Studies offer tips on lessening spaceflight-related risk
Iwijn De Vlaminck a collaborator on study about the effect of spaceflight on the body's stress response. Read more
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Studies offers tips on lessening spaceflight-related risk
Space travel, illnesses like COVID-19 and climbing Mount Everest can trigger the body’s stress response systems in similar ways, according to new studies by Weill Cornell Medicine, space agencies and other investigators. Read more
Spatial maps give new view of gut microbiome
Cornell researchers developed an imaging tool to create intricate spatial maps of the locations and identities of hundreds of different microbial species, such as those that make up the gut microbiome. Read more
A.D. White Professor-at-Large nominations due Dec. 11
Cornell faculty have until Friday, Dec. 11, to submit nominations for the A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program, specifically in the areas of humanities, life sciences and physical sciences. Read more
ORIE's Peter Frazier featured in CBC report on Cornell's COVID response
At the start of the school year, Cornell University implemented a strategy of regular testing and robust contact tracing on campus. The plan was expensive, but it’s prevented any major COVID-19 outbreaks at the New York institution. Read more
Five faculty members elected AAAS fellows
Five Cornell faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Read more
Professor Natalie Mahowald elected AAAS Fellow
Professor Natalie Mahowald is one of 5 Cornell University faculty elected as an AAAS Fellow, the world's largest general scientific society! Read more
Worm-like, soil-swimming robots to measure crop underworld
A Cornell project funded by two separate three-year grants will develop worm-like, soil-swimming robots to sense and record soil properties, water, the soil microbiome and how roots grow. Read more