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New map of variation in maize genetics holds promise for developing new varieties
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11/19/2009 Chronicle feature
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Global Entrepreneurship Week events kick off Nov. 16
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11/16/2009 Chronicle Feature
Cornell will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), Nov. 16-22, with entrepreneurs from around the world.
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Stimulus grant to enhance arXiv e-preprints for scientists
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11/17/2009 Chronicle feature
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Stimulus money to improve biological imaging
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11/16/09 Chronicle feature
Professor Warren Zipfel hopes to make fluorescence lifetime imaging up to 1,000 times faster and simpler to implement.
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Small optical force can budge nanoscale objects
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11/16/2009 Chronicle feature
Engineering researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers
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Vet College horse is center of complete horse genome
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11/16/2009 Chronicle feature
A Cornell horse was the sole DNA donor for the entire horse genome, which has been recently completed with help from the beginning from Doug Antczak, a veterinary immunologist.
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Conference investigates the best ways to translate research into policy and practice
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11/12/2009 Chronicle feature
The take-home message from the 2nd Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference Developing a systematic method of taking basic research in the social and behavioral sciences and translating it into real-world practices will ultimately improve American lives.
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Got bird questions? New book has the answers
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11/11/2009 Chronicle feature
Drawing on puzzlers she has fielded over a lifetime of bird study, Cornell Lab science editor Laura Erickson has compiled answers to more than 200 bird questions in "The Bird Watching Answer Book".
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Lasser book hones in on individual rights and French, European law
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11/11/2009 Chronicle feature
"What [Mitchel Lasser] has done here is to really immerse himself in the French and more broadly European legal systems, so that he can give us insights, working at the same level of depth in both his own and the foreign legal system," said Michael Dorf.
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Resonating feathers produce courtship song in rare bird, researchers report
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11/11/2009 Chronicle feature
Researchers have proven that the club-winged manakin's feathers resonate at a particular frequency to create a tone. The adaptation is a striking example of a species modifying an essential body part for the purpose of attracting a mate.
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Shiffrin book gives voice to the religious left
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11/11/2009 Chronicle feature
In his new book, "The Religious Left and Church-State Relations" professor Steven Shiffrin says that when it comes to advancing a liberal agenda the religious left is often overlooked and seriously underestimated.
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Cornell releases predator beetle to battle hemlock pest
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11/10/2009 Chronicle Feature
To battle the hemlock-killing Laricobius nigrinus beetles, a team of entomologists has released one of the adelgids' natural predators as a local case study.
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Cornell researchers identify weak link in cancer cell armor
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11/10/2009 Chronicle Feature
It has long been known that the so-called p53 gene suppresses tumors, but new research at the College of Veterinary Medicine shows that inhibiting a second gene (Hus1) is lethal to cells with p53 mutations.
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Many patients lack the numerical skills to make good health decisions, study finds
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11/09/2009 Chronicle Feature
Valerie Reyna is the lead author of a paper published in the November issue of Psychological Bulletin that reviews the research on so called "health numeracy," the ability to understand and use numerical information related to medical outcomes.
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New CALS option teaches biology for the real world
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11/09/2009 Chronicle Feature
CALS students in non-life science majors can partially meet their life sciences distribution requirements without taking a two-semester introductory biology survey course.
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Researchers find reliable, mess-free way to grow graphene
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11/09/2009 Chronicle Feature
Single layers of carbon atoms, called graphene sheets, are lightweight, strong, electrically semi-conducting , and a Cornell research team has invented a simple way to make graphene electrical devices by growing the graphene directly onto a silicon wafer.
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Seminar series aims to motivate entrepreneurs, stimulate local business development
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11/09/2009 Chronicle Feature
Have a business idea you're interested in making a reality? A Nov. 20 seminar in the new Entrepreneurship Seminar Series in the East Hill Office Building will focus on tips and strategies for getting an idea ready for market.
Cornell will celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), Nov. 16-22, with entrepreneurs from around the world.
Professor Warren Zipfel hopes to make fluorescence lifetime imaging up to 1,000 times faster and simpler to implement.
Engineering researchers have used a very tiny beam of light with as little as 1 milliwatt of power to move a silicon structure up to 12 nanometers
A Cornell horse was the sole DNA donor for the entire horse genome, which has been recently completed with help from the beginning from Doug Antczak, a veterinary immunologist.
The take-home message from the 2nd Biennial Urie Bronfenbrenner Conference Developing a systematic method of taking basic research in the social and behavioral sciences and translating it into real-world practices will ultimately improve American lives.
Drawing on puzzlers she has fielded over a lifetime of bird study, Cornell Lab science editor Laura Erickson has compiled answers to more than 200 bird questions in "The Bird Watching Answer Book".
"What [Mitchel Lasser] has done here is to really immerse himself in the French and more broadly European legal systems, so that he can give us insights, working at the same level of depth in both his own and the foreign legal system," said Michael Dorf.
Researchers have proven that the club-winged manakin's feathers resonate at a particular frequency to create a tone. The adaptation is a striking example of a species modifying an essential body part for the purpose of attracting a mate.
In his new book, "The Religious Left and Church-State Relations" professor Steven Shiffrin says that when it comes to advancing a liberal agenda the religious left is often overlooked and seriously underestimated.
To battle the hemlock-killing Laricobius nigrinus beetles, a team of entomologists has released one of the adelgids' natural predators as a local case study.
It has long been known that the so-called p53 gene suppresses tumors, but new research at the College of Veterinary Medicine shows that inhibiting a second gene (Hus1) is lethal to cells with p53 mutations.
Valerie Reyna is the lead author of a paper published in the November issue of Psychological Bulletin that reviews the research on so called "health numeracy," the ability to understand and use numerical information related to medical outcomes.
CALS students in non-life science majors can partially meet their life sciences distribution requirements without taking a two-semester introductory biology survey course.
Single layers of carbon atoms, called graphene sheets, are lightweight, strong, electrically semi-conducting , and a Cornell research team has invented a simple way to make graphene electrical devices by growing the graphene directly onto a silicon wafer.