From the Living Lab: Students tackle campus trash and food waste

From donating excess dining hall food to surveying their peers' leftovers, students reduce waste and make campus more sustainable. 

CALS, Duffield Engineering academic advisers earn 2026 excellence awards

The Professional Academic Advising Community chose winners of their annual awards from 21 nominees.

Entropy gives a ‘marriage’ of molecules just enough freedom

Researchers found entropy can help bind certain pairs of molecules faster and more robustly – an approach that could have broad applications in drug development and forming new materials.

Over hill and dale, students’ Internet of Things projects benefit Finger Lakes communities

Students in a Duffield Engineering class are equipping a racing baton and a flying drone with Internet of Things technology to address challenges in and around Geneva, N.Y.

Engineering Alumni Association Awards honor outstanding achievements

At the annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association awards banquet held on May 1 in Upson Hall, members of the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering community were recognized for excellence in teaching, student mentorship, undergraduate research, student leadership and experiential learning.

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Students pitch market potential for engineering inventions

From advanced microscopes that peer deep into living tissue to software that maps transportation emissions, Cornell students presented commercialization strategies for technologies developed by engineering faculty during the Innovation Collaborative final presentations on May 1 in Gates Hall.

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2026 Inclusive Excellence awards celebrate Engineering community

The Office of Inclusive Excellence in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering recognized outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, student organizations and staff at their Annual Awards Banquet on April 30.

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From the Living Lab: Small biodigester to fuel research, extension

One of the newest additions to Cornell’s Living Lab, the anaerobic digester will generate electricity and provide a real-world testbed for researchers across campus. 

Engineering design course takes aim at spotted lanternflies

Nearly 200 Cornell Duffield Engineering students exhibited handheld scrapers for insect egg masses, automated vineyard net-lifting systems, and even early-stage mechanical sorters designed to separate invasive spotted lanternflies from harvested grapes.

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