[{"id":"333258","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/matt-marx-named-vice-provost-entrepreneurship-innovation-and-external-engagement","title":"Matt Marx named vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement","content_text":"Marx will establish and serve as inaugural director of the Cornell Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, to boost university efforts to commercialize breakthrough scientific discoveries.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1260_jk_011-n.jpg?itok=VoXcPXYq","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1260_jk_011-n.jpg?itok=Tg6ydIsw","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 11:06:00 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Staff News","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1260_jk_011-n.jpg?itok=on4lepdt","image_alt":"Matt Marx has been named vice provost for entrepreneurship, innovation and external engagement."},{"id":"333269","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cornell-led-nih-grant-will-reveal-how-immune-cells-communicate-living-tissues","title":"Cornell-led NIH grant will reveal how immune cells communicate in living tissues","content_text":"A $13.3 million grant from the NIH will support efforts to reveal how immune cells communicate within living tissues, which could shape new approaches for treating inflammatory diseases, autoimmune disorders and infections.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0223_cells_tnd_0.jpg?itok=GNqCAve-","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0223_cells_tnd_0.jpg?itok=GkLfHUEz","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:06:29 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0223_cells_tnd_0.jpg?itok=vupJy8Zp","image_alt":"T cells"},{"id":"333265","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/doctoral-grad-wins-ivy-three-minute-thesis-competition","title":"Doctoral grad wins Ivy+ Three Minute Thesis competition","content_text":"Cornell 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) winner Ellen van Wijngaarden, Ph.D. \u002726, won first place in the Ivy+ 3MT, where she competed against students representing eight peer institutions.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/20260318_grad_3mt_competition_024_small.jpg?h=99402e25\u0026itok=Np87_zrZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/20260318_grad_3mt_competition_024_small.jpg?itok=GKQa8JSH","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:06:25 EDT","byline":"Katya Hrichak","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/20260318_grad_3mt_competition_024_small.jpg?h=99402e25\u0026itok=npUab-Zf","image_alt":"Ellen van Wijngaarden holds a microphone and presents her three minute talk while standing in front of her slide"},{"id":"333257","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/researchers-achieve-impossible-low-loss-tunable-dielectric","title":"Researchers achieve the \u2018impossible\u2019 low-loss, tunable dielectric","content_text":"A late-night \u201cEureka\u201d moment, a smashed computer and 17 years of persistence led researchers to achieve what many in microwave electronics had long considered out of reach: a tunable, low energy loss class of dielectric materials.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/48649475266_890056f2c6_o_0.png?h=0ea93869\u0026itok=IDo215MG","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/48649475266_890056f2c6_o_0.png?itok=wF5jD4n3","date_published":"Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:06:32 EDT","byline":"Syl Kacapyr","tags":["Around Cornell","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/48649475266_890056f2c6_o_0.png?h=0ea93869\u0026itok=nwJCpVUs"},{"id":"333255","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/duffield-engineering-sprout-awards-emerging-research-reach-new-high","title":"Duffield Engineering SPROUT Awards for emerging research reach new high","content_text":"The 16 grants are the most the SPROUT program has awarded in a single cycle and support a broad range of promising projects in AI, medicine, semiconductors, sustainability and more.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/thophilong-soil-8080788_1920.jpg?itok=57FkcMY8","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/thophilong-soil-8080788_1920.jpg?itok=UgNQ2gUG","date_published":"Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:06:30 EDT","byline":"Patrick Gillespie","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/thophilong-soil-8080788_1920.jpg?itok=VWVWgjr8"},{"id":"333244","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/student-built-bridges-connect-communities-thanks-engineering-course","title":"Student-built bridges connect communities thanks to engineering course","content_text":"Thanks to a new civil and environmental engineering course, adjunct professor Charlie Trautmann helps students hone their engineering skills by designing and building a series of community bridges.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=68lHyEzl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=n7MzEeZp","date_published":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:06:31 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=NIyh_4kS","image_alt":"A pedestrian footbridge that crosses Fall Creek in an area of the Cornell Botanic Gardens known as Flat Rock was rebuilt by Cornell students in 2023."},{"id":"333237","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/nanoparticles-sneak-antibodies-cells-inhibit-cancer-inflammation","title":"Nanoparticles sneak antibodies into cells to inhibit cancer, inflammation","content_text":"A delivery system that uses lipid nanoparticles to sneak proteins into cells can accomplish the same feat with smuggling therapeutic antibodies, new research has found.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-10\/istock-2182528876-antibodies-1280x720.jpg?itok=Awe61tNI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-10\/istock-2182528876-antibodies-1280x720.jpg?itok=oQpL2tcd","date_published":"Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:06:27 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research 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Schaffer will begin his three-year term starting July 1.