the classroom by working for three weeks on 14 international development projects across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin, the king of Malaysia, toured the College of Veterinary Medicine Sept. 18 and discussed potential future collaborations between Cornell and the Malaysian national university. (Sept. 21, 2010)
The most detailed analysis to date of how humans differ from one another at the DNA level shows strong evidence that natural selection has shaped the recent evolution of our species, according to researchers from Cornell University, Celera Genomics and Celera Diagnostics.
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, the most prestigious national awards for undergraduate students in the fields of science, mathematics or engineering, have been won by four Cornell undergraduates. Now in its 15th year, the Goldwater Scholarship programs honors the late U.S. senator from Arizona and provides awards of up to $7,500 per year for each recipient to help cover the costs of tuition, fees, books and room-and-board.
The work may lead to the development of new insecticides to disrupt the mosquito's renal system, which contributes to a mosquito's survival after feeding on blood. (March 3, 2010)
Frank DiSalvo said at the Sustainable Earth, Energy and Environmental Systems speaker series that significant progress toward sustainable energy, including solar energy, will occur by mid-century. (Sept. 15, 2010)
At the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium Aug. 26-27, Cornell professor Eswar Prasad said emerging economies can improve their stability by avoiding advanced economies' debt. (Sept. 1, 2011)
The students will investigate 11 different topics through the grants, which are part of $1.7 million provided to research institutions in Qatar this year by the Qatar National Research Fund. (Feb. 24, 2010)