A team of Cornell University engineers has built a self-driving vehicle to enter the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge, in which a vehicle must cross 175 miles of battlefield-like terrain entirely under computer control.
A major hardware crash Sunday, June 15, left many Cornell users unable to receive e-mail for periods ranging from two days to almost a week. Some incoming mail was irretrievably lost in the process. (June 23, 2008)
A company based on Cornell technology that specializes in sentiment and opinion analysis is the latest to earn investment support from the Johnson School's student-run venture fund, BR Ventures. (May 4, 2009)
Nearly 49 percent of the Cornell Graduate School's 1,995 new students this year are from other countries, and admissions are more selective and competitive, with a 5 percent jump in applications. (Sept. 13, 2012)
Scott Emr has kept the institute focused on hypothesis-driven science that uses genetics, biochemistry, proteomics and bioinformatics to answer fundamental questions in cell biology. (Sept. 12, 2012)
The eighth annual Workshop and Conference on the Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases June 2-6 will address the emergence and transmission of infectious microorganisms in ecosystems. (May 24, 2010)
With great expectations, the $162 million, 263,000-square-foot building designed by architect Richard Meier will open officially in October, though key residents are starting to move in this month. (June 6, 2008)
Cornell's Institute for the Social Sciences has announced the recipients of its biannual small-grant award program for interdisciplinary research and conference support.