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By tagging a cell’s proteins with fluorescent beacons, Cornell researchers have found out how E coli bacteria defend themselves against antibiotics and other poisons Probably not good news for the bacteria When undesirable molecules show up, the bacterial...
For most of us, milk is our first food, containing everything a growing mammal needs Those nutritional benefits should be harnessed beyond infancy and into every stage of life, according to the Cornell Dairy Center of Excellence, which held its second annual...
Cornell is No 14 among the world’s universities in the 2018 QS World University Rankings, released June 7 That is two spots up from last year’s ranking of No 16 And it is up five rungs from its No 19 ranking in 2015 QS analyzed over 75 million citations...
Jacqueline Davis-Manigaulte ’72 received in May the 2017 National Urban Extension Leadership Award for her work with Cornell University Cooperative Extension-New York City (CUCE-NYC) Davis-Manigaulte, a senior extension associate, leads Family and Youth...
The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s Academic Venture Fund awarded $18 million in 2017, with a record 15 grants to seed novel approaches to some of the world’s greatest sustainability challenges Several Atkinson teams are exploring new ways to...
Next-generation solar cells made from organic compounds hold great promise in meeting future energy needs, but researchers are still striving to gain a deep understanding of the materials involved – including the efficiency with which they convert light into...
New York greenhouses are increasingly tasked to do two things seemingly at odds with one another: match consumer appetite for increased local vegetable production while dramatically reducing overall energy consumption A public-private consortium led by...
To develop new knowledge for fighting economic insecurity in upstate New York, a set of leaders has formed a network to collaborate and share best practices The Program Work Team on Poverty and Economic Hardship, a group of Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE)...
“Human Again,” a documentary produced by professor Bruce Levitt showing the impact of Cornell’s work in the Auburn Correctional Facility, will be screened June 10 at 3:15 pm in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts Film Forum The program features...
Cornell Botanic Gardens has expanded the Palmer-Adams Preserve and its Bald Hill Natural Area with a gift of 311 acres from Arthur H Adams ’63, BCV ’65, MEN ’66, and his siblings Andrea A Hastings and Drew D Adams The tract, located on Bald Hill School...