U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) visited the College of Veterinary Medicine on Jan. 7 to discuss bipartisan legislation proposing to establish centers of excellence for pandemic response and prevention.
Richard Kiely PhD ’02, a senior fellow in the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, has been inducted into the Academy of Community Engagement Scholarship. The honor recognizes Kiely’s more than 20 years of experience and expertise in advancing community-engaged learning, teaching and research.
Tapo Bhattacharjee, assistant professor of computer science at Cornell Bowers CIS, will use a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop assistive robotics for people with physical disabilities and their caregivers.
From teaching food science at the Ithaca Farmers Market to researching how youth feel about their race and ethnicity, this year’s Engaged Faculty Fellows are demonstrating the range of work that’s possible through community-engaged learning and research. The 2021-22 cohorts include 15 faculty from eight Cornell schools and colleges.
As New York prepares for a carbon-free energy future, public support for utility-scale solar farms is much lower than support for smaller solar projects, says new Cornell research.
The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has recently welcomed many new faculty members to its academic departments, each one bringing a unique set of skills and experience that enriches the college.
A Cornell study shows that certain materials can change the biochemical behavior of surface microbes living on them, and is the first to show an insoluble material exerting control over biochemical behaviors of bacteria.
Stephen Yale-Loehr, professor of immigration law, comments on Supreme Court arguments this week in two cases about whether immigrants detained more than six months have a right to a release hearing.
Cornell officials announced plans including testing, masks and boosters for employees and will hold a Town Hall meeting Jan. 7 to answer any outstanding questions.
President Martha E. Pollack, Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Vice President for Student and Campus Life Ryan Lombardi announced safety measures for students returning to Cornell's Ithaca campus for the spring semester.
