Grad student aims to improve particle accelerators

New interdisciplinary research on photocathodes by physics graduate student Siddharth Karkare has the potential to dramatically improve accelerator performance.

Liners can protect pipelines during earthquakes

Cornell civil engineers have found that retrofitting pipelines with flexible tubular membranes saturated with thermosetting resin could prevent earthquake damage to seismically vulnerable pipelines in the U.S.

The perfect atom sandwich requires an extra layer

Cornell materials scientists have discovered the trick of growing perfect films of oxides called Ruddlesden-Poppers.

Program stitches together STEM, fashion design

To engage teens in STEM fields through fashion design, Cornell offered a weeklong course, “Smart Clothing, Smart Girls: Engineering through Apparel Design,” July 14-18 to 33 middle school girls.

Groundwater is safe in potential N.Y. fracking area

Two Cornell hydrologists have examined drinking water in a potential hydraulic fracturing area in New York’s Southern Tier, determining that it is safe to drink and within federal guidelines.

Graduate School seeks inclusion, engagement dean

A national search is being conducted for an associate dean for inclusion and student engagement at Cornell's Graduate School.

Book examines hows and whys of economic choices

A new book edited by human development professor Valerie Reyna tackles the biological origins of economic decisions in the new field of neuroeconomics.

Snappy 'Popples' cracks first place at national food expo

Popples, an apple-flavored treat created by Cornell food science students, earned first place in the national Institute of Food Technologists product development competition held in New Orleans June 27.

Professor proves textbooks wrong on steroid protein

In a new paper, assistant professor of animal science Vimal Selvaraj provides further proof that the textbooks are wrong when it comes to the translocator protein.