Women's Outreach in Materials, Energy and Nanobiotechnology

Kathleen Bitter  —  May 6, 2013

Early in the morning of Saturday, April 6, 10th grade girls from across Central New York drove up to two hours to Cornell’s campus to explore careers in chemical and biomolecular engineering. This was the fourth year of the Women’s Outreach in Materials, Energy, and Nanobiotechnology event, organized by the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Graduate Women’s Group. 

Autism Spectrum Disorders

Samantha Klasfeld  —  Apr 16, 2013

On February 25th, Cornell's Disabilities Service Troop held a presentation titled Autism Spectrum Disorders: Cognitive Strengths, Weaknesses and Primary Interventions. featuring Dr. Lauren Kenworthy, director of the Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders of the Children's National Medical Center.

New Largest Prime Number Discovered

Yvonne Huang  —  Apr 3, 2013

Curtis Cooper, a professor at the University of Central Missouri, has discovered a new largest prime number.

Wine and Dine with Arandell and Aromella

Moyouri bhattac...  —  Mar 25, 2013

After deciding from over 1,000 different names, Cornell University christened two new grape varieties: Arandell and Aromella on February 7 at Viticulture 2013, the premier grape and wine industry conference in Rochester, NY.

Darwin's Pigeons

Kathleen Bitter  —  Mar 13, 2013

While many consider Galapagos finches to be Darwin’s primary inspiration for the theory of evolution, there is another bird who can take credit for the Origin of Species: pigeons.

Sea Urchins May Save the World

Camille Wang  —  Mar 7, 2013

With global warming becoming an increasingly impactful issue, more and more avenues of resisting climate change are being explored. The latest answer? Sea urchins.

Sick in America

Samantha Klasfeld  —  Mar 4, 2013

Contrary to what some may believe, access to healthcare is not a birthright, and despite the widespread coverage on the controversy surrounding U.S. healthcare reform, understanding the underlying interconnections of the healthcare system can be difficult.

Darwin Days Lecture: "Can Cooperation Evolve by Natural Selection?"

Jacqueline Carozza  —  Feb 27, 2013

As part of Darwin Days, a week long celebration of Charles Darwin's birthday and ideas, Prof. Allen MacNeill ’74, M.A. ’77, biology, gave a lecture titled Can cooperation evolve by natural selection? on Thursday Feb. 14.

Supermassive Black Holes! (Need We Say More?)

Amit Blumfield  —  Feb 19, 2013

Ryan Lau grad researches the supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy and the galactic star dust that surrounds it.

Organizing for Social and Environmental Justice

Samantha Klasfeld  —  Feb 11, 2013

At the Organizing for Social and Environmental Justice Workshop last Monday, Dani Neuharth-Keusch ’12, a Green Corps Field Organizer, led a seminar on organizing campaigns and coalitions to change or stop negative social and environmental legislation.