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Programs targeting students stress innovation, team building
By helping students think like entrepreneurs, programs like the Commercialization Fellows program in the College of Engineering can add another crucial level of practical knowledge to graduate student training. Read more
ExxonMobil Foundation gives Cornell $383,162 matching gift for education
Due to ongoing precautions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives of the ExxonMobil Foundation presented a check for this amount in a virtual meeting with Lance Collins in May 2020. The grant is the result of the foundation’s match of donations made to Cornell by ExxonMobil employees, retirees and surviving spouses, many of whom are Cornell alumni. The ExxonMobil Foundation reported that its matching gifts program this year netted $16 million in donations to 790 institutions, resulting in a total of $37 million in education grants from the foundation, which is working to improve... Read more
Collaboration sparks new model for ceramic conductivity
An interdisciplinary team’s work will help researchers who are custom-tailoring the properties of metal oxides in technologies such as lithium ion batteries, fuel cells and electrocatalysis. Read more
Smile, wave: Some exoplanets may be able to see us, too
Some exoplanets – planets from beyond our own solar system – have a direct line of sight to observe Earth’s biological qualities from far, far away, according to research led by Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute. Read more
Using microbes, scientists aim to extract rare-earth elements
A U.S. Department of Energy agency has awarded $1 million to Cornell researchers, who are using programmed microbes to mine rare-earth minerals used in consumer electronics and advanced renewable energy. Read more
Zhang helps NYS to go solar, avoid land-use conflicts
Engineering professor Max Zhang has been awarded a NYSERDA grant to determine efficient solar farm array configurations so the state can avoid land-use conflicts or spoiling precious agricultural space. Read more
Cornell unites science and policy to end hunger
Ceres2030, headquartered at Cornell, aims to end world hunger by 2030. Harnessing machine learning and librarian savvy, the project identified the most effective ways to boost crops, empower farmers and protect the environment. Read more
Grants fund community-engaged learning curricula
The Office of Engagement Initiatives recently awarded Engaged Curriculum Grants to 19 teams of faculty and community partners that are developing community-engaged learning courses, majors and minors across the university. Read more
Intercampus team to develop post-transplant UTI diagnosis
An intercampus research team has been awarded a five-year, $3.65 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a quick, inexpensive method for accurately diagnosing urinary tract infections in kidney transplant patients. Read more