Innovative games debut at GDIAC showcase

The public is invited to the Game Design Initiative at Cornell showcase, held Saturday, May 20 from 1-4 p.m. in Clark Atrium in the Physical Sciences Building, to play video games created by students in Game Development courses.

Multi-college scholars think deeply about cities

Cornell students explored creative ways to understand urban landscapes during two cross-disciplinary courses this year, part of Cornell's Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities.

Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities

This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.

$2.5M in A&S New Frontier Grants supports bold projects

A $2.5 million grant will fund 13 research projects across the sciences, social sciences and humanities for novel investigations ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.

Students use the Internet of Things to connect, inspire

From monitoring blood pressure to potholes: Professor Max Zhang's Internet of Things (IoT) course teaches students how to leverage IoT sensor technology to solve real-world problems and help the community. 

Boatmun ’23 honored for campus-community leadership

Abigail Boatmun ’23, of Oklahoma, was recognized for her participation and leadership in a myriad of town-gown interests focused on mentorship, literacy and educational equity.

Pre-college big data certificate offered free to Cornell community

A new pre-college certificate program designed to help high school students develop data analysis skills complementary to a wide range of academic and professional fields will be offered at no cost to the children of Cornell faculty and staff and underserved students nominated by local high schools and other partners.

New initiatives support Northeast dairy innovation

Applications are open for a new online entrepreneurship class for innovators with ideas for value-added dairy products, and finalists have been announced for a first-ever dairy products competition.

In its 20th year, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar graduates 42 doctors

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, which this year is celebrating its 20th anniversary, awarded Cornell University medical degrees to 42 new doctors on May 9 at the institution’s annual commencement ceremony.