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From fish DNA to Mars: STEM programs inspire kids across NYS
September 20, 2018
Cornell helps students in kindergarten through 12th grade explore science, technology, engineering and math through a variety of innovative programs.
Cornell Food Venture Center helps company bring Indian sauces to US
September 19, 2018
The Cornell Food Venture Center helped the company Masala Mama bring its four all-natural Indian simmer sauces to market.
Research support available through the Schwartz Research Fund
September 17, 2018
Women faculty in the life sciences have until Nov. 5 to apply for a grant from the Schwartz Research Fund for Women conducting research in the Life Science.
Seven projects awarded 2018 digitization grants
September 11, 2018
Old treasures from Cornell’s archives are starting new digital lives through the Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences, which is funding seven projects this year.
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
September 11, 2018
A Cornell-built hand-held device for detecting a form of cancer common in sub-Saharan Africa was successful in initial testing in Uganda.
Device to corral viable sperm may speed IVF process
September 10, 2018
For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A process that once took hours now takes minutes: Cornell scientists developed a device that quickly corrals strong, viable sperm.
Cornell part of $25M NSF effort to untangle future physics data
September 04, 2018
Physics professor Peter Wittich will lead a Cornell team that is part of an NSF-funded initiative aimed at expanding computation capacity for physics experiments at the Large Hadron Collider.
Satellite startup Ursa raises $5.7M, promotes female leaders
August 31, 2018
Geospatial intelligence startup Ursa Space Systems, a Rev: Ithaca Startup Works member, raised $5.7 million in new venture funding and boasts gender parity among its leadership team.
Physics theory used to predict crowd behavior
August 30, 2018
Researchers at Cornell have developed a highly accurate mathematical approach to predict the behavior of crowds of living creatures.
Atkinson Center offers leadership program for real-world impact
August 29, 2018
The Atkinson Sustainability Leadership Program will help postdoctoral researchers and graduate students translate ideas from the academy into real-world impact.
Groundwater loss prompts more California land sinking
August 29, 2018
Despite higher-than-normal amounts of rain in early 2017, the large agricultural and metropolitan communities that rely on groundwater in central California experienced only a short respite from an ongoing drought.
Faulty ‘eat-me’ signal may trigger neurodegeneration
August 28, 2018
The nervous system maintains itself via phagocytes that clear out dead neuronal material, but faulty signals may actually cause healthy neurites to be destroyed, causing neurodegeneration.
With real-time decisions, Citi Bike breaks the cycle of empty stations
August 28, 2018
Cornell research has improved bike sharing in New York City, where a crowdsourcing system that makes real-time decisions helps make sure bikes are available when people need them.
Unraveling titanium dioxide’s self-cleaning ability
August 23, 2018
Melissa Hines, professor of chemistry and chemical biology, and research collaborators in Vienna, Austria, have begun to explain the unique self-cleaning ability of titanium dioxide.
Training ‘immuno-engineers’ is goal of NIH grant
August 22, 2018
A new Cornell program will train graduate students interested in specializing in “immuno-engineering,” an emerging hybrid field that combines engineering and immunology.
Microscopic beads help harvest heparin
August 20, 2018
Cornell scientists have created microscopic beads that efficiently recover heparin, an ingredient used as a pharmaceutical blood thinner, from agricultural animals.
Golf turf expert wins posthumous award for NY impact
August 17, 2018
Bob Portmess, MPS ’08, who died in 2016 at age 60, earned a posthumous Excellence in IPM Award from New York State Integrated Pest Management Aug. 10.
Student-led companies spend summer incubating ideas
August 17, 2018
Eight companies and 30 students who worked on their startup businesses in Ithaca over the summer shared their progress during a pitch competition Aug. 3.
Cryo-electron microscopy sheds new light on batteries
August 15, 2018
A collaboration involving researchers from physics and engineering used a new cryogenic microscopy technique to study the solid-liquid interface in lithium-metal batteries.
On-demand polymers may yield designer materials
August 09, 2018
The lab of Brett Fors, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, has proposed a novel technique for creating designer polymers on demand.
New book untangles Tuscany’s complex, hidden landscape
August 07, 2018
A new book about the Tuscany region of Italy by architecture faculty member D. Medina Lasansky uncovers overlooked aspects of the often idealized region, where food, landscape and architecture are intertwined.
NY’s master gardeners take master class at Cornell
August 06, 2018
More than 100 volunteers and educators in the Master Gardener Program visited Cornell AgriTech to learn about the latest in gardening practices and research.
‘Toolkit’ aids sustainable manufacture of medicines
August 03, 2018
A new technique that combines electricity and chemistry offers a way for pharmaceuticals to be manufactured in an easily scaled-up and sustainable way.
Artificial intelligence may put private data at risk
August 02, 2018
Machine learning models, which use data to help computers learn for themselves, are vulnerable to privacy leaks and malicious attacks, Cornell Tech researchers have found.
High school students develop business ideas at boot camp
August 02, 2018
Twelve high school students from as far away as Romania and Honduras took part in the Life Changing Summer program this year, supported by Entrepreneurship at Cornell and run by Life Changing Labs.