Christine Shoemaker, the Joseph P. Ripley Professor of Engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, among the highest professional distinctions for an engineer. Two Cornell alumni were also elected.
A Feb. 9 celebration marked the opening of Cornell's McGovern Family Center for Venture Development, and the arrival of its first client, Glycobia Inc.
On Feb. 3, leaders of the New York City tech campus initiative held an open forum to answer questions, provide updates and reiterate the transformative nature of the project for Cornell as a whole.
A panel of New York City startup executives spoke to Cornell students Feb. 1 to advise on the pros and cons of working for new or established companies. (Feb. 3, 2012)
Two Cornell professors are developing a handheld detector that will give health care workers in the developing world speedy results to identify pathogens in the field. (Jan. 30, 2012)
A national challenge attracted scores of 6- to 9-year-olds to campus to show off their team-built LEGO contraptions on the theme of food safety Jan. 28. (Jan. 30, 2012)
In a few months, nearly every home in Atima, Honduras, will have safe, clean drinking water, thanks to a treatment plant principally designed by Cornell engineering students. (Jan. 26, 2012)
The stacked rapid sand filter, developed by members of Cornell's AguaClara research team, could well be the reason that Tamara now has some of the best water in all of Honduras. (Jan. 26, 2012)
