Prof. Xingen Lei and Prof. Charles Greene have discovered a way to use the by-product of the production of algae-based biofuels in animal feeds, making the biofuels potentially more economically and environmentally feasible.
Prof. Greg Graffin, the frontman and vocalist of acclaimed punk band Bad Religion which has been active for over 30 years and has released 15 studio albums, teaches an evolution course for non-majors at Cornell.
Following centuries of local health practices, Haider Attarwala studied the medical potential of plants in the Dominican Republic that are commonly used in cuisine.
NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity discovered a mineral vein telling of a warmer, wetter and potentially more conducive to life past for the seemingly cold, dry and desolate Red Planet.
Designed, built and tested by Zachary Manchester grad and his collaborators, the Sprite is a tiny spacecraft the size of a few postage stamps that can be built and launched into low Earth orbit for just a few hundred dollars each.
Prof. Suzanne Snedeker, food science, and Prof. Anthony Hay, microbiology, researched the contribution that microorganisms in the gut and environmental toxins known as “obesogens” have on ever rising obesity levels. Their work, which was published last October in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, reported a link between composition of gut microbiota, exposure to environmental chemicals and the development of obesity and diabetes.
Following her love of ornithology, Sarah MacLean conducted a research project at the Shoals Marine Lab last summer. There, she examined the gradient of reactions displayed by the gulls of Appledore Island towards threatening and non-threatening signals. MacLean concluded that the gulls on Appledore are able to recognize threats by judging different types of auditory and visual cues and responding correctly according to the threat level. A higher level of danger corresponded to a more noticeable and hostile reaction.
Circadian rhythm allows the body to predict when important daily events should occur, such as sleeping and eating. While our bodies try to maintain a steady circadian rhythm, in college it is easy to develop an out-of-sync clock, which may affect students’ ability to perform and maintain good health.
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