Chemicals in stalagmites unlock secrets of ancient fires
New research shows chemicals in stalagmites could hold the key to understanding fire activity from thousands of years ago.
12-Apr-2024 2:30 PM EDT
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New research shows chemicals in stalagmites could hold the key to understanding fire activity from thousands of years ago.
12-Apr-2024 2:30 PM EDT
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Four Cornell College students are spending their summer researching playgrounds in Linn County.
12-Jul-2023 12:55 PM EDT
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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.
17-May-2023 6:15 PM EDT
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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.
11-Jan-2023 4:30 PM EST
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A team of researchers has discovered human activity is the cause for drying out the climate in southwestern Europe.
6-Jul-2022 2:40 PM EDT
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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.
4-May-2022 12:30 PM EDT
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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.
2-May-2022 11:05 AM EDT
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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.
6-Apr-2022 10:40 AM EDT
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K–12 schools are offering education in a way the country and the world has never seen before. Cornell College education professors offer tips for parents and teachers for successful online learning.
16-Dec-2020 2:05 PM EST
Research continues to prove that a cardiac biomarker is an important key to assessing treatment progress in women with eating disorders.
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This travel season, a new book is out that features economic concepts that all travelers should understand. The author uses real-life examples throughout the pages of the book, hoping readers learn to think deeply about what they see.
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