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Cornell Tech ‘Open Studio’ celebrates innovation, impact
May 23, 2019
An intelligent assistant to manage gut disorders and an app that facilitates personal growth through continuous feedback from co-workers were among the winners of the fifth annual Startup Awards competition, held May 17 at Cornell Tech.
Cornell’s food systems students detail experiences in book
May 23, 2019
The students in Cornell’s first two cohorts of the community food systems minor now have global experience in the world of sustenance, which they’ve shared in a book, “In the Field.”
VP Opperman: Staff graduates met their challenges with ‘gusto’
May 23, 2019
Thirty-three university staff members were recognized for earning academic degrees at the 23rd annual Staff Graduate Reception, May 20 in the Hall of Fame Room in Friends Hall.
Graduate student Nicole Chu creates framework for personal air quality sensors
May 21, 2019
Since last August, graduate student Nicole Chu has been fabricating the foundation of a wearable air quality monitoring device, by using tools at the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility.
CRP students, faculty, alumni renovate Oneida mansion
May 21, 2019
Historic Preservation Planning students spent their annual Work Weekend doing restoration work on the historic Oneida Community Mansion House in Oneida, New York.
Soft, social robot brings coziness to home robotics
May 21, 2019
Blossom, a simple, expressive, inexpensive robot platform developed by Cornell researchers, can be made from a kit and creatively outfitted with handcrafted materials.
Cornell to celebrate 151st Commencement
May 20, 2019
Cornell President Martha E. Pollack’s Commencement address and the Senior Convocation address by science educator Bill Nye ’77 will highlight Cornell’s 151st Graduation Weekend, May 24-26.
Mettler selected as 2019 Radcliffe Institute fellow
May 16, 2019
Fresh off winning a Guggenheim fellowship, democracy scholar Suzanne Mettler, Ph.D. ’94, has just received another honor: a Radcliffe Institute fellowship.
To win online debates, social networks worth a thousand words
May 15, 2019
Social interactions are more important than language in predicting who is going to succeed at online debating, according to new Cornell research.
Mann award winner probes cell behavior
May 14, 2019
Jennie Sims, the recipient of the Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award, is probing why, how and when a cell chooses to repair itself, which has implications in cancer research.
NSF-funded eLab startup launches with Fortune 500 company
May 14, 2019
Andrés Gutiérrez ’15, M.S. ’19 and Adler Faulkner ’18 started their company Comake, a smart workstation that consolidates accounts and cloud services, while students in eLab.
Reflections on the occupation Of Willard Straight Hall, 50 years later
May 13, 2019
As Cornell recognizes the 50th anniversary of the occupation, dialogue around these important issues continues. Ezra offers two essays written by Cornellians who are among the many looking back on the occupation to explore its lessons, both broad and personal.
Veterinary students’ AR app sparks new level of learning
May 08, 2019
Students at the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine can now get a leg up in learning equine anatomy, thanks to a custom-designed app created at the college.
Two receive Cornelia Ye Outstanding TA Award
May 08, 2019
Doctoral students Renee Sifri, studying chemistry, and Anna Srapionyan, studying applied math, have been honored with Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Awards.
‘Know your purpose,’ speakers urge at OADI awards dinner
May 07, 2019
The Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives’ annual Honors Award Ceremony May 3 celebrated students, faculty, staff and alumni who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, high academic achievement and strong community engagement.
‘Oculi’ 2.0 faculty collaboration to open at new site May 25
May 07, 2019
Oculi, a sculptural pavilion by architecture, art and engineering faculty at Cornell, will move this spring from New York City to Art Omi, an art organization in Ghent, New York.
Student-invented software will keep Ithaca’s women swimmin’
May 02, 2019
One of the most successful fundraising events in Ithaca, Women Swimmin’, will now be one of the best-organized as well, thanks to optimization help from Cornell Engineering students.
Bots exploiting blockchains for profit
April 29, 2019
Like high-frequency traders on Wall Street, a growing army of bots exploit inefficiencies in decentralized exchanges, which are places where users buy, sell or trade cryptocurrency independent of a central authority, a Cornell Tech study has found.
From big picture to small screens, student projects tackle problems with tech
April 26, 2019
At the annual BOOM (Bits on Our Minds) showcase April 24 in Duffield Hall, more than 200 students used technology to try to solve problems large and small, local and international, for entertainment, convenience, increased equity or social good.
Linguistics students create language for ‘Captain Marvel’
April 25, 2019
Cornell linguistics doctoral students Ryan Hearn and Joseph Rhyne created the alien language Torfan, used in one of the newest movies to come out of Marvel Cinematic Universe, “Captain Marvel.”
Einaudi grants to send 86 graduate students abroad
April 25, 2019
Eighty-six Cornell graduate students have been awarded travel grants from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies for the 2019–20 academic year.
To aid Cameroon students with test prep, earn their trust
April 25, 2019
When it comes to studying for their all-important baccalaureate exam, students in Cameroon are largely left to their own devices. Now a team of Cornell researchers wants to use those devices to help them prepare for the test.
Fellowship to help Cornell Engineering graduates attend Cornell Tech
April 25, 2019
A new fellowship funded by Don Follett ’52 and Mibs Follett ’51 aims to encourage Cornell Engineering graduates to pursue master’s degrees at Cornell Tech, boosting the pipeline of students and cementing connections between the two campuses.
AI-generated profiles? Airbnb users prefer a human touch
April 24, 2019
If everyone uses algorithmically generated profiles, users trust them, according to a new study from Cornell researchers. However, if only some hosts choose to delegate writing responsibilities to artificial intelligence, those with AI-generated profiles are likely to be distrusted.
Alumni reflect on Willard Straight occupation, 50 years later
April 23, 2019
Frank Dawson ’72 held a public conversation April 18 in Bailey Hall with Harry Edwards, Ph.D. ’73, about social justice and the 36-hour occupation of Willard Straight Hall in 1969.