High-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary projects get support from the National Science Foundation

Three Cornell research teams have received National Science Foundation support from a new program that rewards high-risk, high-reward interdisciplinary projects. (Oct. 24, 2012)

Jerrold Meinwald wins Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry

Jerrold Meinwald, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, will receive the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry. (Oct. 22, 2012)

Speaker: Engineering workforce needs to 'look like America'

To make the STEM field workforce look more like the U.S. population, more minorities need to be encouraged and supported to enter these fields, said Irving McPhail '70 speaking on campus Oct. 17. (Oct. 18, 2012)

NYC symposium to review latest cancer research advances

A symposium with some of the world's top cancer researchers will take place Nov. 8 at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City. (Oct. 16, 2012)

$1 million gift from Kionix to support graduate education

A $1 million gift from Kionix Inc., an Ithaca-based company founded to commercialize technology developed at Cornell, has established the Kionix Graduate Fellowship in Engineering. (Oct. 11, 2012)

Two graduate students win Intel Ph.D. fellowships

Electrical and computer engineering graduate students Ishita Mukhopadhyay and Jared Strait have received 2012 Intel Ph.D. Fellowships. (Oct. 3, 2012)

Using electroactive bacteria, students design toxin sensor

Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines has designed and built a biosensor that uses an electroactive bacterial species to detect the toxic substances arsenic and naphthalene in water. (Oct. 2, 2012)

CCMR announces fall 2012 JumpStart recipients

Three New York state companies have received funding through the JumpStart program, which fosters industry-university collaborations to support product development, revenue growth and job creation. (Oct. 1, 2012)

Fill the STEM pipeline by recruiting, training, supporting science teachers

Julie Nucci proposes an integrated approach to solving the STEM pipeline crisis, which includes keeping the CNS Institute for Physics Teachers alive. (Oct. 1, 2012)