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0623_schaffer_tnd.jpg?itok=Dr3mFhFa","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0623_schaffer_tnd.jpg?itok=lfMZNpI5","date_published":"Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:06:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0623_schaffer_tnd.jpg?itok=cTZNpcI_"},{"id":"333235","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/researchers-find-trap-hindering-performance-hybrid-perovskites","title":"Researchers find \u2018trap\u2019 hindering performance of hybrid perovskites","content_text":"A new study from Cornell researchers has revealed an obstacle to improving charge transport in hybrid perovskites, a promising class of semiconductor materials used in energy conversion and electronic devices.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0623_perovskite_tnd.jpg?itok=aXF57dm-","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0623_perovskite_tnd.jpg?itok=Ocp2doxr","date_published":"Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:06:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0623_perovskite_tnd.jpg?itok=WbEUM2mD"},{"id":"333229","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/undergrads-weed-killing-robot-wins-top-prize","title":"Undergrads\u2019 weed-killing robot wins top prize","content_text":"A team of Cornell students bested the competition with their invention: an autonomous robot that kills weeds with electricity.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0n7a0022-a.jpg?itok=dp4Hbmt3","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0n7a0022-a.jpg?itok=-9Ll_-of","date_published":"Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:06:54 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Radical Collaboration"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0n7a0022-a.jpg?itok=-CFhLlOZ","image_alt":"Andrew James \u201926 (from left), Neil Morrison \u201928, Natalia Kurz \u201929 and Michael Neiss \u201927 work on a prototype of their weed-killing robot ahead of The Farm Robotics Challenge, which they won on May 21."},{"id":"333226","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/jiang-fellows-gain-hands-startup-experience","title":"Jiang Fellows gain hands-on startup experience ","content_text":"The 2026 Jiang Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience through the Duffield College of Engineering program.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/around_cornell_sized_photos_-_jiang_fellows_copy.png?itok=7a3JEmIw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/around_cornell_sized_photos_-_jiang_fellows_copy.png?itok=i0ySD1rZ","date_published":"Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:06:00 EDT","byline":"Katharine Downey","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/around_cornell_sized_photos_-_jiang_fellows_copy.png?itok=CNOzqecl"},{"id":"333221","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/craig-fennie-macarthur-fellow-and-materials-discovery-pioneer-dies-54","title":"Craig Fennie, MacArthur Fellow and materials discovery pioneer, dies at 54","content_text":"Craig J. Fennie, associate professor at the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering whose groundbreaking research opened pathways for scientists to discover and design materials, died on June 14. He was 54.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0618_fennie.jpg?itok=HbfVfYOS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0618_fennie.jpg?itok=HQl5iLOT","date_published":"Thu, 18 Jun 2026 11:06:22 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Staff News","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0618_fennie.jpg?itok=nnRMcq0s","image_alt":"Craig J. Fennie"},{"id":"333217","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/13-student-projects-earn-cida-research-innovation-fund-awards","title":"13 student projects earn CIDA Research Innovation Fund awards ","content_text":"Thirteen Cornell students will spend the summer advancing new technologies for agriculture after receiving 2026 Research Innovation Fund awards from the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/ai_drone_cida.png?itok=zXQw6hRG","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/ai_drone_cida.png?itok=SOyRtV-n","date_published":"Wed, 17 Jun 2026 10:06:37 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/ai_drone_cida.png?itok=VbVYKPOD"},{"id":"333216","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/researchers-turned-inventors-recognized-bearers-innovation-celebration","title":"Researchers-turned-inventors\u202frecognized\u202fat Bearers of Innovation celebration\u202f","content_text":"The Center for Technology Licensing brought together Cornell inventors in Ithaca and at Weill Cornell Medicine for Bearers of Innovation: A One Cornell Celebration, recognizing CTL-connected inventors from the past two fiscal years.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/bearers_of_innovation_a_one_cornell_celebration-39.jpg?itok=99KYJp0o","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/bearers_of_innovation_a_one_cornell_celebration-39.jpg?itok=IuwzY2F0","date_published":"Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:06:00 EDT","byline":"Veronica Buezo Talavera","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Human Ecology","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Economic Impact","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/bearers_of_innovation_a_one_cornell_celebration-39.jpg?itok=WtSULWdj"},{"id":"333204","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/experimental-treatment-kills-prostate-tumor-cells-while-reawakening-antitumor","title":"Experimental treatment kills prostate tumor cells while reawakening antitumor immunity","content_text":"Cornell Prime dots \u2013 known as C\u2019 dots \u2013 are effective against prostate tumors, according to a new preclinical study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2024-12\/1217_prostate.jpg?itok=JbSjrOvC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2024-12\/1217_prostate.jpg?itok=SNyi9yEp","date_published":"Mon, 15 Jun 2026 10:06:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","New York City","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2024-12\/1217_prostate.jpg?itok=0uLsc7pa","image_alt":"A clump of prostate cancer cells. The blue-green cells are growing, whereas the pink ones are dying by programmed cell death (apoptosis). CREDIT: Dave McCarthy and Annie Cavanagh\/Wellcome Trust"},{"id":"333190","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cultivating-future-scientists-through-plants-and-partnerships","title":"Cultivating future scientists through plants and partnerships ","content_text":"Students from\u0026nbsp;Buffalo\u0027s McKinley