CU students teach computer literacy and malaria prevention in Ghana during winter break

Giving high school students access to computers and spreading awareness of what causes malaria were the goals of two different student groups who conducted service trips to Ghana over winter break. (March 4, 2009)

Computer games (and pizza) help build K-12 computer skills

Cornell computer science students are using computer games to attract public school students to computer science with a free after-school course in game-making. (March 4, 2009)

Viewing taped lectures online boosts grades, raises questions

Videotaping lectures and making them available on the Web in an interactive, searchable format seems to help students get better exam scores.

Underwater vehicle team plunges into shipwreck hunting in Cayuga Lake

In 2008, the CUAUV team began conducting experimental tests with their vehicle Triton in Cayuga Lake. (March 2, 2009)

Experts to highlight bioenergy innovations at Sun Grant conference

The event will feature a bevy of speakers and will showcase the latest innovations in bioenergy research, March 10-13 in Washington, D.C. (March 2, 2009)

Herbert Carlin, pioneer in telecommunications technology, dies at age 91

Carlin was a leading authority in the fields of wideband circuit design and network theory and helped advance the development of modern telecommunications technology. (Feb. 26, 2009)

'To fulfill Cornell's core mission, we must become more diverse'

In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Richard W. Allmendinger, associate dean for diversity and faculty development in the Engineering College, says that 'to fulfill Cornell's core mission, we must become more diverse.' (Feb. 26, 2009)

Artery stiffness may change cell behavior and contribute to atherosclerosis, researcher finds

Cynthia Reinhart-King, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is investigating atherosclerosis from a new perspective - with hopes of finding new ways to treat it.

Modeling the Internet from the top down, but keeping sight of small details

Three Cornell researchers with expertise in very different fields are collaborating on a $1.5 million NSF grant to create computer models of large networks that don't throw out small details. (Feb. 25, 2009)