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For more than 60 years, Diwali celebration brings light to campus

Diya Jale, hosted by the student group Society for India on Nov. 2, will continue a tradition of creating community and celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

Placement strategy key to getting most out of EV charging stations

In urban settings, a mix of slow- and fast-charging stations installed at strategic locations is most convenient for drivers and increases profitability up to 100%.

Visiting lecturer will explore expanded vision for AI in research

Sendhil Mullainathan ’93, a scholar and writer who uses machine learning to find new approaches to complex problems in medicine, policy and human behavior, will deliver the Messenger Lectures on Nov. 11-13.

How Earth Observation Companies Stay Ahead of the Cyber Threat

Student team expands impact with water and bridge projects in Eswatini

The Engineers in Action project team has built footbridges connecting thousands in Eswatini to schools, health care and markets - now the group is expanding their impact with two new projects. 

Snow probes adapted to improve pharmaceutical manufacturing

After decades of engineering probes to study natural environments, a Cornell engineer has adapted the technology to improve drug manufacturing processes with pharmaceutical company Merck.

Cornell Engineering trio named Weiss Presidential Fellows

Three members of the Cornell Engineering faculty have been named Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellows, Cornell’s highest honors for graduate and undergraduate teaching. The Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Awards honor teaching faculty in three categories who have a sustained…

Three faculty receive indefinite tenure

At its recent meetings, the Cornell University Board of Trustees elected the following professors to appointment with indefinite tenure, effective November 1, 2024: Krystyn J. Van Vliet, Professor, (BME, MSE), was elected Professor with indefinite tenure.  Qi Li, Assistant Professor…

EchoICs receives NSF award

EchoICs, an I-Corps regional course alum and 2022 National I-Corps Team participant, received a $275,000 STTR Phase I Award from the National Science Foundation. Founded by Alyssa Apsel, IBM Professor (ECE), and postdoctoral student Thomas Tapen ’15, Ph.D.

Falco podcast wins award

A podcast featuring Gregory Falco, assistant professor (MAE, Systems), won the Defense Media Award for Best Cyber Security Submission of the Year. The Threat Landscape, A Cyber Vulnerability, And Ransoming a Satellite episode aired February 10 on The…