Six faculty named 2011 Sloan Fellows

The awards recognize early-career scientists and scholars for their achievements and their potential to contribute substantially to their fields. (Feb. 22, 2011)

New technology shares online video in high quality

FlixQ, a new video-sharing service created by Cornell computer scientists, removes artificial limits on quality and length without increasing bandwidth or storage costs.

Work with Google to boost social network productivity

Cornell researchers will collaborate with Google experts to improve group interaction in online social networks. The work will be supported by a grant of $800,000 from Google Inc. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Alumna's play comes to life at Schwartz Center

The production of 'Precious Little' at the Schwartz Center, directed by Myles Kenyon Rowland '11, is a new version of the play by Madeleine George '96, who helped adapt it for the Cornell stage. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Book takes on assumptions about political representation

Assistant professor of government Peter Enns has co-edited a book of articles that examine political representation and will discuss the book's themes in a talk Feb. 23. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Self-correcting robots, at-home 3-D printing are on horizon, says Lipson at AAAS

Robots that self-improve and machines that print products at home are technologies on the horizon, said Hod Lipson at the 2011 American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Former budget director calls for entitlement spending cuts, other 'hard decisions'

Former Congressional Budget Office director Douglas Holtz-Eakin called for difficult budget cuts in a talk Feb. 17 on campus. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Nobel laureate's talk covers 20 billion years of the universe

NASA astrophysicist John Mather covered nearly 20 billion years of the past and future of the universe in his Feb. 16 public talk in Schwartz Auditorium. (Feb. 21, 2011)

Students to present Triple Helix articles at AAAS

Four Cornell undergraduates will showcase their scholarly articles at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, Feb. 17-21 in Washington, D.C. (Feb. 18, 2011)