[{"id":"332829","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/decade-impact-and-counting-bowers-student-computing-group","title":"A decade of impact \u2013 and counting \u2013 for Bowers student computing group","content_text":"The Underrepresented Minorities in Computing group celebrated a decade of helping diverse students to succeed in the computing fields.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/urcm_10th_1280.png?itok=YCUzZr3i","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/urcm_10th_1280.png?itok=JNiCvhS9","date_published":"Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:04:06 EDT","byline":"Louis DiPietro","tags":["Around Cornell","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Around Cornell","Cornell Ann S. 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He was 91.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/up_2016_0497_059_select_jpg_hi-res.jpg?h=3794d219\u0026itok=tsgJjKPp","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/up_2016_0497_059_select_jpg_hi-res.jpg?itok=qRk7bRfy","date_published":"Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:04:27 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/up_2016_0497_059_select_jpg_hi-res.jpg?h=3794d219\u0026itok=RYGYmuAh","image_alt":"William L. Maxwell \u201957, Ph.D. \u201961"},{"id":"332814","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/portent-backs-five-new-technologies-expand-access-care","title":"PORTENT backs five\u202fnew\u202ftechnologies\u202fto expand\u202faccess to care\u202f ","content_text":"Five next-generation point-of-care technologies have been selected for funding by PORTENT, a Center for Point-of-Care Technologies for Nutrition, Infection, and Cancer at Cornell, focusing on crucial healthcare across the globe. \u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/year_3_project_16x9.jpg?itok=_YAPgFpK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/year_3_project_16x9.jpg?itok=yDxLgnoj","date_published":"Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:04:39 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life 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agriculture.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/leahcrenshaw_measures_bill_of_white-throated_spadebill_thumbnail.jpg?itok=5rD4goBl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/leahcrenshaw_measures_bill_of_white-throated_spadebill_thumbnail.jpg?itok=ELIGh7L9","date_published":"Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:04:00 EDT","byline":"Krisy Gashler","tags":["Around Cornell","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research 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reliability.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/cnf-nandan-muthangi-xallent-_nandun28.jpg?itok=k9yY7t83","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/cnf-nandan-muthangi-xallent-_nandun28.jpg?itok=Sp9QYeTV","date_published":"Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:04:39 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\/2026-04\/cnf-nandan-muthangi-xallent-_nandun28.jpg?itok=beu3M0C9"},{"id":"332752","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/research-becomes-reality-biomed-startups","title":"Research becomes reality for biomed startups","content_text":"Three new biomed startups demonstrate efficacy of Cornell gap funding programs.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0307_ctl1.jpg?itok=DoYmEujy","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0307_ctl1.jpg?itok=rrXE-l4M","date_published":"Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:04:08 EDT","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","NYS Impact","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Intercampus","NYS Impact","Radical Collaboration","Research 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input.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2019-02\/spring_scenic.jpg?h=0a548e0b\u0026itok=kywlJnXv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2019-02\/spring_scenic.jpg?itok=XoAZ7ZGT","date_published":"Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:04:46 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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cleanroom."},{"id":"332765","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/atomic-distortions-reveal-new-clues-about-superconductivity","title":"Atomic distortions reveal new clues about superconductivity","content_text":"A new study shows how tiny changes in atomic structure can strongly influence whether a material becomes superconducting.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2018-08\/0802_superconductor_TND.jpg?h=50ca6c4e\u0026itok=fIbnUCK_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2018-08\/0802_superconductor_TND.jpg?itok=6KGGsxpl","date_published":"Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:04:54 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research 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2024.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/comunidadeubunye_studentsdoingexperiment_angola_2024_catiadombaxe_30-a.jpg?itok=ad4T9-Yh","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/comunidadeubunye_studentsdoingexperiment_angola_2024_catiadombaxe_30-a.jpg?itok=HmBmIiYw","date_published":"Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:03:22 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Global Reach","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Features","Inclusion and Belonging","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/comunidadeubunye_studentsdoingexperiment_angola_2024_catiadombaxe_30-a.jpg?itok=JLIV0kls","image_alt":"Students perform a wet aggregate stability experiment as part of STEAMpact\u2019s Comunidade Ubunye project in Angola."},{"id":"332722","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/admitted-class-2030-seeks-real-world-impact","title":"Admitted Class of 2030 seeks real-world impact","content_text":"The 5,776 scholars admitted to the Class of 2030 bring a breadth of talent and potential from all around the globe.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0326_welcome_tnd.jpg?itok=_wLtaxQf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0326_welcome_tnd.jpg?itok=KQx_slMu","date_published":"Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:03:00 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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won Cornell\u0027s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to prsent their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/20260318_grad_3mt_competition_001_small.jpg?h=0352c542\u0026itok=y-a8AOjf","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/20260318_grad_3mt_competition_001_small.jpg?itok=Q9u3sEFo","date_published":"Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:03:00 EDT","byline":"Katya Hrichak","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-03\/20260318_grad_3mt_competition_001_small.jpg?h=0352c542\u0026itok=xJqZNMrt","image_alt":"Ellen van Wijngaarden holds a microphone and presents her three minute talk while standing in 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Fujikawa \u201977 Professor of Astronautical Engineering at the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, has been developing a one-of-a-kind simulator that would allow researchers, companies and government agencies to test and refine space technologies."},{"id":"332557","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/going-nuclear-student-group-embraces-clean-energy","title":"Going nuclear: Student group embraces clean energy","content_text":"The newly formed student group Cornell Nuclear is Clean Energy is embracing nuclear technology to fight climate change and create jobs.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-03\/0304_michaelson.jpg?itok=niwjy1tC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-03\/0304_michaelson.jpg?itok=AYe54woQ","date_published":"Wed, 04 Mar 2026 09:03:44 EST","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","Cornell Jeb E. 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And they mean business.","content_text":"In this week\u2019s episode of\u0026nbsp;Research Matters, Cornell professor Robert Shepherd explores a radically reimagined future of robotics \u2013 one built not from bolts and steel, but from living tissues, fungal networks and soft, 3D-printed materials.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-01\/0127_robot_still.jpg?itok=aY83BDuq","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-01\/0127_robot_still.jpg?itok=VRhOmxcS","date_published":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:03:20 EST","byline":"Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Research Matters","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\/2025-01\/0127_robot_still.jpg?itok=CxgtcQu3","image_alt":"soft jellyfish robot"},{"id":"332541","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/intermediate-phases-speed-nanoparticle-crystallization","title":"Intermediate phases speed nanoparticle crystallization","content_text":"A well-placed step can turn a high hurdle into an easier jump. The same idea applies to how nanoparticles transition into crystals, according to new research from the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0426_nanoparticles_tnd_0.jpg?itok=uIBe4KZG","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0426_nanoparticles_tnd_0.jpg?itok=NKmIrVV-","date_published":"Tue, 03 Mar 2026 10:03:15 EST","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0426_nanoparticles_tnd_0.jpg?itok=Y4FKoovJ","image_alt":"nanoparticles"},{"id":"332543","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/03\/cornell-faculty-and-staff-honored-community-engaged-innovation","title":"Cornell faculty and staff honored for community-engaged innovation","content_text":"Fourteen members of Cornell\u2019s faculty and staff are being recognized this year with Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the David M. 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