<p>A review of the book "Confessions of an Alien Hunter: A Scientist's Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence," by Seth Shostak, mentions the Cornell-operated Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, and prominently features the observatory's former director Frank Drake as well as his famous equation for estimating the likelihood of alien intelligence.</p>]]>Date: 05/05/2009 15:44

<p>Scientists are monitoring the asteroid Apothis, which will have two close encounters with Earth, in 2029 and 2036.&nbsp; The article mentions the role the Cornell-operated Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has in mapping its path.<br />
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<p>Aaron Strickland, food science research associate, talks about his work developing ways to use nanotechnology to improve crop growth.<br />
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<p>An article about the dangers posed by near-Earth asteroids discusses the&nbsp; National Science Foundation's plans to cease funding the Arecibo Observatory, managed by the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center at Cornell.<br />
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<p>A high-profile consortium of nanotechnology research centers, of which Cornell is the lead institution and a founding member, has received a five-year renewal grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the amount of $17 million per year.</p>]]>Date: 03/10/2009 13:47

A prototype of a therapeutic ultrasound device, developed by a Cornell graduate student, fits in the palm of a hand, is battery-powered and packs enough punch to stabilize a gunshot wound or deliver drugs to brain cancer patients.]]>Date: 12/18/2008 08:50

With a new $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), a College of Human Ecology professor will develop a Web-based system that will help evaluate science-based education programs.]]>Date: 12/16/2008 18:31

John Losey, entomology faculty member, talks about the Lost Ladybug Project, an effort funded by a $2 million National Science Foundation grant he heads that seeks to determine the cause of the declining population of the nine-spotted ladybug in New York state.]]>Date: 09/12/2008 21:46

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Neutron stars and black holes aren't all they've been thought to be.]]>Date: 01/11/2008 22:53

Astronomers from Arecibo Observatory radio telescope in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, have detected for the first time the molecules methanimine and hydrogen cyanide]]>Date: 01/11/2008 22:52