Faculty team wins NYC sustainable design competition
A collaborative exhibition project created by four faculty members featuring reused grain silos will be installed on Governors Island in New York City this summer. Read more
A collaborative exhibition project created by four faculty members featuring reused grain silos will be installed on Governors Island in New York City this summer. Read more
Research on how plastics adversely affect coral reefs received a royal shout-out from the Prince of Wales. Read more
Brett Fors, Karthik Sridharan and Jin Suntivich have been awarded Sloan Foundation fellowships, which support early-career researchers and education related to science, technology and economic performance. Read more
At the Maplewood Apartments project, now under construction, Cornell engineering students will deploy heat-pump monitors to study the system viability in a severe winter climate. Read more
Thirty-three teams entered the Cornell Engineering Innovation Award Competition; prizes were awarded in three categories. Read more
The launch of its Undergraduate Research Experience proved to be a highlight of the Cornell Institute of Host-Microbe Interactions' inaugural year. Read more
Cornell delegates to the Clinton Global Initiative University presented their commitments to action at a pitch competition Jan. 31. Read more
The owners of long-haired dogs have an unsavory problem that is not widely discussed, because, frankly, it’s kind of gross: Small clumps of feces get stuck in their dogs’ fur after the dogs defecate. A team of students came up with a simple, innovative solution at the 2018 Cornell Animal Health Hackathon: HygenaPet, a $10 spray of beeswax and carnauba wax that owners can spritz on their dogs’ backsides, making the poop slide right off the fur. The HygenaPet team bounded away with the grand prize at the hackathon, which took place Jan. 26-28. “The benefits [of HygenaPet] are really great,” said... Read more
Graduate teaching assistants Stepfanie Aguillon and Aravind Natarajan were honored with the 2017-18 Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award Jan. 22. Read more
An international research group led by Cornell University has found that plastic trash – ubiquitous throughout the world’s oceans – intensifies disease for coral, adding to reef peril. Read more