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Creating open designs for complex computer chips

Christopher Batten, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, and colleagues want to increase production of open-source computer hardware.

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Certificate program teaches critical thinking, problem solving

Cornell has launched of a new certificate program in Critical Thinking, available online through eCornell, to help learners develop skills to deeply analyze problems, assess solutions.

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Donate backpacks for needy kids by Aug. 24

The deadline for donating backpacks and supplies for the area’s neediest children through the Cornell Elves Summer Backpack Program is Aug. 24.

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Guinness World Record for micro view into hidden worlds

Guinness World Records has officially recognized a Cornell collaboration’s achievement: an electron microscope resolution of 0.39 ångströms.

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Cornell Botanic Gardens’ plants available online

Visitors can bring Cornell Botanic Gardens plants to their own garden spaces through a new online store.

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Alex Kresovich ’08 co-produces new Panic! at the Disco single

The band Panic! at the Disco on June 22 released a new single co-produced by Alex Kresovich ’08 titled “King of the Clouds.”

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We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Anjali Rajadhyaksha

Dr. Anjali Rajadhyaksha, a neuroscientist, and her team hope to develop therapies to help those most vulnerable to drug dependence.

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Podcast looks at planning for climate change

The podcast Building Resilience examines how to build resilient communities in the face of environmental and economic upheaval.

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Alumni founders of OrthoFit gain momentum

A firm founded by three Cornell Ph.D.s in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering has been accepted into the MassChallenge Accelerator in Boston.

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