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Cornell Welcomes New Trustees to Board in July
At its May 24 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected seven new trustees to four-year terms: Juliet P. Tammenoms Bakker ’83; Timothy M. Barry ’93; Douglas F. Eisenberg ’93; Adam J. Levinson ’92; Stephen T. Mong; ’92, M.Eng. ’93, MBA…
Cornell University Develops ‘Cloaked’ Proteins to Deliver Cancer-Killing Therapeutics into Cells
An interdisciplinary collaboration has designed a way to “cloak” proteins so that they can be captured by lipid nanoparticles, which are akin to tiny bubbles of fat. These bubbles are small enough to sneak their hidden cargo into…
Cornell’s Brooks School Celebrates Third Graduating Class at Bailey Hall Ceremony
The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy celebrated its third graduating class on Saturday, May 25, 2024, as part of Cornell University graduation ceremonies. The afternoon celebration at Bailey Hall honored 279 graduates who…
Cornell Tech Introduces Security, Trust, and Safety Initiative
Cornell Tech has launched a Security, Trust, and Safety (SETS) Initiative, based on its iconic campus on New York City’s Roosevelt Island. The initiative will leverage Cornell University’s world-leading academic faculty in computer…
Cornell Tech Reveals Winners of the 2024 Startup Awards
Cornell Tech awarded four student startup companies with investments worth $100,000 each in its eleventh annual Startup Awards competition. The award includes $80,000 in pre-seed funding as well as co-working space in the Tata Innovation…
Cornell University Study Shows VR Can Help Teachers Improve Gaze Distribution
Teachers need to know their material, but they must also keep their students engaged and interested.
Part of that involves making eye contact with their students – all of them.
A multidisciplinary team of researchers tested several…
Cornell-Led Research Disproves Notion of China Dominating US Farmland Acquisition
Despite concerns that China is buying or leasing all the farmland in the United States, new Cornell-led research shows that this is not the case.
Using a federal dataset of more than 40,000 foreign investments in U.S. agricultural…
Southern Tier Officials Collaborate with Cornell to Foster Smart City Vision
Broome County is enlisting the expertise of Cornell researchers and other specialists to implement advanced “smart city” technology, aiming to potentially enhance flood warnings, provide real-time parking updates and optimize waste…
Cornell University Students Aid Ithaca Building Owners in Tracking Emissions Progress
In May, on top of exams, work for his engineering project team and prep for summer opportunities, Joey Armstrong ’25 was crunching numbers for the community.
As an intern for the Ithaca 2030 District, an initiative to reduce the…
Cornell University Ph.D. Graduates Forge Unique Paths to Success
Cornell’s newest doctoral graduates have already begun paving the way for new discoveries, President Martha E. Pollack said to more than 300 students waiting to cross the stage at the 2024 Ph.D. Recognition Ceremony on May 24 at Barton…