As scientists prepare to study Martian soil for signs of life, a new worry emerges. Acidic fluids once on Mars’ surface may have destroyed biological evidence hidden within the planet’s iron-rich clays. Read more
Silvia Ferrari, John Brancaccio Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, was elected an Associate Fellow for the Class of 2021 in the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)! Ferrari was recently inducted into the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Read more about her r esearch and accomplishments . Read more
Cornell researchers’ concept for a mobile phone-based system to detect infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies in saliva was awarded a $100,000 NIH Technology Accelerator Challenge prize. Read more
The NSF has awarded $1.5 million to Cornell engineers to help bridge New York’s digital divide by designing the nation’s first statewide Internet of Things public infrastructure. Read more
Cornell food scientists show in animal studies that a mother’s high-fat diet may lead to more sweet-taste receptors in taste buds resulting in poor feeding behavior, obesity in adulthood. Read more
Amal El-Ghazaly, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, is among 20 faculty members named Engaged Faculty Fellows. She is developing a new course to assist new Ph.D. students in their transition to Cornell with the goal of strengthening the community and increasing retention for Ph.D. students from underrepresented minority groups. The course, titled Succeeding in the Graduate Environment, will introduce students to on-campus resources and equip them with the skills needed to succeed in research, academia and their future careers. El-Ghazaly, who joined the ECE faculty in... Read more
Around campus academic quads and residential areas, in the thick of autumn’s red and yellow leaves, soon there’ll be something green: a new tool-toting, solar power-generating trailer. Read more
National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a RAISE grant to the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source to create a collaborative materials gateway for x-ray imaging and modeling of microstructures. Professor Matt Miller will collaborate with the San Diego Supercomputing Center and the University of Minnesota on this exciting project. Read more
Twenty faculty members from eight colleges have been named Engaged Faculty Fellows, committed to advancing community-engaged learning and scholarship at Cornell and within their academic disciplines. Read more
The aggressive approach, which supplements other campus efforts to slow the virus’s spread, expands testing to those who may not meet the definition of a close contact. Read more
