Students in fields ranging from computer science and engineering to business, agriculture and animal science convened at the second Digital Agriculture Hackathon, Feb. 28-March 1, with a shared purpose: to combine their disparate skills to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place. Read more
The award letter states that Cornell Engineering has demonstrated a commitment to: Establishing baseline support for groups underrepresented in engineering; Quantifiably analyzing and assessing unit composition, policies, culture, and climate related to all groups underrepresented in engineering; Implementing programs and initiatives that strengthen the K-12 or community college pipeline thereby reducing significant barriers related to long-term growth; and Developing an action plan focused on continuous improvement. The ASEE Diversity Recognition Program was established in 2018 to publicly... Read more
Recyclable plastic containers with the No. 2 designation could become even more popular for manufacturers as plastic milk jugs, dish soap and shampoo bottles may soon get an environmental makeover. Read more
Ursa Space Systems, a geospatial intelligence agency located in Ithaca and founded by alumni Adam Maher and Derek Edinger, and Julie Baker, recently obtained $15 million in Series B funding. Read more
The four faculty teams that received funding support through the President’s Visioning Committee on Cornell in New York City have conducted cross-campus workshops, hosted interdisciplinary talks and expanded their outreach. Read more
In a mutual exchange program, students from Cornell's Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and Arusha Technical College in Tanzania combine their skills and knowledge to fix broken medical equipment and collaborate on senior design capstone projects. Read more
The College of Engineering’s Kessler Fellows program is now open to all junior STEM majors and is under new leadership. Read more
NASA’s Mars InSight lander is now serving up the red planet’s meteorological secrets: Gravity waves, dust devils and the steady, low rumble of infrasound. Read more
The United States could generate 20% of its electricity via wind energy within 10 years according to new Cornell research. Read more
On topics ranging from oceanic disease to restraining invasive species from distant seas, Cornell faculty joined 10,000 scientists to discuss “Envisioning Tomorrow’s Earth” at the AAAS meeting in Seattle. Read more
