15,000 Years Ago, Probably in Asia, the Dog Was Born
The DNA analysis of a large and diverse group of dogs led researchers to determine that the most recent common ancestors of today’s dogs lived in Central Asia.
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A new software initiative will enable Android smartphones to be used for large-scale medical research projects. Apple did that for iPhones earlier this year.
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Jane Kim’s recently completed work for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology spans 70 by 40 feet and depicts every modern bird family (and some dinosaurs, too).
View ArticleFirst I.V.F. Puppies Are Born in Breakthrough at Cornell
The technique used in conceiving the litter of seven puppies could help with genetic research and saving endangered species.
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With a flood of amateur data, researchers create an animated map showing where birds go once they leave our backyards, and how they travel on the way back.
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Alumni and students reacted with annoyance after a vote to fold the world’s oldest undergraduate program devoted to the hospitality industry into a new business college.
View ArticleNew Databases Offer Insights Into the Lives of Escaped Slaves
Historians in the United States and Britain are tapping these tools to piece together family trees and identify patterns in the lives of runaways.
View ArticleElizabeth Garrett, First Female President of Cornell, Dies at 52
Ms. Garrett, who started the position last summer, announced a month ago that she had learned she had colon cancer.
View ArticleColleges’ Most Difficult Cruise Courses
Beware! Five classes that aren’t what they seem: a breeze.
View ArticleBringing iPhone-style Medical Research to the Android World
A new software initiative will enable Android smartphones to be used for large-scale medical research projects. Apple did that for iPhones earlier this year.
View Article270 Kinds of Birds, in One Gigantic Life-Sized Mural
Jane Kim’s recently completed work for the Cornell Lab of Ornithology spans 70 by 40 feet and depicts every modern bird family (and some dinosaurs, too).
View ArticleFirst I.V.F. Puppies Born
The first litter of puppies ever conceived by in vitro fertilization were born in July, and Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, which pioneered the feat, released this footage on...
View ArticleFirst I.V.F. Puppies Are Born in Breakthrough at Cornell
The technique used in conceiving the litter of seven puppies could help with genetic research and saving endangered species.
View ArticleOnline Booking Makes Hotel Loyalty Harder to Keep
The same technology that makes booking a room easy also makes it easier for guests to shop around among hotels based on price or location.
View ArticleBird Watchers Help Science Fill Gaps in the Migratory Story
With a flood of amateur data, researchers create an animated map showing where birds go once they leave our backyards, and how they travel on the way back.
View ArticleCornell’s Plan to Merge Hotel School Gets an Icy Reception
Alumni and students reacted with annoyance after a vote to fold the world’s oldest undergraduate program devoted to the hospitality industry into a new business college.
View ArticleNew Databases Offer Insights Into the Lives of Escaped Slaves
Historians in the United States and Britain are tapping these tools to piece together family trees and identify patterns in the lives of runaways.
View ArticleElizabeth Garrett, First Female President of Cornell, Dies at 52
Ms. Garrett, who started the position last summer, announced a month ago that she had learned she had colon cancer.
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