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November 15, 2016

A stark and troubling reality helped spur Juan Hinestroza to what he hopes is an important discovery and a step toward cleaner manufacturing Hinestroza, associate professor of fiber science and director of undergraduate studies in the College of Human Ecology, has...

November 14, 2016

On Friday, November 4th, Cornell hosted a symposium entitled, One Health + Public Health + Global Health  This symposium highlighted the connections between environmental health, humans and animals and included speakers representing a wide range of topics and fields...

November 14, 2016

Interim President Hunter Rawlings gave students credit for propelling the university into action at the President’s Sustainable Campus Committee annual summit Nov 10 “During my years as president – the first time – the students of Kyoto Now, now known as...

November 10, 2016

Researchers in the social sciences have been searching for a holy grail: an accurate way to predict who is likely to engage in problematic behavior, like using drugs Over the years experts in economics, psychology and public health have designed hundreds of...

November 9, 2016

William Campbell, PhD, won a Nobel Prize in 2015 for helping to develop the antiparasitic drug ivermectin Dr Campbell described the process that resulted in the discovery of the drug for a standing room-only crowd on the Cornell campus Oct 13 Ivermectin was first...

November 7, 2016

 When Dr Kristy Richards first told people she was looking at pet dogs as part of her cancer research, she’d get a lot of blank looks “I’d tell my MD colleagues what I was doing, and they’d go, ‘… what’” she says Fortunately, the Cornell University...

November 4, 2016

A “One Health” philosophy recognizes the interconnectedness of human, animal and environmental health With that comprehensive perspective in mind, the 2016 Cornell University One Health + Public Health + Global Health Symposium will take place Nov 4, 8 am to 4...

November 2, 2016

From creating to implementing real-world solutions, Cornell University is leading the way toward a more sustainable future Click here to view the video                       This video was created by...

October 29, 2016

Getting your Cornell Dairy fix is getting easier The Cornell Dairy Cooperative, a new venture of the Cornell Dairy, is now providing a new way to buy dairy favorites without a stop at a campus store or dining hall The co-op provides a fresh, convenient way to get...

October 27, 2016

Cornell’s long-standing battle against a major potato pest is getting a $12 million boost in new state funding The destructiveness of the golden nematode, currently quarantined to eight New York counties, threatens the state’s annual $73 million potato crop For...

October 26, 2016

My name is Zachary Dvornicky-Raymond, I am a member of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine’s class of 2019 This is my second Expanding Horizons post You can read my first post here Looking back on this summer, specifically to the very...

October 26, 2016

Are you a DVM and interested in pursuing a job tied to public health Learn more about opportunities with US Public Health Services here...