Undergrads’ weed-killing robot wins top prize

A team of Cornell students bested the competition with their invention: an autonomous robot that kills weeds with electricity.

Jiang Fellows gain hands-on startup experience

The 2026 Jiang Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience through the Duffield College of Engineering program.

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Craig Fennie, MacArthur Fellow and materials discovery pioneer, dies at 54

Craig J. Fennie, associate professor at the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering whose groundbreaking research opened pathways for scientists to discover and design materials, died on June 14. He was 54.

13 student projects earn CIDA Research Innovation Fund awards

Thirteen Cornell students will spend the summer advancing new technologies for agriculture after receiving 2026 Research Innovation Fund awards from the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture. 

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Researchers-turned-inventors recognized at Bearers of Innovation celebration 

The Center for Technology Licensing brought together Cornell inventors in Ithaca and at Weill Cornell Medicine for Bearers of Innovation: A One Cornell Celebration, recognizing CTL-connected inventors from the past two fiscal years.

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Experimental treatment kills prostate tumor cells while reawakening antitumor immunity

Cornell Prime dots – known as C’ dots – are effective against prostate tumors, according to a new preclinical study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering.

Cultivating future scientists through plants and partnerships

Students from Buffalo's McKinley High School — home to one of the few high-school horticulture programs in New York state — visited Cornell May 19 to view the work of the Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS).

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New director, grants mark expansion of Engaged Engineering

Led by Lauren Stulgis, the Engaged Engineering initiative announced its first grants, backing projects that use engineering to serve communities through environmental monitoring, AI and data analytics, and mechanical design.

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Cornell Atkinson awards drive progress in tech, ag, sustainability

Cornell Atkinson has awarded $900k to support six new research projects that seek to protect coral reefs, improve greenhouse agriculture and understand whether wildfires affect disease spread.