Hidden Picasso painting revealed with Cornell help

Cornell’s synchrotron X-ray light source has played a key role in helping conservators go deeper into the mystery of a hidden painting beneath Pablo Picasso's 1901 masterpiece "The Blue Room."

Francis Moon publishes history of innovation book

Francis Moon, the Joseph C. Ford Professor of Engineering Emeritus, has published his ninth book, "Social Networks in the History of Innovation and Invention."

Mysterious 'Magic Island' appears on Saturn moon

Now you don’t see it. Now, you do. Astronomers have discovered a bright, mysterious geologic object – where one never existed – on Cassini mission radar images from Titan, a moon of Saturn.

Math symposium to celebrate legacy of Bill Thurston

A symposium celebrating the mathematical legacy of the late Bill Thurston, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Mathematics and winner of the Fields Medal, will take place June 23-27.

Cornell Tech will be 'land grant' school for NYC

The growth of Cornell Tech over the next few years will be exciting to watch and in many ways similar to what we see on the Ithaca campus, but with a novel approach, a Reunion audience was told June 7.

New chemistry curriculum adds breadth, depth to studies

Chemistry faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences have changed the curriculum to offer more options for their students, two-thirds of whom pursue careers that don’t require a graduate degree in chemistry.

National panel urges 'putting human boots' on Mars

After 18 months of deliberation, the Committee on Human Spaceflight – co-led by a Cornell professor – issued a report June 4 on whether Earth-bound humans should continue exploring space. The conclusion: Let’s go red.

Pinch book recalls the disputatious Tommy Gold

Disputed science is at the heart of the latest book by Trevor Pinch, “Golem at Large: What You Should Know About Technology.”

Geothermal heat pumps keep cell tower cool

In collaboration with Verizon Wireless, Cornell engineers are testing a geothermal heat pump system to control the climate of a cellular tower shelter on campus.