Food systems global summit slated for Dec. 8

Academic experts and industry insiders will gather at Cornell on Dec. 8 for a global summit to discuss new approaches to emerging food system challenges.

Four new MOOCs offered for spring 2015

With Cornell's four new MOOCs for spring 2015, students from all over the world can survey global hospitality management, tour technology inside your smart phone, fix ecologically broken places and explore eating from an ethical perspective.

Lena Kourkoutis wins Packard fellowship

The five-year, $875,000 award has gone to 18 of the nation’s most innovative early-career scientists and engineers.

'Eye in the sky' will bypass Internet traffic jams

Cornell researchers are building tools to help network operators see what's happening outside their own networks and send data over the best paths.

A fast track for data between Ithaca and New York City

A new system will enable Cornell researchers to transfer large data files smoothly between the Ithaca and New York City campuses.

Mission Big Red Flag: Simulated flight, real sweat

Flight simulators, programmed by a talented ROTC cadet, take Air Force One on a perilous mission.

Linear accelerator could improve X-rays, particle colliders

Scientists at the Cornell Laboratory for Accelerator-based Sciences and Education have been working for the last decade on research and development of an Energy Recovery Linac as a new X-ray light source. The research has led to the creation of a new particle accelerator, which offers a wide range of applications beyond the ERL.

Faculty apprise alumni on solving global challenges

Six Cornell professors – each with distinctive areas of study – provided 10-minute presentations on the university’s international impact at Bailey Hall on Oct. 17.

Synchrotron upgrade to make X-rays even brighter

A major upgrade to compact undulators will make the quality of the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source's X-rays competitive with the world’s best synchrotron light sources.