About 12,000 bacteria and viruses collected in a sampling from public transit systems and hospitals around the world from 2015 to 2017 had never before been identified, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
Mathematical and computational models can make power grids, financial institutions and other networks less vulnerable to collapse, Jon Kleinberg, the Tisch University Professor of Computer Science, said at a June 13 presentation on Capitol Hill.
Eilyan Bitar, professor of electrical and computing engineering, and Arthur Wheaton, transportation industries expert and director of labor studies, comment on newly announced grants from the Biden administration, awarded to school districts, to purchase electric school buses.
During the annual parade on March 31, first-year architecture students plan to unveil a sustainably constructed dragon “skinned” in colorful fabric that will be removed as part of a finale reveal.
Two professors have spearheaded a project to get donated tablet computers to patients at Cayuga Medical Center who are isolated from loved ones because of COVID-19.
Over the long weekend, Southwest Airlines cancelled over 2,000 flights, causing major disruptions to travel plans for thousands of passengers. Arthur Wheaton, an expert in airline industries at Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, says while the problems at Southwest Airlines mirror the supply chain issues facing the globe, they have not handled the situation very well, reducing consumer trust.
Technology policy is a broad and emerging field and touches almost every aspect of our daily lives. Under the direction of Professor Sarah Kreps, the new Cornell Brooks School Tech Policy Institute at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy will provide valuable opportunities for students and researchers.
Weill Cornell Medicine’s debt-reduction program was created in 2019 to cover tuition, fees, housing and living expenses for students with financial need.
Architect Martin Miller discusses computational design techniques from artificial intelligence to robotic fabrication, and the fast pace of working on projects in China, collaboration and creativity, and his advice to students.
