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Alumni-fueled startups pitch clean-energy solutions

New York’s Southern Tier is getting a jolt of clean-energy innovation, fueled by  Cornell alumni.

Vigilantes claim to preserve law and order. Their true goal is to save Whiteness.

In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Joseph Margulies, professor of government in the College of Arts and Sciences, writes about the root causes of recent vigilante violence across the U.S.

Philosopher Nicholas Sturgeon dies at age 77

Nicholas Sturgeon, Susan Linn Sage Professor Emeritus in the Sage School of Philosophy and an expert in the foundations of ethics, died Aug. 24 of complications from Parkinson’s disease at a local hospice. He was 77. Sturgeon was a professor in the Department of Philosophy, in the College of Arts and Sciences, from 1967 until his retirement in 2013.  

Peer pressure: Students promote culture of responsibility

From her COVID-19 supply tent in front of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts in Collegetown on a recent morning, Bianca Santos-Declet ’23 invited passersby to grab a free face mask, bottle of hand sanitizer or touchless stylus tool.

Live student theatre festival goes online

When a shortened on-campus spring semester necessitated the cancellation of in-person events, theatre students in the Cornell University Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) did what they do best: they got creative. The team behind the popular semiannual student-run Festival24 quickly changed course and produced an online iteration of the event: Festival24.0.

A&S launches ‘Racism in America’ webinar series Sept. 16

The year-long series features faculty experts and journalist moderators exploring the far-reaching impacts of institutional racism.

Active learning helps math department boost academic success

Students liked being able to talk over the work with their peers, saying they felt less afraid of making mistakes.

Laser jolts microscopic electronic robots into motion

These walking robots, roughly the size of a paramecium, can be mass produced, and may someday travel through human tissue and blood.

Revised tree ring data confirms ancient Mediterranean dates

"This finding largely resolves many decades of scholarly debate,” said researcher Sturt Manning.

Horner ’14 gets foot in door at entrepreneurial venture

Jenzy is an app that helps parents find the right fit for their kids' shoes.

Seven Graduate Students Receive Wu Scholarships

Seven graduate students were recently awarded Hsien and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarships. These awards provide recipients with funds to help with any aspect of doctoral study, from research expenses to personal living expenses.

Student Spotlight: Manisha Munasinghe

Manisha Munasinghe is a doctoral candidate in computational biology from Troy, Michigan. After earning a bachelor’s degree at Michigan State University, she chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to the variety of engaging research and its community of scholars.

Public outrage derailed Trump’s plans to slow the mail. That’s what keeps presidents in check.

Nanotech facility gets 5-year, $7.5M renewal from NSF

The National Science Foundation has renewed its funding for the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility (CNF), with a five-year, $7.5 million grant to continue supporting academic and commercial research in nanofabrication – the design and manufacture of devices measured in nanometers.

Project to investigate digital ag’s impacts on rural America

As technology begins to transform farming, a team of Cornell researchers is exploring how digital agriculture could affect small and midsized farms, as well as its likely effect on the environment, to inform the design of these developing technologies.