A team of Cornell University researchers has received $1.6 million in grants to develop technology that could lead to computers that are not only smaller and cheaper, but more flexible – literally.
Patricia Watson '83 has been named senior associate vice president of alumni affairs and development. Her new position will take effect immediately. (March 2, 2010)
We all know it's a small world: Any one of us is only about six acquaintances away from anyone else. Even in the vast confusion of the World Wide Web, on the average, one page is only about 16 to 20 clicks away from any other. But how, without being able to see the whole map, can we get a message to a person who is only "six degrees of separation" away?
Events on campus this week include contra dance and salsa, a talk by Roberto Sierra, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, Soup and Hope, special museum events, lectures on computers, the Internet and privacy. (Jan. 27, 2011)
Cornell educators are introducing 12 local fifth-grade students to a world where games are serious and math, science and technology are fun. As part of the Ithaca Youth Bureau's three-week College Discovery Program, the students performed chemistry and physics experiments arranged by the Cornell Center for Materials Research and explored virtual computer worlds in classes at the Cornell Theory Center.
Cornell's advanced degree program in biological sciences has risen significantly in rankings by U.S. News and World Report in its "America's Best Graduate Schools 2007" annual report, released April 14.
The report placed Cornell…
Cornell's advanced degree program in biological sciences jumped from 14th in the nation to seventh in U.S. News and World Report's 'America's Best Graduate Schools 2007' annual report. (May 4, 2006)
A new study of some 93,000 postmenopausal American women found those with the highest amounts of sedentary time – defined as sitting and resting but excluding sleeping – died earlier than their most active peers.
One of the dreams of both science fiction writers and practical robot builders has been realized, at least on a simple level: Cornell University researchers have created a machine that can build copies of itself.
Researchers at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research on Cornell's campus report a breakthrough in understanding how plants perceive and respond to light. (Nov. 27, 2007)