Six faculty win NSF CAREER awards

Six early-career Cornell faculty members are recent recipients of National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Deans: Cornell Tech is redefining tech education

The goal of the Cornell NYC Tech campus is a simple one: be the preeminent graduate school focused on the digital disciplines in the information age.

Expert: U.S. must do more to protect climate, environment

Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, spoke on campus Oct. 22 about the need for greater use of nonpolluting sources of energy.

Welcome new members of the Cornell faculty

To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2013-14 academic year.

Larry Cathles offers remedies for Earth's eco future

With ecological viability threatened, world resources draining, the population burgeoning and despair running rampant, the end is nigh. Larry Cathles, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, begs to differ.

Food inspires lithium-sulfur battery breakthroughs

A pair of common kitchen ingredients inspired Cornell researchers’ improvement of the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries, a promising alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries.

Four N.Y. companies receive JumpStart grants

Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations.

'Building Dashboard' website conveys real-time energy use

Transparent is the new green: Cornell’s new Building Dashboard website provides raw, real-time energy data to reduce energy consumption and step toward a smaller carbon footprint.

CU GEM improves eco-friendly Styrofoam substitute

Undergraduates on the Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines (CU GEM) team won awards for designing a safe alternative to Styrofoam.