Cornell, Tanzanian students share knowledge in new exchange program
A new exchange program will present biomedical students from Cornell and Arusha Technical College in Tanzania with opportunities from opposite sides of the globe. Read more
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Cornell to conduct Earth Source Heat seismic survey Sept. 21-25
Cornell will conduct a survey of the sub-terrain on campus and in the towns of Ithaca and Dryden Sept. 21-25, the next step in its plan to implement Earth Source Heat. Read more
BME to launch exchange program with Tanzanian college
This exchange program has its roots in a 2013 collaboration between a hospital in Tanzania and some Cornell BME PhD students. One of the Cornell students visited ATC during that collaboration, and over the years the connections between ATC and Cornell have deepened. One of the founding faculty members of the Biomedical Engineering Department at ATC, Menensili Mejooli, is now a Ph.D. student in the lab of Meinig School Associate Professor Chris Schaffer. In December 2017 Schaffer and fellow BME faculty member Nozomi Nishimura travelled to Arusha and, along with several faculty members of ATC... Read more
New lecture series features transformative life scientists
Cornell’s Life Sciences Lecture Series will feature talks by four speakers who are all interdisciplinary, internationally renowned scientists. Read more
Dance, multimedia performance to open 2018 CCA Biennial
The 2018 Cornell Council on the Arts Biennial kicks off Sept. 14-15 at the Schwartz Center with “A Meditation on Tongues” by guest artist Ni'Ja Whitson. Read more
Entrepreneurial students kick off year with Collegetown event
More than 300 students visited the eHub in Collegetown Aug. 29 for an Entrepreneurship Kickoff event. Read more
TINY cancer detection device proves effective in Uganda testing
A Cornell-built hand-held device for detecting a form of cancer common in sub-Saharan Africa was successful in initial testing in Uganda. Read more
Device to corral viable sperm may speed IVF process
For couples hoping for a baby via in vitro fertilization, chances have improved. A process that once took hours now takes minutes: Cornell scientists developed a device that quickly corrals strong, viable sperm. Read more
Duffield receives Engineering’s highest alumni honor
Cornell’s College of Engineering presented David A. Duffield ’62, MBA ’64, with the inaugural Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award – its highest alumni honor. Read more
W.E. Cornell program focuses on women engineers in STEM
A new training program for women entrepreneurs in STEM fields called W.E. Cornell launches this fall. Read more