News Archive for October 2011
Tester receives special achievement award
Jeff Tester, Croll Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems at Cornell, received the Special Achievement Award of the Geothermal Resources Council Oct. 26 in San Diego. read more
Cornell submits NYC Tech Campus proposal Oct. 28
On Oct. 28, Cornell will submit its proposal to build a world-class technology campus in New York City. In partnership with Technion, the campus promises to spur economic development in the city. read more
Researchers suspend, image single DNA molecules
Scientists in the Craighead lab have figured out how to stretch out tangled strands of DNA from chromosomes, line them up and tag them to reflect different levels of chemical modification. read more
Your phone as counselor: Smartphone monitors stress
Your smartphone knows where you go and how fast, while its microphone hears your voice. Soon, your phone may use these capabilities to measure the stress in your life and help you deal with it. read more
NYC Tech Campus drives for sustainable net-zero impact
The proposed New York City Tech Campus on Roosevelt Island will utilize solar and geothermal power to harvest as much energy as it consumes. In the parlance of energy experts, it will be 'net-zero... read more
Cornell iGEM team wins gold
The Cornell iGEM team won gold for creating a new molecular chip capable of synthesizing biopharmaceutical drugs and jet fuels at markedly lower cost; now they'll go to the world championships. read more
Huttenlocher talks up NYC tech campus for trustees
Dan Huttenlocher made the case for a Cornell New York City tech campus at an academic presentation during Trustee-Council Weekend, Oct. 21. read more
NYC Tech Campus partnership generates excitement
Cornell and the Technion have received numerous expressions of support from entrepreneurs and academics in their partnership bid for the New York City Tech Campus. The proposal is due Oct. 28. read more
Cornell, Technion will partner in NYC Tech Campus
Cornell and The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology have announced a new partnership to create a world-class applied science and engineering campus in New York City, as outlined by Mayor... read more
Kiln to make Kenyan village energy independent
With the first continuous slow pyrolysis unit built at a U.S. university, a research team are on the cusp of harnessing the power of organic material to fuel an entire village in Kenya. read more
Hod Lipson collaborates on Eureqa project
Using a Cornell-developed software called Eureqa, scientists have demonstrated that a computer can analyze raw experimental data from a biological system. read more
Multiphoton endoscope could minimize biopsies
Researchers in Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medical College are pushing the limits of multiphoton microscopy by shrinking the microscopes so they can be inserted safely into a patient's body. read more
Trustees unanimously endorse Cornell's NYC Tech Campus
As Cornell finishes preparing a proposal for a New York City tech campus, the board of trustees voted unanimously to endorse the plan during a special meeting Oct. 12. read more
Itsy-bitsy, teenie-weenie: Disneyland exhibit goes nano
The new Nanooze Lab at California's Disneyland allows guests to explore the very, very small. The Nanooze project was founded by Cornell Professor Carl Batt. read more
Two faculty invited to engineering symposium
Rajesh Bhaskaran and Jonathan Butcher are among 65 researchers selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering's third Frontiers of Engineering Education symposium, Nov. 13-16. read more
Researchers work to take the errors out of the cloud
A Cornell team of computer scientists plans to develop methods for improving the reliability of cloud computing. read more
'University Courses' pilot promotes 'one Cornell'
'University Courses,' piloted this fall, draw upon faculty interest in interdisciplinary study and collaborative teaching, and promote the 'one Cornell' idea in Cornell's strategic plan. read more
NYC teachers to attend science workshop
The Cornell Science Sample Series gives New York City-area teachers hands-on instruction from Cornell faculty and graduate students to help them bring scientific concepts alive in the classroom. read more
CU backs launch of 'Silicon Alley 500' in NYC
Cornell joins NYC-based tech star Next Jump as its exclusive academic partner to help launch a unique recruiting event to lure the East Coast's top minds and leading companies to the Big Apple. read more
Cornell and Ithaca City schools hold resource fair
Some 600 teachers in the Ithaca City School District attended the Resource and Networking Fair at Ithaca High School Oct. 7 to learn about Cornell resources they can use in their classrooms. read more
CU joins elite center to improve college STEM teaching
Cornell has accepted the invitation to join an elite national organization that aims to produce better university teachers in the science, technology, engineering and math fields. read more
Extension gives NYC students science support
CAUSE, a Cornell program in New York City, prepares low-income, minority high schools students with college-readiness science skills. On Sept. 27, the students presented their research projects. read more
Peter and Nancy Meinig to co-chair sesquicentennial
Cornell Board of Trustees Chairman Peter Meinig '61 and wife Nancy '62 together will lead the university's efforts to celebrate its 150th anniversary, in 2015. read more
Four faculty named 2011 PECASE winners
Cornell scientists Salman Avestimehr, David Erickson, John C. March and Kyle Shen are recipients of this year's Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. read more
DARPA and NSF grants to clean up private networks
Hakim Weatherspoon of computer science has received a National Science Foundation Early Career Award. The research aims to fix glitches in supposedly perfect private fiber-optic networks. read more
