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SoNIC Workshop takes minority students to the cloud

Hakim Weatherspoon, associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, is leading a workshop aimed at minority college students to encourage advanced study in STEM fields.

Polls produced by students reveal shifting attitudes

Younger citizens are taking more liberal social positions, according to polls conducted by students in the course "Taking America’s Pulse," where students design, conduct and analyze a real public opinion poll.

Flores-Macías studies Colombian security tax on country's elite

Research by professor of government Gustavo Flores-Macías on Colombian security taxes reveals how the government was able to tax the economic elite to benefit state security.

Cornell wins three 2015 CASE awards

The Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has recognized creative work at Cornell with three Circle of Excellence Awards this year.

Two researchers awarded Department of Defense grants

William Dichtel and Jiwoong Park have received Department of Defense grants that support multidisciplinary, basic research.

Saving puffins and 'King Penguin,' too

Project Puffin founder Steve Kress, Ph.D. '72, writes a scientific memoir of how he and a dedicated band of seabird-fostering conservationists brought Fratercula arctica back to Maine’s barren, offshore islands.

Interactive linguistics tool detects political 'framing'

As strategists gear up for the 2016 campaign, communication researchers are recruiting political news junkies in a nationwide test of an interactive tool that draws attention to framing in political issues.

Study: 2 in 5 African-American women know a prisoner

African-American adults – particularly women – on average have a significantly larger share of their social circle behind bars than whites, according to research co-authored by a Cornell professor.

Red Runner pilot to serve staff, faculty who have disabilities

The Red Runner system has begun piloting a service similar to CU Lift to provide free transportation on campus for staff and faculty who have disabilities or chronic health conditions.

Fund aiding Cornellians in crisis accepts auction items

Donations for this fall's online Emergency CARE (Cornellians Aiding and Responding to Employees) Fund are being accepted now through Oct. 26.

Engineers' synthetic immune organ produces antibodies

Cornell engineers have created a synthetic immune organ that produces antibodies and can be controlled in the lab, completely separate from a living organism.

Graduate student Tonia Ko composes a soaring career

Accompanying her graduate studies at Cornell, Tonia Ko has earned national and international honors including commissions to create new works and a recent BMI Student Composer Award.