Meet Khaled Hashad
In a 2014 study, it was found that roughly 3.2 million American students attend schools that are within 100 meters of a major roadway. Other studies have shown that 45 million Americans live within... Read more
Spotlights
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Rachel Zheng '21 - Building Search-and-Rescue Robotic Mission Simulator
Last year, Rachel Zheng ’21, mechanical engineering major in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, worked with the Autonomous Systems Lab to build a search-and-rescue robotic... Read more
Meet Andra Chen
(This story is Part 3 in a series featuring MSE M.Eng. students and the projects they worked on.) Some students with a four-year undergraduate degree in materials science decide to jump right into the... Read more
Meet Ryan Prager
(This story is Part 2 in a series featuring MSE M.Eng. students and the projects they worked on.) Some students with a four-year undergraduate degree in materials science decide to jump right into the... Read more
Swanson ’61, M.Eng. ’63, to receive 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award
John A. Swanson ’61, M.Eng. ’63, internationally recognized authority and innovator in the application of finite-element methods of engineering, will be honored with the 2021 Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Read more
Active Learning and the Modern TA
The role of teaching assistants is no longer limited to basic classroom and lab administration such as answering questions and grading assignments. Today’s TAs are responsible for the ambitious task of creating a positive sense of community where students feel comfortable and ready to learn. Read more
Biomining Rare-Earth Elements
A multidisciplinary team at Cornell is pioneering biomining, a method of using microbes to sustainably mine rare-earth elements. Read more
Containing COVID-19 at Cornell
Whether or not to bring tens-of-thousands of faculty and students back to campus amid a deadly pandemic was a decision that could not be left to sheer judgement. It needed data science. Read more
Laura Jones-Wilson, Ph.D. ’12: From Cornell to NASA to an icy moon of Jupiter
From Cornell’s Sibley School to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab, Laura Jones-Wilson, Ph.D. ’12, is at the forefront of today’s space exploration. Read more
Meet Patrick Kastner
Patrick Kastner did not come to Ithaca intending to earn a Ph.D. at Cornell. When he arrived in September 2017 it was as a Visiting Scientist in the lab of Assistant Professor Timur Dogan of the... Read more