VP Opperman: Staff graduates met their challenges with ‘gusto’
Thirty-three university staff members were recognized for earning academic degrees at the 23rd annual Staff Graduate Reception, May 20 in the Hall of Fame Room in Friends Hall. Read more
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Engineering student part of grand prize-winning team at 2018 Cornell Animal Health Hackathon
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.... Read more
Engineered bacteria could be missing link in energy storage
Engineered microbes could be part of a solution for storing energy from sustainable sources, according to new research. Read more
Graduate student Nicole Chu creates framework for personal air quality sensors
Since last August, graduate student Nicole Chu has been fabricating the foundation of a wearable air quality monitoring device, by using tools at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility. Read more
Soft, social robot brings coziness to home robotics
Blossom, a simple, expressive, inexpensive robot platform developed by Cornell researchers, can be made from a kit and creatively outfitted with handcrafted materials. Read more
Cornell to celebrate 151st Commencement
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack’s Commencement address and the Senior Convocation address by science educator Bill Nye ’77 will highlight Cornell’s 151st Graduation Weekend, May 24-26. Read more
From Earth’s deep mantle, scientists discover a new way volcanoes form
Far below Bermuda’s pink sand beaches and turquoise tides, Cornell geoscientists have found the first direct evidence that material from deep within Earth’s transition zone can percolate to form volcanoes. Read more
To win online debates, social networks worth a thousand words
Social interactions are more important than language in predicting who is going to succeed at online debating, according to new Cornell research. Read more
Cornell selects eight Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows
The Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which attracts some of the world’s best young talent to Cornell, has chosen eight new fellows. Read more
Student research has CURB appeal
The student-run symposium recognizes research achievement and provides a venue for undergraduates to communicate their work in a scholarly environment. Read more
Heritage collection honors Thurston’s engineering excellence
A visionary 19th-century academic and innovator whose contributions helped usher mechanical engineering into the modern era, Thurston turned Cornell into the largest and most prominent mechanical engineering program in the country. Read more