Alumni experts on game-changing tech innovations

Alumni experts and several faculty members addressed 470 Cornellians and friends April 30 at the "A New Wave of Innovation" event, in Mountain View, Calif.

Computer scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences

Juris Hartmanis and Eva Tardos are among 84 new members elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2013.

Think ahead: Robots anticipate human actions

Visualizing the future enables robots to provide assistance without getting in the way.

E-text rivals paper in these 'United Slates'

Cornell researchers have created a digital age active-reading system using an array of tablets to combine the best features of paper and electronic text.

Squishy robots evolve to run

Incorporating concepts from developmental biology, researchers have used computers to evolve soft-bodied robots with various gaits and gallops.

Haym Hirsh named dean of Computing and Information Science

Haym Hirsh, professor and chair of computer science at Rutgers University, has been named Cornell’s dean of Computing and Information Science, effective July 1.

Joan and Irwin Jacobs give $133M to name Cornell Tech institute

Irwin Mark Jacobs '54, founding chairman and CEO emeritus of Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan Klein Jacobs '54, have made a $133 million gift to create the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute.

Rapid reality: Students design 3-D printed products

A mechanical synthesis course took a new twist this year: As part of the design process, students had their prototype products 3-D printed.

Arctic vegetation spread could boost climate change

Expansion of Arctic vegetation due to climate change has probably been underestimated, and increasing tree and shrub cover will accelerate climate change and possible adverse effects on wildlife.