Last year, Prof. Taryn Baurle, plant science, accurately predicted that the fall colors of 2018 would not be vibrant because of the combination of warm weather and excessive precipitation.
Science
Intravenous ImmunoGlobulin Shortage Impacts Patients Nationwide
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Intravenous Immunoglobulin is a biological drug made from the blood of healthy people and delivered into the blood of sick people to help them replace the malfunctioning components of their own immune system. Currently, its supply is at an all-time low.
Science
Cornell Students Single-Handedly Operate a Chemical Engineering Facility in Discovery Space Program
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In the real-life application component of the program, groups of students ran the entire plant from the control room, transitioning from their paper diagrams to a 3-D, four-story plant.
Science
Student Spotlight on Heritage Adetola ’22: Future Docs Abroad in Vietnam
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During the two week program, interns rotated through a number of different departments including obstetrics and gynecology, practical and experimental surgery and dentistry. Students experienced, first-hand, a vaginal hysterectomy, the removal of a benign tumor, and a cystoscopy.
college
A Healthy Start to the School Year – How to Avoid Getting Sick When Back on Campus
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When you’re living in close proximity to others, it’s common for your body get exposed to and react to infections, allergens, and stressors. Things like alcohol use and limited sleep can also affect you differently when you are in a new environment.
conservation
Doris Duke Scholars: The Future of Environmental Conservation Leadership
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Under the Doris Duke Conservation Scholars Program, students spend their first summer conducting independent research projects and their second summer doing paid internships.
APO
Joint Medlife and APO Panel Facilitates Discussion of Opioid Overdose
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“[What] mattered to all of us was bringing more awareness to students about what is happening right here in Ithaca,” Winnie Ho ’19, a member of APO, explained as she introduced the panelists with Delmar Fears ’19, Engaged Ambassador, and Matthew Guo ’20, president of Medife. “We are aware of what’s going on in our own lives but we fail to see what is happening around us.”
art exhibit
Mann Exhibit ‘Unturned Leaves’ Showcases the Work of Early Female Scientists
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Women have contributed much to the advancement of scientific knowledge, yet their contributions have been poorly documented, often overlooked, and greatly under-celebrated.
Featured in Category
Cornell Students Create Podcasts to Confront Science Miscommunication
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“[State of the Pod is an] entirely student-driven, science and tech oriented, student podcast production. So if anyone has niche interests they are passionate about, the podcast provides a way for students to come together, share ideas, and put all their thoughts onto this accessible platform,” Wang said.
Science
How to Prepare for Finals Season: The Science of Memory, Stress and Cognition
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There is also one extremely important thing that significantly affects how memory works: sleep. Lack of sleep degrades all aspects of memory performance.
College of Veterinary Medicine
A Veterinarian Without Borders: Dr. Jarra Jagne’s International Veterinary Career
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The “One Health” initiative doesn’t just apply to a link between doctors and veterinarians. It reflects the need for a global effort to combat epidemics that are as far-reaching as zoonotic diseases. Dr. Jagne firmly believes it is this force, a system of collaboration spanning not just countries but continents that will better prepare the world for the next epidemic.