Two faculty members received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government on young science and engineering professionals. Read more
Phys.org: A Cornell study revealed the molecular mechanism of how antibiotics from human and farm animal waste become trapped in soils, findings with the potential to explain the behavior and consequences of antibiotics in the environment. Read more
The research group of Jiwoong Park has developed a chiral thin film through rotational stacking of two-atoms-thick graphene sheets, the first such exploration of chirality at the nano scale. Read more
A platoon of Cornell faculty contributed to the mix of eminent global researchers at the 2016 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C. Read more
Huffington Post: Answers by Thorsten Joachims, Professor at Cornell University working on Machine Learning from Human Behavior. Read more
The CAREER award is the most prestigious recognition given by the NSF to faculty members early in their academic careers. Read more
WSJ: Republicans on the House Transportation Committee, despite escalating global concerns over the dangers of transporting lithium batteries by air, rejected provisions intended to give Congress greater leeway to further restrict or ban such cargo. Read more
Five Cornell assistant professors have been honored by the National Science Foundation with Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Awards, with funding totaling more than $2.5 million. Read more
A Cornell team led by Lynden Archer, head of the Department of Chemical and Bimolecular Engineering, has engineered a lithium metal battery based on crosslinked hairy nanoparticles. Read more
A combined $50 million commitment from Robert F. Smith '85, founder, chairman and CEO of Vista Equity Partners, and the foundation of which he is a founding director will support chemical and biomolecular engineering and African-American and female students in engineering in Ithaca and at Cornell Tech. Read more
