Cornell research on sand dunes wins award

A Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and Cornell research project to better understand microbes in sand dunes won an award at the Annual Research Forum of the Qatar Foundation in Doha.

Cornell ranks high in attracting international students

New York ranks No. 2 in attracting international students, and Cornell is part of the reason: It was ranked No. 25 in the nation for hosting foreign students, says the Open Doors Report for 2011. (Dec. 6, 2011)

Cornell, Technion share innovation and 'land grant' vision

Cornell and The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology share a web of collaborative research and a mission to serve the world. (Dec. 1, 2011)

Undergrad synthetic biology team takes a top prize at world championship

CU GEM's 'Biofactory' beat out 120 other teams to take the 'Best Manufacturing Project' prize at the iGEM 2011 World Championship Jamboree, Nov. 5-7.

Introducing new members of the faculty

Get aquainted with the 2011-12 new faculty members, including hobbies, interests and academic focus. (Nov. 29, 2011)

Leaders celebrate successes of physics institute

For the past decade, high school physics teachers from New York state and beyond have been the eager consumers of a Cornell-based outreach program designed to make physics engaging and accessible. (Nov. 29, 2011)

Structured English brings robots closer to everyday users

Making robots understand and execute English commands is the goal of a project led by Hadas Kress-Gazit, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering. (Nov. 22, 2011)

President Obama cites Cornell's Diversity Programs in Engineering with mentoring award

Cornell's Diversity Programs in Engineering was among the four individuals and four other organizations to receive the 2011 Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. (Nov. 15, 2011)

Campus researchers get a private cloud

The Center for Advanced Computing has launched an on-demand research computing service available by subscription. (Nov. 14, 2011)