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... Read more
Faculty and students from Cornell departments teaching design studios and design thinking will exchange ideas to foster connections between fields and strengthen pedagogy at the inaugural Design@Cornell Roundtable Feb. 14. Read more
An international collective of scientists gathered at Cornell to discuss collecting research data from the proposed Earth Source Heat test well in Snee Hall, Jan. 8-10. Read more
The 2020 Girls High School Programming Contest, open to all high school girls, will be held Saturday, Feb. 8, on the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses. Read more
Frank H.T. Rhodes, Cornell University’s ninth president, a national figure in higher education and an esteemed paleontologist, died Feb. 3 in Bonita Springs, Florida. He was 93. Read more
With the transition to the Canvas Learning Management System complete, faculty and the Canvas team are to exploring advanced features and tools to further enhance student learning. Read more
Shaoyi Jiang, Ph.D. ’93, has been named the first Robert S. Langer ’70 Family and Friends Professor at Cornell. Jiang’s wife, Qiuming Yu, Ph.D. ’95, also will join the Cornell faculty. Read more
Working with Meinig School's Prof. Mert Sabuncu's group, a new Cornell research group — Machine Learning in Medicine — aims to coalesce medicine and artificial intelligence, with the goal of improving methods for disease detection and diagnosis. Read more
Lance Collins, the Joseph Silbert Dean of Engineering, will join Virginia Tech as the inaugural vice president and executive director of its new Innovation Campus, following completion of his second term as dean June 30. Read more
The Spitzer Space Telescope – with its Cornell-developed infrared spectrograph instrument – has been peering through murky cosmic dust to study the distant heavens. The mission ends Jan. 30. Read more
A new Technology Leadership certificate program, offered through eCornell, will give technology professionals the interpersonal and professional skills to manage teams successfully. Read more
