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Newswise: New research sheds light on RNA’s role in disease
Released: 22-May-2024 3:05 PM EDT
New research sheds light on RNA’s role in disease
Cornell College

Many scientists study the proteins in our cells in order to fight diseases like cancer, but Cornell College Assistant Biochemistry Professor Collin O’Leary and a team of researchers are turning their focus to the structure of RNA.

   
Newswise: Chemicals in stalagmites unlock secrets of ancient fires
Released: 12-Apr-2024 2:30 PM EDT
Chemicals in stalagmites unlock secrets of ancient fires
Cornell College

New research shows chemicals in stalagmites could hold the key to understanding fire activity from thousands of years ago.

Newswise: Enhancing Children's Fitness through Playground Research
Released: 12-Jul-2023 12:55 PM EDT
Enhancing Children's Fitness through Playground Research
Cornell College

Four Cornell College students are spending their summer researching playgrounds in Linn County.

Newswise: WWII vet finally walks at graduation
Released: 17-May-2023 6:15 PM EDT
WWII vet finally walks at graduation
Cornell College

Fred Taylor, Cornell College Class of 1943, led the Class of 2023 in turning their tassels at Commencement, receiving his diploma at age 101, on May 14, 2023.

Newswise: Research reveals new links behind climate change in Australia
Released: 11-Jan-2023 4:30 PM EST
Research reveals new links behind climate change in Australia
Cornell College

Cornell College Professor Rhawn Denniston and a team of collaborators have combined stalagmites and climate model simulations to reveal links between monsoon rains and tropical cyclones (called hurricanes in the U.S.) in Australia.

Newswise: Research Attributes Iberian Peninsula Climate Change to Human Activity
Released: 6-Jul-2022 2:40 PM EDT
Research Attributes Iberian Peninsula Climate Change to Human Activity
Cornell College

A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe.

Newswise: Denniston receives NSF grant to study fire activity with stalagmites
Released: 4-May-2022 12:30 PM EDT
Denniston receives NSF grant to study fire activity with stalagmites
Cornell College

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell College W.H. Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston a $199,785 grant to study the use of stalagmites as records of prehistoric fire activity in the Australian tropics.

Newswise: Cornell College hires Wilson as new associate vice president for student affairs
Released: 2-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
Cornell College hires Wilson as new associate vice president for student affairs
Cornell College

Cornell College is proud to announce the hire of Jackie Wilson as the college’s new associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students.

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Released: 6-Apr-2022 10:40 AM EDT
Cornell College partners with ISU Ivy College of Business to guarantee student acceptance into 3 master’s programs
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Cornell College and Iowa State University Ivy College of Business are teaming up in a new partnership that streamlines the acceptance process for Cornell students interested in enrolling in one of three master’s programs in business.

Newswise: Professor receives grant to study pandemic impact on school boards
Released: 2-Mar-2022 2:45 PM EST
Professor receives grant to study pandemic impact on school boards
Cornell College

Cornell College Assistant Professor of American Politics Megan Goldberg was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Spencer Foundation to explore what’s happening in boardrooms across the country.

Newswise: Cornell introduces data science, applied statistics majors
Released: 23-Feb-2022 9:05 AM EST
Cornell introduces data science, applied statistics majors
Cornell College

With so much data in our world, there’s more demand for people who can interpret and understand it.

Newswise: Cornell offers new ecology and evolutionary biology major
Released: 16-Feb-2022 9:05 AM EST
Cornell offers new ecology and evolutionary biology major
Cornell College

Cornell College students who enjoy field research and enjoy understanding the biology of endangered species now have an option to specialize in coursework on those topics and select the new ecology and evolutionary biology major.

Newswise: Cornell College introduces 2 new sustainability majors
Released: 9-Feb-2022 9:00 AM EST
Cornell College introduces 2 new sustainability majors
Cornell College

Cornell College is introducing two new majors: Environmental science and sustainability and Environmental justice and sustainability.

Newswise: Stewart’s research released in The Journal of American History
Released: 8-Feb-2022 6:25 PM EST
Stewart’s research released in The Journal of American History
Cornell College

Cornell College Professor of History Catherine Stewart’s research provides new clues to how Black domestic workers in Southern households during the Great Depression found ways to survive their jobs and enjoy their lives.

Newswise: Cornell College Professor embarks on research to explore Native American interpretations of the Bible
Released: 2-Nov-2021 11:55 AM EDT
Cornell College Professor embarks on research to explore Native American interpretations of the Bible
Cornell College

Cornell College Assistant Professor of Religion Chris Hoklotubbe (Choctaw) will spend portions of the next three years interviewing tribal leaders and writing about North American Indigenous interpretations of the Bible.

Released: 27-Oct-2021 11:20 AM EDT
Cornell College Announces new partnership with the Master of Accounting Program at William & Mary’s School of Business
Cornell College

Cornell College is proud to announce a new partnership with the Master of Accounting (MAcc) Program at William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business.

Released: 4-Oct-2021 5:25 PM EDT
Cornell College offers program to pay half of students’ federal loans up to $12,000
Cornell College

Cornell College is kicking off a new program to take a stand against college debt by committing to pay half of students’ federal loans–up to $12,000–at the time of their graduation.

Newswise: Smiths establish $4 million fund for Cornell College's Ingenuity curriculum
Released: 15-Sep-2021 1:20 PM EDT
Smiths establish $4 million fund for Cornell College's Ingenuity curriculum
Cornell College

John Smith '71 & honorary aluma Dyan Smith have established a fund for Cornell College's new Ingenuity curriculum, which prepares students for life after Cornell by giving them experiences outside the classroom.

Released: 13-Sep-2021 1:30 PM EDT
Cornell College welcomes largest new class in nearly two decades
Cornell College

It’s a record-setting year as Cornell College welcomes its largest group of new students in 18 years with 404 students joining the campus community.

Newswise: Cornell College's First Student Posse Kicks Off the Year
Released: 13-Sep-2021 1:05 PM EDT
Cornell College's First Student Posse Kicks Off the Year
Cornell College

Cornell College is welcoming its first official Posse of eight students as the school year gets underway. A Posse is a group of students identified by the Posse Foundation–a national organization started in 1989 that recruits and trains student leaders who are often missed by the traditional college selection process.



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