Stressing metallic material controls superconductivity

Cornell researchers have helped find a way to control superconductivity in a metallic material by stressing and deforming it.

Adam Schiff discusses impeachment inquiry, national security

The congressman discussed his work as chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and his leading role in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump during an Oct. 10 visit to Cornell.

President highlights staff support of Cornell priorities

The university’s 8,000 staff members, whose expertise ranges from counseling to cooking to carpentry, are integral to Cornell’s mission as a land-grant university and its positive impact on the world, President Martha E. Pollack said in her third annual address to staff Oct. 10.

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Things to Do, Oct. 11-18, 2019

Events this week include a plant sale and workshop; film series featuring cinematic cities and French-language cinema; a book talk on fighting aquatic diseases; and a humanities conference on energy.

New Cayuga language class focuses on nature, culture

For the first time in Cornell’s 154-year history, students this year can take a class to learn the language of the Cayuga Nation, whose traditional territory is now home to Cornell’s Ithaca campus.

Grow-NY Summit to feature food, ag innovations

Biodegradable plastics, drone-powered pollination and revolutionary indoor farming techniques are just a few of the innovations that will be on display at the Grow-NY Food and Ag Summit, Nov. 12-13 at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

Arts Unplugged event features film screening, master class

Cornell’s newest film professor will share advice for creating a powerful documentary and screen his latest film in the second event in the College of Arts and Sciences’ Arts Unplugged series, Oct. 17 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.

Sabin installation at Microsoft Research turns AI into art

“Ada,” a responsive, photoluminescent fiber pavilion designed by Cornell’s Jenny Sabin, has just opened, suspended in a light-filled atrium at Microsoft Research in Redmond, Washington.

Alumnus screenwriter to visit for Milstein Program event

Screenwriter, novelist and educator Howard Rodman ’71 will be on campus Oct. 17 for a reading of his most recent book, "The Great Eastern," in one of two public events hosted by the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity.