research
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Denniston gets 2 NSF grants
Rhawn Denniston, professor of geology at Cornell College, has won two grants from the National Science Foundation to support his research on ancient climate.
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Student Symposium April 25
Students will present their independent research at Cornell College’s 19th annual Student Symposium on April 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Thomas Commons.
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Research links two millennia of cyclones, floods, El Niño
Newly published research by Rhawn Denniston, professor of geology at Cornell College, and his research team, applied a novel technique to stalagmites from the Australian tropics to create a 2,200-year-long record of flood events that might also help predict future climate change.
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Fellowship leads to publication, opportunities after graduation
David Yamaguchi co-authored a paper published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences after a summer Cornell Fellowship at the University of Iowa’s department of biochemistry.
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Alumnus recognized for cancer research contributions
James Ingle ’66, an internationally recognized breast cancer expert, received the 2014 William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture Award at the 2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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Establishing a summer research institute
Summer is going to get a lot busier on campus, with a new grant funding the creation of the Cornell Institute for Summer Research.
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Research project brings ancient site to life with 3D imaging
Aided by the latest tools in 3D visualization, Cornell art history professor Ellen Hoobler and two students are providing a fresh look into ancient tombs and the objects removed from them long ago.
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Greenstein a co-author on reef report
Ben Greenstein, professor of geology at Cornell College and associate dean of the college, is one of the primary co-authors of a report on coral reefs.
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Elayavalli researches at Large Hadron Collider
Raghav Kunnawalkam Elayavalli ’11 spent the summer of 2014 doing research at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Kamenetzky earns prestigious fellowship
Julia Kamenetzky ’08 was awarded a National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship to carry out research and education.
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Mellon grant will fund summer research institute
Cornell College has received a $500,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to create a summer research institute and to expand its digital liberal arts efforts.
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Physics majors dive into senior projects
For eighteen days five physics majors immersed themselves in senior research projects ranging from next-generation batteries to quantum teleportation during their advanced physics lab course.
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Student receives research grant
Jarod Armenta ’15 has been awarded a research grant from the Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation and will present his findings at a future TriBeta convention.
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Students present at Writing Center conference
Seniors Léonie de Jonge and Amanda Engel were among very few undergraduates who presented at the Midwest Writing Center Association Conference in October. Their presentation looked at Cornell’s use of the writing center to provide help with foreign language writing assignments.
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Cornell College student and professor take part in UI research program
Cornell College is one of six schools partnering with the University of Iowa to give undergraduates a chance to do biomedical research.
Denniston gets 2 NSF grants 
Research links two millennia of cyclones, floods, El Niño 
Fellowship leads to publication, opportunities after graduation 
Alumnus recognized for cancer research contributions 
Establishing a summer research institute 
Research project brings ancient site to life with 3D imaging 
Greenstein a co-author on reef report 
Elayavalli researches at Large Hadron Collider 
Kamenetzky earns prestigious fellowship 
Physics majors dive into senior projects 
Student receives research grant 
Students present at Writing Center conference 
Cornell College student and professor take part in UI research program