Losing face on Facebook

Well-meaning friends may post stuff you'd rather not have everybody see, because they're not aware of who might see it, and that could mar the image of yourself you want to present.

BOOM offers a glimpse of computing future

The 17th annual Bits On Our Minds exhibition shows off student computing projects from games to robotics, as faculty and potential employers look on with interest.

Three Cornell faculty named Sloan Research Fellows

Two Cornell faculty and one new hire who will join the faculty this July have been named Sloan Research Fellows.

Sociologists find emerging condition, 'cyberasociality'

'Cyberasociality' (inability or unwillingness to relate to others via social media) is the new dyslexia, sociologists say: a kind of online motion sickness.

Facebook status: 'Feel like disclosing innermost feelings'

A revealing study of personal privacy and self-disclosure on Facebook asks: What were you thinking when you hit "post?"

Bill Gates to attend dedication of Bill & Melinda Gates Hall

William H. “Bill” Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp. and trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be on campus for the Oct. 1 dedication of Bill & Melinda Gates Hall.

Four on faculty receive NSF CAREER awards

Olivier Desjardins, David Steurer, Ross Tate and Roseanna Zia have received NSF CAREER awards.

Jacobs Institute at Cornell Tech launches postdoc program

The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute at Cornell Tech has announced that six postdocs are joining the campus for the first Runway Program, a new model for technology entrepreneurs at the Ph.D. level.

Jacobs Institute scholars rethink building retrofits

A Cornell-Technion research team is developing a framework and methodology for streamlining high-performance building retrofits.