U.S. News & World Report ranks CU's engineering graduate program ninth in nation

Cornell's College of Engineering has the ninth-best graduate program in the country, up one spot from year-earlier rankings, according to U.S. News and World Report. (April 7, 2008)

Leonard B. Dworsky, professor emeritus of civil and environmental engineering, dies at age 93

Longtime civil and environmental engineering faculty member Leonard B. Dworsky died March 28 after a short illness. He was 93 years old. (April 4, 2008)

Cornell robot sets a record for distance walking

A Cornell robot that emulates some aspects of human walking has set an unofficial world record by walking nonstop a little over 9 kilometers, or 5.6 miles. (April 4, 2008)

Undergrad entrepreneurs ready their pitches for Big Idea Competition finals, April 11

Ten undergraduates are vying for prize money in the second Big Idea Competition for their creative business ideas. Watch their pitches and help determine the winners April 11, 4-5:30 p.m., in 196 Beck Center, Statler Hall.

Engineering teams create cutting-edge designs while honing entrepreneurial skills

Sixteen student project teams in the College of Engineering hone their entrepreneurial skills by building vehicles and other projects to enter national competitions.

Cornell robot fails to break a record, but students learn

An attempt to set an unofficial world record for how far a robot could walk failed the night of March 30, but the team keeps trying. (April 2, 2008)

Sustainability isn't just about climate change, and answers aren't all in technology, engineering conference concludes

Solving the world's energy problems isn't just about research into new technologies, and neither is Cornell research on sustainability, a group of experts told Cornell engineering alumni.

Three rising stars in engineering receive <br />DARPA awards for 'high-risk' research

Lenses and prisms for electron waves, combined mechanical and optical oscillators and terahertz frequency generators are 'high-risk' projects at Cornell receiving DARPA Young Faculty Awards. (April 1, 2008)

'Commercialization of Nanotechnology' workshop <br />slated for April 10

The Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility will host a workshop and networking reception to highlight success stories from nanotechnology ventures and small-business grants. (April 1, 2008)