Obama honors Fennie and Tang with early career awards

Craig Fennie and Ao 'Kevin' Tang are among this year's Presidential Early Career Award winners. (Aug. 8, 2012)

Healthier Life hub discussed at NYC workshop

The research enterprise at the CornellNYC Tech campus took a major step forward with a July 26-27 workshop focusing on the school's academic hub called Healthier Life.

Bacteria employ 'quality-control' machinery, say biomolecular engineers

Bacteria possess built-in machinery that track the shape and quality of proteins trying to pass through its cytoplasmic membrane, Cornell biomolecular engineers report. (Aug. 2, 2012)

Alum supports biomedical engineering students from India

Rajiv L. Gupta, M.S. '69, has established a graduate fellowship in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, which will support Cornell students from his native India.

Engineers study physics of avalanches

Using theoretical modeling, researchers have uncovered clues to the physical laws that govern how snow avalanches start, grow and move. (July 24, 2012)

'Spoofed' GPS signals can be countered, researchers show

GPS researchers got to test their latest protections against GPS spoofing during a Department of Homeland Security-sponsored demonstration last month in a remote area of New Mexico. (July 23, 2012)

Impact of nanotechnology heard globally at online briefing

Some of Cornell's leading nanoscience researchers expounded on the promises and challenges of their fields during a mostly virtual online briefing for journalists July 20.

Sharon Marine named development VP at NYC tech campus

Sharon Marine, associate dean for external relations at Stanford's Graduate School of Business, has been named vice president for development at the new CornellNYC Tech campus. (July 20, 2012)

Laboratory of Plasma Studies receives $11M renewal

Cornell's Center for Pulsed Power Driven High Energy Density Plasmas, under the auspices of the Laboratory for Plasma Studies, has received a five-year, $11 million renewal grant.