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22 student entrepreneurs join W.E. Cornell
November 13, 2018
Cornell’s new entrepreneurship program for women recently announced its first cohort of 22 students for the 2018-19 academic year.
Two-step training helps robots interpret human language
November 12, 2018
To help robots understand human language when navigating, researchers divided their task into two separate stages: first, interpreting the language in a command and mapping out a path; and then executing the trip.
To build trust in data science, work together
November 06, 2018
Collaboration is key to building trust in algorithms and big data, according to a new paper by Cornell researchers.
Shape-shifting modular robot is more than the sum of its parts
October 31, 2018
A Cornell-led team has developed modular robots that can perceive their surroundings, make decisions and autonomously assume different shapes in order to perform various tasks.
The ‘first-gen’ experience at Cornell
October 30, 2018
Cornell's commitment to accessibility means new and increased efforts to support first-generation students. Throughout Cornell’s history, many of its students have been the first generation in their families to earn a baccalaureate degree.
Cornell students honored at Clinton Global Initiative University
October 30, 2018
Twelve students and recent Cornell alumni attended the Clinton Global Initiative University Oct. 19-21 in Chicago.
Survey: mountain birds on an ‘escalator to extinction’
October 30, 2018
Warmer temperatures are pushing mountain-dwelling birds ever higher as they try to stay in their comfort zone, a new study finds.
eLab’s BrewJacket simplifies home brewing
October 26, 2018
BrewJacket, a Colorado-based company founded by alumni of Cornell University’s eLab accelerator program, has developed a product for those who brew beer at home.
New tool gives deeper understanding of glioblastoma
October 25, 2018
Researchers in the lab of Charles Danko have developed a new tool to study genetic “switches” active in glioblastoma tumors that drive growth of the cancer.
Fifteen startups join eLab
October 17, 2018
Cornell’s business accelerator for student startups, eLab, recently accepted its 2018-19 cohort of 15 startups.
Digital agriculture initiative to tackle food security challenges
October 12, 2018
In response to the call to action for feeding an ever-growing global population, the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture is taking a multidisciplinary approach to the complex challenge.
Doctoral student applies physics modeling to voting of SCOTUS ‘Super Court’
October 11, 2018
Imagine a 'Super Court' comprising all 36 Supreme Court justices from 1946 to 2016. Doctoral student Eddie Lee did just that, and found stability and consensus are constants.
Six grad students win Fulbright-Hays fellowships
October 10, 2018
Six grad students have won Fulbright-Hays fellowships Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad fellowships.
De-emphasize GREs, look broadly for new Ph.D. students: expert
October 10, 2018
A Vanderbilt University professor shared strategist to attract a broader range of student to doctoral studies in a campus talk, Oct. 2.
Latest Cornell dot features a new cancer weapon: antibodies
October 10, 2018
Ultrasmall Cornell dots armed with antibodies are another weapon in the fight against cancer, says Uli Wiesner, professor of materials science and engineering.
Symposium examines the potential of machine learning in health care
October 05, 2018
The Sept. 27-28 symposium “Bridging the Divide: Machine Learning in Medicine,” held at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, brought together researchers and clinicians from Cornell’s Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine to discuss recent work and initiate collaborations in the field of machine learning in medicine.
At 150, ‘… any person … any study’ still stands strong
October 04, 2018
This year marks the 150th anniversary of when Cornell opened its doors with the founding principle of “… any person … any study.”
CCA Biennial launches with art projects across campus
October 04, 2018
The 2018 Cornell Council for the Arts Biennial, with 18 project installations and performances on the theme “Duration: Passage, Persistence, Survival," launched Sept. 28-29 with a tour of outdoor projects on campus, artist panels with Cornell contributors and lectures by featured artists Carrie Mae Weems and Xu Bing.
Grad students recognized at dean’s scholars pinning ceremony
October 03, 2018
The Graduate School welcomed more than 30 new and continuing Dean’s Scholars at a ceremony Sept. 26.
Arthur Ashkin, Ph.D. ’52, shares Nobel Prize in physics
October 02, 2018
Arthur Ashkin, Ph.D. '52, whose invention of optical tweezers revolutionized the way scientists can study and manipulate biological systems, has won a share of this year's Nobel Prize in physics.
Cornell’s new Sustainable Landscapes Trail opens Oct. 5
October 02, 2018
Lace up your walking shoes and head to Cornell’s new Sustainable Landscapes Trail, which opens with a ceremony Friday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m., at the parking lot across from the Dairy Bar on Tower Road.
Researchers energize effort for energy-smart solutions
October 02, 2018
A new project received a $100,000 planning grant from the NSF to create a proposal for an Engineering Research Center for sustainable energy-smart solutions.
To change a catalyst’s electrochemical properties, just ‘shuffle’
October 02, 2018
The atomic makeup of a catalyst makes a big difference in its properties, according to new research from the lab of Jin Suntivich in materials science and engineering.
Arctic ice cap destabilizes at ‘unprecedented’ speed
October 01, 2018
Satellite images revealing an Arctic ice cap destabilizing at “unexpected and unprecedented” speed have scientists questioning the stability of some polar ice caps.
Study finds glyphosate in cat and dog food
October 01, 2018
A new study finds that glyphosate, the active herbicidal ingredient in weed killers, was present at low levels in a variety of dog and cat foods.