Microsoft fellowship supports advertising auctions research

Computer science graduate student Renato Paes Leme has been awarded a Microsoft Research Fellowship to pursue research that may make online advertising a bit more efficient and profitable. (Feb. 16, 2011)

Fred Schneider elected to National Academy of Engineering

New students entering Cornell in the fall will read and discuss E.L. Doctorow's 'Homer and Langley,' a 2009 historical novel based on the lives of New York City's reclusive Collyer brothers. (Feb. 10, 2011)

Cornell ranked No. 5 for Web presence by research group

JumpStart assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations. (Feb. 7, 2011)

Education and threat of civil lawsuits could curb irresponsible online posting, says scholar

Five Cornell scientists in disciplines ranging from crop improvement to robotics will present their research at the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting, Feb. 17-21. (Feb. 7, 2011)

Trustees approve tuition and fees for 2011-12

The Cornell Board of Trustees approved an across-the-board tuition increase of $1,875 for all of the university's undergraduate students for the 2011-12 academic year. (Jan. 30, 2011)

Gehrke receives award to work in Germany for eight months

Computer scientist Johannes Gehrke has an Alexander von Humboldt award to support a collaborative research project at the Max Planck Institute for Software Systems in Saarbruecken, Germany. (Jan. 12, 2011)

Hacking for the masses: Anyone can 'sidejack' your Web traffic on Wi-Fi

It is now 'point-click trivial' to break into someone's wireless Web activity, using a new Firefox plugin. (Jan. 12, 2011)

Project Euclid's MathJax displays 'beautiful math' online

It's now possible to display math problems online as if they were on a chalkboard, thanks to new technology by Cornell University Library's Project Euclid. (Jan. 11, 2011)

Personal fabricators and 3-D printers will spur innovation

3-D printer technology will dramatically change how products are made, designed and consumed, say Cornell professor Hod Lipson and analyst Melba Kurman in a new report. (Jan. 4, 2011)