Wearables, robotics highlight Information Science student showcase

Dozens of projects from student designers and makers from three Cornell Ann S. Bowers College Department Information Science courses occupied the Duffield Hall atrium on Thursday, Dec. 9 as part of a joint semester-end showcase. Featuring robotics and wearable devices of all kinds, the showcase included projects from three Department of Information Science courses.

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Glass half full: Cornell’s COP26 delegation returns informed, inspired

Cornell COP26 delegation fueled the climate conversation in Glasgow, building new and unexpected connections to catalyze extraordinary change with support from Cornell Atkinson.

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CRP's Design Connect, 13 years of student-led upstate New York impact

Design Connect participants and leaders reflect on over a decade of successful projects and the organization's unique benefit to students from various disciplines, who collaborate among themselves and with groups across the Upstate New York area. 

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ILR podcast addresses new work-life realities

IBM executive Carla Grant Pickens joins ILR Dean Alex Colvin and ILR Associate Professor Vanessa Bohns on the latest episode of WORK! to discuss what has been learned during the pandemic about workplace conflict and the role of influence.

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Any Person...Any Career...Greater Impact

Marika Nell, Ph.D. ’20, and Kevin McDermott, Ph.D. ’19, began their doctoral programs hoping to work in academia but discovered policy careers along the way. They discuss how Cornell resources have shaped their path.

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Graduate School dean named chair of Blue Ribbon Committee for National Academies

Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education Kathryn J. Boor was named chair of a the Blue Ribbon Committee on Enhancing Coordination Between Land-Grant Universities and Colleges.

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CALS assesses curriculum to improve diversity, equity, inclusivity in teaching

This is the second in a series of stories detailing actions CALS students, faculty and staff have taken over the past year to make our community a more diverse, equitable and inclusive place for everyone. Here, we…

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Improving working conditions for better patient care

An ILR-Weill Cornell Medicine collaboration highlights the benefits of prioritizing enhanced working conditions for frontline health care workers as a way to improve long-term patient care.

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Start smart with smartphone privacy and safety

Whether you’re using the same old phone, or you received a new smartphone as a holiday gift, the last thing you want to do is put yourself — and your personal information — at risk. Vitaly Shmatikov, professor of computer science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science and at Cornell Tech, offers four tips to consider for smartphone app security as we head into the New Year.

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