Dragon Day arrives

A giant, undulating creature took shape this week behind Rand Hall for the annual rite of Dragon Day, a Cornell tradition for 107 years.

Cornell sets record for creating high-frequency microresonator in silicon

Cornell scientists are pushing the upper limits of microresonator frequency with a device that generates a 4.5 gigahertz signal, the highest ever achieved in silicon. (March 13, 2008)

Duffield makes room for BOOM

The annual BOOM exhibition in Duffield Atrium displayed computing projects from programmers, engineers, social scientists and artists. (March 6, 2008)

Secure voting systems may result from federal grant <br />to computer scientist

Assistant Professor Rafael Pass has received a five-year, $450,000 award from the National Science Foundation to conduct research that could lead to secure online voting systems and improved Internet security overall. (March 5, 2008)

Plaque is dedicated in Rockefeller, recognizing birth of Physical Review at Cornell

Representatives from the American Physical Society were on campus March 1 to unveil a plaque in Rockefeller Hall, where the Physical Review journal was first published by Cornell physicists in 1893.

Cornell engineering conference in March to focus on sustainable energy

The 25th annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association Conference, March 28-29, will focus on alternative energy research and economics. (Feb. 21, 2008)

New York small businesses receive JumpStart awards

Three businesses in New York state have been selected to receive JumpStart awards with the Cornell Center for Materials Research for this semester. (Feb. 21, 2008)

DiSalvo named fellow of Materials Research Society

Frank J. DiSalvo, the J.A. Newman Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology and director of Cornell's Center for a Sustainable Future, has been named a fellow of the Materials Research Society.

Kleinberg, Liepe receive Sloan fellowships

Cornell faculty members Robert Kleinberg, assistant professor of computer science, and Matthias Liepe, assistant professor of physics, have been awarded fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. (Feb. 20, 2008)