Cornell Bhangra ready to compete on 'America's Got Talent'

The student Punjabi dance team Cornell Bhangra performs in the quarterfinal round of "America's Got Talent" Aug. 12. The team is competing for a chance at a $1 million prize.

CUAUV again takes top spot at RoboSub competition

The Cornell University Autonomous Underwater Vehicle team took home the top prize at the 17th Annual International RoboSub Competition, July 28-Aug. 3 in San Diego, Calif.

Arts and Sciences adds 11 humanities faculty

The College of Arts and Sciences will have 11 new faculty members this fall.

Cornell Tech to open space in Roosevelt Island gallery

Cornell Tech will open a space at the Roosevelt Island Visual Art Association, 527 Main St., Roosevelt Island starting Sept. 3.

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.

Ashim Datta to lead food safety simulation project

A $683,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will support a project aimed at integrating the power of computer simulation with the teaching of food safety principles.

Lynden Archer receives chemical engineering award

Professor Lynden Archer has received the 2014 Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum award from the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Black alumni group awards first literary grant

The Cornell Black Alumni Association is helping first-time alumni authors with a new literary grant program. The first recipient is Dionne M. Benjamin '00, who envisioned a book series called “City Kids.”

Trustee Emeritus Dick Call dies at age 84

Richard "Dick" C. Call ’52, farmer, businessman and Cornell trustee emeritus, died Aug. 2 after a long illness. He was 84 years old.