Engineering associate dean wins George Peter Award
For her steady and kind leadership Erin Mulrooney, associate dean for administration in Cornell Engineering, received the Employee Assembly’s 2023 George Peter Award for Dedicated Service. Read more
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How math can improve fairness in elections, redistricting
A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in a Feb. 5 lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness. Read more
Gene expression atlas captures where ovulation can go awry
An interdisciplinary collaboration used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to map the gene expression that occurs during follicle maturation and ovulation in mice, an approach that could lead to therapeutic treatments for infertility. Read more
Fast-charging lithium battery seeks to eliminate ‘range anxiety’
A team in Cornell Engineering created a new lithium battery that can charge in under five minutes – faster than any such battery on the market – while maintaining stable performance over extended cycles of charging and discharging. Read more
Cornell, partners to supercharge NYS microchip industry
A consortium organized by Cornell and four other New York-based leaders in semiconductor research and development has been awarded $40 million by the U.S. Department of Defense to advance microelectronics innovation and manufacturing. Read more
Task force offers guidance to researchers on use of AI
A multidisciplinary task force of Cornell faculty and staff has issued a report offering perspectives and practical guidelines for the use of generative artificial intelligence in the practice and dissemination of Cornell’s academic research. Read more
NY’s first dairy farm biochar kiln advances green agriculture
An alumnus-owned farm in Union Springs will become New York’s first commercial dairy to run cow manure through a kiln to make eco-friendly biochar – thanks to Cornell agricultural expertise. Read more
PCCW grant helps support diverse student entrepreneurs
A focus will be introducing the idea of entrepreneurship to students who have never thought about it before. Read more
Pollack thanks staff for advancing Cornell’s mission
In her annual Address to Staff on Jan. 11 – Ezra Cornell’s 216th birthday – President Martha E. Pollack highlighted achievements that are helping to sustain and re-imagine the university’s founding “… any person … any study” vision. Read more
Cornell light sail to deploy on International Space Station
A light sail, which uses the momentum of sunlight to travel through space and could one day propel small spacecraft through interstellar realms, is headed to the International Space Station for testing on behalf of Cornell’s Space Systems Design Studio. Read more