Chris Schaffer, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded the 2009 Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award from the American Society for Engineering Education. (April 3, 2009)
Cornell researchers have taught a computer to derive natural laws from observation of events in the real world - without any prior scientific knowledge on the part of the computer. (April 2, 2009)
Seth Cochran '00, M.Eng. '01, has started a nonprofit called Operation OF, now being piloted in Uganda, dedicated to ending obstetric fistula worldwide. (April 2, 2009)
Cornell just opened its new $6 million Biofuels Research Laboratory, where Cornell scientists and students from across the university are examining sustainable and economical biofuel production. (April 1, 2009)
A new method developed by Cornell biological engineers offers an efficient way to make proteins for use in medicine or industry without the use of live cells. (April 1, 2009)
A new genetic-engineering technique invented by Cornell researcher Matthew DeLisa could pave the way for creating and cataloging disease-specific antibodies in the lab. (March 24, 2009)
Lara Estroff, Daniel Cosley and Maxim Perelstein have received 2009 Early Career Development Awards from the National Science Foundation. (March 16, 2009)
Cornell's 108th annual Dragon Day on March 13 featured the usual parade through campus and ritual burning, but this year the dragon survived thanks to state environmental regulations. (March 13, 2009)
Joe Burns, professor of astronomy and the Irving Porter Church Professor of Engineering, has been named an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. (March 12, 2009)
