CCMR announces fall 2012 JumpStart recipients

Three New York state companies have received funding through the JumpStart program, which fosters industry-university collaborations to support product development, revenue growth and job creation. (Oct. 1, 2012)

Fill the STEM pipeline by recruiting, training, supporting science teachers

Julie Nucci proposes an integrated approach to solving the STEM pipeline crisis, which includes keeping the CNS Institute for Physics Teachers alive. (Oct. 1, 2012)

Wireless data centers could be faster, cheaper, greener

Cornell computer scientists have proposed an innovative wireless design that could greatly reduce the cost and power consumption of massive cloud computing data centers, while improving performance. (Sept. 26, 2012)

NYT blogger: We should 'take ownership' of energy realities

New York Times environmental blogger and reporter Andrew Revkin spoke on the importance of such environmental issues as fracking while on campus Sept. 24. (Sept. 26, 2012)

Scientists simulate clothing sounds for computer animation

Cornell researchers who specialize in creating sound for computer animation are adding the sounds of cloth to their repertoire. (Sept. 25, 2012)

Cornell a partner in $35 million NSF nanoscale electronics research center

Cornell physicists and engineers are lending their expertise in next-generation nanoscale electronics as part of a new NSF research center. (Sept. 19, 2012)

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Qualcomm Founder Irwin Jacobs and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt to Guide Growth of Cornell NYC Tech

Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs and Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt will provide ongoing guidance on the programmatic and physical development of Cornell's new NYC tech campus.

Infosys founder Murthy says entrepreneurs make 'the possibly impossible happen'

Entrepreneurship can transform the world and lift people out of poverty, said N.R. Narayana Murthy, speaking on campus Sept. 10. But an entrepreneur needs leadership and courage. (Sept. 12, 2012)

U.S. News ranks engineering physics No. 1 in country; Cornell is No. 14 in QS World University rankings

U.S. News and World Report ranked Cornell first in the country among undergraduate engineering science/engineering physics programs. Cornell was also ranked No. 14 worldwide by QS. (Sept. 12, 2012)