Computing & Information Sciences

CU-ADVANCE reports success, but more work to do, in increasing women faculty in science and engineering

With the CU-ADVANCE Center's five-year grant period drawn to a close, its leaders point to the many ways its goals have been met, but also what more needs to be done.

Revised 'Responsible Use' policy sets guidelines for information technology

After ten years work, 'Responsible Use' policy adapts to changes and becomes a framework for all IT.

Computer science faculty, students reap awards

Faculty and students in computing and information science have been racking up awards and honors for their 'extraordinary accomplishments.'

New model shows how often to review material for flashcard programs

Cornell computer scientists have developed a mathematical model for the timing of review for flashcards and other educational software. (Jan. 24, 2012)

Center for Advanced Computing receives national award for hepatitis research

The Cornell Center for Advanced Computing has received a High-Performance Computing Innovation Excellence Award for crunching hepatitis C virus data on its experimental MATLAB computing resource. (Jan. 9, 2012)

Bill Thurston receives prestigious mathematics prize

William Thurston, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Mathematics, received the 2012 AMS Leroy P. Steele Prize for a Seminal Contribution to Research, Jan. 5. (Jan. 5, 2012)

Justin Cheng '12 wins national research award

Justin Cheng '12 received the Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate Researcher Award for his studies of human-computer interaction. (Dec. 12, 2011)

Johannes Gehrke receives 2011 Blavatnik Award

Awards from the New York Academy of Sciences recognize innovative young scientists and engineers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. (Nov. 16, 2011)

Campus researchers get a private cloud

The Center for Advanced Computing has launched an on-demand research computing service available by subscription. (Nov. 14, 2011)