Cornell University


Cornell University was founded as a private university in 1865. Cornell University has 4 state supported statutory or contract colleges. Cornell has two medical school hospital campuses. The main medical school is in New York City and the other is in Education City, Qatar. Cornell University has undergraduate, graduate and professional school students. About 40 Nobel Laureates and 28 Rhodes Scholars have been affiliated with Cornell University. Cornell University is known for its exceptional fund raising and expenditures in research. It is ranked fifth in fund raising among all universities in the U.S. Cornell University is noted for its work on developing crops for Africa, the study of quantum interactions in superconductors and other relevant research in the field of ecology, green energy and interesting work on snakes. Cornell University hosts 100 academic departments and numerous labs and institutes for individual study.

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Ithaca, NY 14853

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Blue whales found near NY, off their usual path

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- There's a monster lurking off the coast of New York. Experts in a Cornell University acoustics program said Thursday that blue whales have been positively identified in the area for the first time.


Cornell releases predator beetle to battle hemlock pest

Cornell releases predator beetle to battle hemlock pest

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers released a well-studied beetle predator to test its ability to ward off a hemlock-killing aphid-like insect.


Carbon nanotube 'ink' may lead to thinner, lighter transistors and solar cells

Carbon nanotube 'ink' may lead to thinner, lighter transistors and solar cells

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a simple chemical process, scientists at Cornell and DuPont have invented a method of preparing carbon nanotubes for suspension in a semiconducting "ink," which can then be printed into ...


Researcher studies blood vessels that feed tumors

Researcher studies blood vessels that feed tumors

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Federal stimulus funding helps Cornell researchers create tiny 3-D models of tumors to mimic conditions necessary for the development of vascular systems by tumors.


DNA molecules can detect pathogens, deliver drugs

DNA molecules can detect pathogens, deliver drugs

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- First, Cornell researchers created DNA "bar codes" -- strands of the genetic material that quickly identify the presence of different molecules by fluorescing. Now, they have created new DNA ...


Glowing 'Cornell dots' can show surgeons where tumors are

Glowing 'Cornell dots' can show surgeons where tumors are

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Brightly glowing nanoparticles known as "Cornell dots" are a safe, effective way to "light up" cancerous tumors so surgeons can find and remove them.


Study: Long hours affect what family eats at home

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Irregular work schedules, long hours, job dissatisfaction and other such working conditions of parents in low-income families significantly impact family food choices, according to a new Cornell study.


Dust around a primitive star sheds new light on universe's origins

Dust around a primitive star sheds new light on universe's origins

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Cornell-led team of astronomers has observed dust forming around a dying star in a nearby galaxy, giving a glimpse into the early universe and enlivening a debate about the origins of all ...


Metal sheets with DNA framework may enable nanocircuits

Metal sheets with DNA framework may enable nanocircuits

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 20, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using DNA not as a genetic material but as a structural support, Cornell researchers have created thin sheets of gold nanoparticles held together by strands of DNA. The work could prove useful ...


Shrinking 'ridiculous' data sets to manageable size

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Two decades ago a renowned statistician described a computer data set of 1 billion bytes as "huge" and 10 trillion bytes as "ridiculous."


Using cotton candy to create bloodflow routes

Chemistry /

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cotton candy has delighted children for a century. Now it may have found a new role: helping scientists grow replacement tissues for people. The flossy stuff may be just right for creating networks of blood ...


Researchers isolate and purify mouse heart stem cells

Researchers isolate and purify mouse heart stem cells

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A pioneering Cornell and University of Bonn study has isolated and purified mouse heart stem cells, settling a debate over whether such cells exist.


New York's Ash Trees Threatened by Newly Found Beetle

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For the first time, Cornell researchers have reported the sighting of the emerald ash borer - an ash-destroying beetle - in New York state.


New poll provides snapshot of New Yorkers' views

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New York state residents are concerned about the obesity epidemic -- but only 24 percent support a junk food tax, and 39 percent support banning TV ads for junk food.


Negative emotion more likely to cause false memories, researchers find

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Remembering negative events tends to result in more false memories than remembering neutral events, according to Cornell professor of human development Charles Brainerd.