Jon Kleinberg has been named the recipient of the 2014 ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award, given to an individual selected for career contributions that have breadth in computer science or across disciplines.
Peter Wolczanski, the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor of Chemistry, has received the 2011 National Award in organometallic chemistry from the American Chemical Society. (Sept. 27, 2010)
On its first-ever Giving Day, March 25, the university received donations from more than 9,600 people totaling $6.97 million dollars. The gifts, mostly made online, came from people in every U.S. state and 52 countries on six continents.
'To reflect on arXiv is to reflect on a research world transformed by a two-decade revolution in information technology,' says Paul Ginsparg in a Nature commentary piece published Aug. 11. (Aug. 12, 2011)
Physics professor Erich Mueller and doctoral student Shovan Dutta propose a new technique for creating the quantum state that can yield anyons, unique particles that could form the hardware for future quantum computers.
Pool tuition and create a fund for universitywide priorities, recommends a task force on the budget model, part of the Reimagining Cornell strategic planning process.
Faculty spotlights: Garrett van Ryzin: Radical thinking to get us from point A to B; Helen Chun: Creating a better consumer experience; Chris Forman: Assessing the impact of information technology; and Elisha Cohn: A humanistic point of view.
Everyone is invited to play computer games created by Cornell students at the annual Game Design Initiative at Cornell showcase May 20 in Carpenter Hall.