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CORNELL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

United States businessman who unified the telegraph system in the United States and who in 1865 (with Andrew D. White) founded Cornell University (1807-1874)

Synonyms:

Cornell; Ezra Cornell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

businessman; man of affairs (a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive))

altruist; philanthropist (someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being)

Sense 2

Meaning:

United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)

Synonyms:

Cornell; Katherine Cornell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

actress (a female actor)

Credits

 Context examples: 

In Science, a team based at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Yale University School of Medicine described the use of a sophisticated technique called single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer (smFRET) to study prefusion Env.

(The Structure and Dynamics of HIV Surface Spikes, NIH)

Now, senior authors Dan Sheldon and Subhransu Maji along with lead author Tsung-Yu Lin, all with the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and colleagues from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and others unveil their new tool MistNet.

(Using artificial intelligence to track birds' dark-of-night migrations, National Science Foundation)

A new study led by researchers at Penn State and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is the first to combine whole genome sequencing and migration tracking technology to pinpoint a single gene associated with the complex suite of traits that determine migratory behavior.

(New insights into genetic basis of bird migration, National Science Foundation)

Cornell University researchers led by Christopher Hernandez used a 3D printer to manufacture bone-inspired material made from a urethane methacrylate polymer, then tested for its durability.

(Discovery may lead to osteoporosis treatment, National Science Foundation)

The team, which included researchers in the laboratories of Drs. Mingming Hao, Noah Dephoure and Dr. Lukas Dow at Weill Cornell Medicine, knew that adipsin had a role in stimulating beta cells to secrete insulin and theorized that the protein might be a potential therapy for type 2 diabetes.

(New Potential Approach Found to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

"A big problem associated with type 2 diabetes is that beta cells stop functioning properly and fade away," said senior author Dr. James C. Lo, assistant professor of medicine and of pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medicine and a cardiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

(New Potential Approach Found to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)