Graduate School increases stipends in 2015-16

The Graduate School has announced increases to the stipends received by teaching assistants, research assistants, graduate research assistants and to graduate fellowships in the 2015-16 academic year.

Biomolecular engineering gift aids graduate students

In March, Trustee Emeritus Sam Fleming ’62 and his wife, Nancy Fleming, made a $5 million gift to create new graduate fellowships in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.

Computation bringing 3-D imaging to light

Suren Jayasuriya, a graduate student in the lab of Alyosha Molnar, is developing a 3-D camera with specially designed image sensors that could lead to previously unimagined applications.

Diversity efforts will focus on engagement and 'lived experience'

During 2015-16 and 2016-17, Cornell will build upon ongoing diversity initiatives by focusing efforts on "the lived experience of diversity," with an emphasis on engagement.

Scientists explain their work quickly, in plain English

The Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research hosted a Flash Science! speaking competition to give early-career plant scientists experience talking to a general audience May 5.

Language-loss study reveals early signs of Alzheimer's disease

Loss of early childhood language skills, rather than those skills attained later in life, might be a predictor for Alzheimer's disease, according to a new Cornell study.

Chemists cook up three atom-thick electronic sheets

Cornell researchers have demonstrated a way to create a new kind of semiconductor thin film that retains its electrical properties even when it is just atoms thick.

Dog tail tracker, circuit printer win $10K prizes

A dog emotion tracker and a desktop circuit printer took this year's ECE Innovation Award prizes of $10,000. The competition challenges students to develop technology and demonstrate the idea’s business potential.

Texting friends or strangers during surgery reduces pain

Texting someone on a mobile phone during a minor surgical procedure under local anesthetic can reduce significantly a patient's demand for narcotic pain relief, new study finds.