Cornell students coach composting in Washington
Nine members of the Cornell University Sustainability Design student group spent Earth Day weekend at Smithsonian facilities in Washington, D.C., dispensing a green education to the public. Read more
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Faculty Profiles: Spring 2018
Faculty Spotlight: Kirstin Petersen: Engineering robot collectives that mimic social insects; Nicholas Klein: Transportation planning as social mobility;Hector Aguilar-Carreno: The microscopic fight against a deadly trojan horse and Ludmilla Aristilde: Transformative scientist. Read more
Recent Russian Arctic glacier loss doubles from the previous 60 years
Geophysicists examining glacier changes in the Russian Arctic have found that the rate of ice mass loss has nearly doubled over the last decade when compared to records from the previous 60 years. Read more
Three students named delegates to Clinton Foundation conference
Saloni Verma ’18, Kiyan Rajabi ’18 and Imani Majied ’19 will be delegates to the Clinton Global Initiatives University conference in Chicago in October. Read more
Wayfair founders share story of company’s rise
The Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year, Wayfair founders Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, spoke about their time as Cornell students and the rise of their company at a Q&A session April 19. Read more
A first for quantum physics: electron orbitals manipulated in diamonds
Applied physicists have demonstrated a technique for engineering key optical properties of diamond defects, providing a new tool to explore quantum mechanics. Read more
Eleven assistant professors win NSF early-career awards
Eleven assistant professors from Cornell's Ithaca and New York City campuses have received five-year awards from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development program. Read more
Novo Nordisk commits nearly $7 million for Minglin Ma's diabetes research
The lab of Minglin Ma, associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will receive up to nearly $7 million from Novo Nordisk for research into a Type 1 diabetes implant device called NEED. Read more
Rovers and robots and beats, oh my! BOOM celebrates 20th year
The 20th annual Bits on our Minds technology showcase brought together approximately 140 students and their cutting-edge projects, from a city bus tracking app to a robot that serves cocktails. Read more
Twelve assistant professors win NSF early-career awards
Twelve assistant professors from Cornell's Ithaca and New York City campuses have received five-year awards from the National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development program. Read more