High School\u0026nbsp;\u2014 home to one of the few high-school horticulture programs in New York state \u2014 visited Cornell May 19\u0026nbsp;to\u0026nbsp;view the work of the\u0026nbsp;Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems\u0026nbsp;(CROPPS).","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/mckinley_students.png?itok=zvfA-QPf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/mckinley_students.png?itok=0vWKiRFs","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:06:16 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","NYS Impact","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/mckinley_students.png?itok=Gmmq9HNy"},{"id":"333189","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/new-director-grants-mark-expansion-engaged-engineering","title":"New director, grants mark expansion of Engaged Engineering","content_text":"Led by Lauren Stulgis, the Engaged Engineering initiative announced its first grants, backing projects that use engineering to serve communities through environmental monitoring, AI and data analytics, and mechanical design.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2022_1301_sh_003.jpg?h=10a78aad\u0026itok=4OToPIGS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2022_1301_sh_003.jpg?itok=7w7NuGWX","date_published":"Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:06:05 EDT","byline":"Reeve Hamilton","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2022_1301_sh_003.jpg?h=10a78aad\u0026itok=U9KHzyre"},{"id":"333186","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/cornell-atkinson-awards-drive-progress-tech-ag-sustainability","title":"Cornell Atkinson awards drive progress in tech, ag, sustainability","content_text":"Cornell Atkinson has awarded $900k to support six new research projects that seek to protect coral reefs, improve greenhouse agriculture and understand whether wildfires affect disease spread. 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developed a computing device that stores information electrically but reads it through tiny mechanical motion, an approach that could open a path toward more energy-efficient hardware for AI and scientific computing.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0601_femems_tnd.jpg?itok=pq17TDuQ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0601_femems_tnd.jpg?itok=sfONc88d","date_published":"Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:06:54 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science\u2019s celebrated their newest graduates in department recognition ceremonies during Commencement weekend.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=8JrIIzGM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=Vc-nRPuW","date_published":"Thu, 28 May 2026 11:05:22 EDT","byline":"Louis DiPietro, Patricia Waldron","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Bowers College of Computing and Information Science\u2019s celebrated their newest graduates in department recognition ceremonies during Commencement weekend.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=8JrIIzGM","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/bowers_recog_2026_600.jpg?itok=Vc-nRPuW","date_published":"Thu, 28 May 2026 11:05:22 EDT","byline":"Louis DiPietro, Patricia Waldron","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Kotlikoff told graduates and their guests at Commencement ceremonies held May 23.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1209_sh_154.jpg?itok=kt1SaF0a","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1209_sh_154.jpg?itok=ITIJspgD","date_published":"Sat, 23 May 2026 13:05:18 EDT","byline":"Melanie Lefkowitz, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell University Library","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","College of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions","School of Continuing Education","Cornell Jeb E. 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Now an ensign, the ILR School graduate is the first member of Cornell Navy ROTC to commission through the Seaman to Admiral-21 program."},{"id":"333084","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/quantum-facility-advances-135m-duffield-engineering","title":"Quantum facility advances with $13.5M from Duffield Engineering","content_text":"The buildout of a 10,000-square-foot quantum research facility at Cornell is advancing with a new $10 million investment from the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, with an additional $3.5 million announced to support collaborative research projects.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/1c9f8cb7-fb07-4544-a99d-6fde8699a4b0_0.jpg?itok=PS4PRnIE","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/1c9f8cb7-fb07-4544-a99d-6fde8699a4b0_0.jpg?itok=mnPeXnwr","date_published":"Thu, 21 May 2026 11:05:08 EDT","byline":"Syl Kacapyr","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/1c9f8cb7-fb07-4544-a99d-6fde8699a4b0_0.jpg?itok=f-hbFI74"},{"id":"333074","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/merrill-scholars-honor-mentors-who-inspired-them","title":"Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them","content_text":"The 38th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars luncheon was held May 19 at Willard Straight Hall, celebrating the high school and Cornell mentors who inspired the latest group of scholars.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/srspotlights20260507bb725ca_merrill-scholars_20270519_bb725_1591-a.jpg?itok=oWfRztX6","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/srspotlights20260507bb725ca_merrill-scholars_20270519_bb725_1591-a.jpg?itok=Ma1oTWJT","date_published":"Wed, 20 May 2026 11:05:48 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Carr Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus known for the race cars and student teams he championed as well as research and academic leadership, died May 6 in Ithaca. 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found entropy can help bind certain pairs of molecules faster and more robustly \u2013 an approach that could have broad applications in drug development and forming new materials.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/1214_molecules_tnd.jpg?itok=SlJ9N5ZD","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/1214_molecules_tnd.jpg?itok=BQaCLfus","date_published":"Mon, 11 May 2026 10:05:15 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research 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