Cornell's New York City footprint may soon grow larger with the addition of a new applied sciences research center and campus. The university plans to respond to a Request for Proposals for the project this summer.
President David Skorton delivered Cornell's 143rd commencement May 29, welcoming about 6,000 new graduates to the global Cornell family. (May 29, 2011)
Cornell students are developing programs that will make personal robot servants possible. Their work was on display May 17 in the Duffield Atrium. (May 26, 2011)
Quacquarelli Symonds has published its first World University Rankings by individual discipline, with Cornell making the top 25 in every category. (May 19, 2011)
Showcase of student-created computer games is fun, but it also serves as a final exam. Players' reactions to the games are part of the students' final grade. (May 18, 2011)
The Cornell robot Ranger set a new world record May 2 by walking 40.5 miles on a single battery charge without stopping or being touched. (May 10, 2011)
Cornell professors Jon Kleinberg and Paul McEuen, and Weill Cornell professor Carl Nathan, M.D., are among 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, announced May 3. (May 5, 2011)
Éva Tardos, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Science, has received the Van Wijngaarden Award for her 'exceptional contribution to mathematics and computer science.' (April 20, 2011)
