Mozilla co-founder shares vision for future of tech

Mitchell Baker, chairwoman of Mozilla and co-founder of the Mozilla Project, was on campus May 1 to speak with students in the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity. 

NSF-funded eLab startup launches with Fortune 500 company

Andrés Gutiérrez ’15, M.S. ’19 and Adler Faulkner ’18 started their company Comake, a smart workstation that consolidates accounts and cloud services, while students in eLab.

Reflections on the occupation Of Willard Straight Hall, 50 years later

As Cornell recognizes the 50th anniversary of the occupation, dialogue around these important issues continues. Ezra offers two essays written by Cornellians who are among the many looking back on the occupation to explore its lessons, both broad and personal.

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Weill Hall: 10 years as a hub for life sciences research

A decade ago, Cornell opened the doors of a pioneering new building, a home for innovative and collaborative life sciences research. The $162 million, 265,000-square-foot Weill Hall.

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Musicians ♥ Cornell

Cornell is a big place. Students find niches within the larger community, and musicians are no exception. Music shapes the experiences of thousands of alumni who are a special population of Cornellians.

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Gravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say

New research by physics and astronomy professor Eanna Flanagan, published last month in Physical Review D, identifies new ways to detect the passage of gravitational waves via their effect on matter.

Every picture has a story in museum’s new handbook

The Johnson Museum has published a new, full-color “Handbook of the Collections,” its first in 20 years. It features more than 300 artworks, plus stories, histories and alumni artists.

Cornell selects eight Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows

The Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which attracts some of the world’s best young talent to Cornell, has chosen eight new fellows.

Student research has CURB appeal

The student-run symposium recognizes research achievement and provides a venue for undergraduates to communicate their work in a scholarly environment.