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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. George was 88.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0519_george_tnd.jpg?itok=ThthWuQQ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0519_george_tnd.jpg?itok=hyVb7JDk","date_published":"Tue, 19 May 2026 10:05:16 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0519_george_tnd.jpg?itok=k5qK5DyQ"},{"id":"333061","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/immunology-center-announces-2026-multidisciplinary-seed-grant-recipients","title":"Immunology center announces 2026 multidisciplinary seed grant recipients","content_text":false,"image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/cover.png?itok=Ke-KjMpq","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/cover.png?itok=uHTcI_o_","date_published":"Tue, 19 May 2026 10:05:07 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","College of Veterinary Medicine","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/cover.png?itok=SUVcLd_B"},{"id":"333060","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/grad-hopes-advance-womens-health-space","title":"Grad hopes to advance women\u2019s health in space","content_text":"Duffield Engineering graduate Priya Abiram \u201925 is working toward a future where space travel is designed to support all bodies.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0519_space1.jpg?itok=Eky4NzFc","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0519_space1.jpg?itok=L9RP6NwC","date_published":"Tue, 19 May 2026 09:05:23 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Features","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0519_space1.jpg?itok=Xge5VkgC","image_alt":"Priya Abiram \u002725 served as chief scientist during a HI-SEAS analog astronaut mission at a former NASA training site located on top of a volcano in Hawaii."},{"id":"333057","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/toyota-research-institute-cornell-partner-ai-projects","title":"Toyota Research Institute, Cornell partner on AI projects","content_text":"Researchers from the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering and the Cornell Bowers College of Computing and Information Science are teaming up with the Toyota Research Institute for projects involving AI personalization and robotics.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/up_2018_0392_085_jpg.jpg?itok=jDQlgeOW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/up_2018_0392_085_jpg.jpg?itok=amZQQC5F","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 15:05:28 EDT","byline":"Syl Kacapyr","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Around Cornell","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/up_2018_0392_085_jpg.jpg?itok=mYy15OLS"},{"id":"333054","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/twenty-three-receive-awards-recognizing-excellence-and-impact","title":"Twenty-three receive awards recognizing excellence and impact","content_text":"The Graduate Excellence and Impact Awards recognized members of the graduate community for their impacts on advancing access, engagement and belonging through service and leadership.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/img_1921.jpg?h=8b3fd550\u0026itok=aE8Lusa2","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/img_1921.jpg?itok=Sqtm-glK","date_published":"Mon, 18 May 2026 14:05:00 EDT","byline":"Katya Hrichak","tags":["Around Cornell","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","College of Human Ecology","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/img_1921.jpg?h=8b3fd550\u0026itok=rKgcIRpr","image_alt":"The 2026 Excellence and Impact Awards sit on a table"},{"id":"333029","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/living-lab-students-tackle-campus-trash-and-food-waste","title":"From the Living Lab: Students tackle campus trash and food waste","content_text":"From donating excess dining hall food to surveying their peers\u0027 leftovers, students reduce waste and make campus more sustainable.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2016_1200_livinglabstudentsandcampustrash_final_n.jpg?itok=LrJSjaKx","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2016_1200_livinglabstudentsandcampustrash_final_n.jpg?itok=TlF70uaz","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 17:05:33 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","Features","NYS Impact","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","NYS 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EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Diversity"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0511_advising.jpg?itok=LgIQrTNu","image_alt":"Maegan Puzas Kessen (left), assistant director of inclusive academic advising in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Office of Academic Programs, won the Leadership and Community Impact Award and Alex Pizzola, assistant director of engineering advising in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, won the Individual Impact Award at a presentation May 7."},{"id":"333001","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/entropy-gives-marriage-molecules-just-enough-freedom","title":"Entropy gives a \u2018marriage\u2019 of molecules just enough freedom","content_text":"Researchers 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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Bowers College of Computing and Information Sciences, and Jeffrey Wang \u201927, a mechanical engineering major in Duffield Engineering, work on their drone project during the Internet of Things and Technology and Engagement class."},{"id":"332991","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/engineering-alumni-association-awards-honor-outstanding-achievements","title":"Engineering Alumni Association Awards honor outstanding achievements","content_text":"At the annual Cornell Engineering Alumni Association awards banquet held on May 1 in Upson Hall, members of the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering community were recognized for excellence in teaching, student mentorship, undergraduate research, student leadership and experiential learning.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/1106_07_053_select.jpg?itok=csHQd7KQ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/1106_07_053_select.jpg?itok=tjoWFTs7","date_published":"Fri, 08 May 2026 14:05:55 EDT","byline":"Patrick Gillespie","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\/1106_07_053_select.jpg?itok=_UUVLugK"},{"id":"332988","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/students-pitch-market-potential-engineering-inventions","title":"Students pitch market potential for engineering inventions","content_text":"From advanced microscopes that peer deep into living tissue to software that maps transportation emissions, Cornell students presented commercialization strategies for technologies developed by engineering faculty during the Innovation Collaborative final presentations on May 1 in Gates Hall.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/img_4157_0_0.jpeg?itok=T0QC5-9-","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/img_4157_0_0.jpeg?itok=Ls7aZLcg","date_published":"Fri, 08 May 2026 11:05:32 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\/img_4157_0_0.jpeg?itok=WakTOxr5"},{"id":"332981","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/2026-inclusive-excellence-awards-celebrate-engineering-community","title":"2026 Inclusive Excellence awards celebrate Engineering community","content_text":"The Office of Inclusive Excellence in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering recognized outstanding undergraduate and graduate students, student organizations and staff at their Annual Awards Banquet on April 30.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026-oie-awards-banquet-001.jpg?itok=Ae_yjXHG","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026-oie-awards-banquet-001.jpg?itok=c6UaDPCv","date_published":"Thu, 07 May 2026 09:05:23 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\/2026-05\/2026-oie-awards-banquet-001.jpg?itok=0CkhCM7u"},{"id":"332970","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/living-lab-small-biodigester-fuel-research-extension","title":"From the Living Lab: Small biodigester to fuel research, 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robots","content_text":"Researchers created a computational model that shows the effect of insects\u2019 morphology on stabilizing their flight, which could provide a blueprint for designing flapping-wing robots.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1178_stableflappingflight_final_n.jpg?itok=VZKKG3vX","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1178_stableflappingflight_final_n.jpg?itok=fLWMVD9S","date_published":"Mon, 04 May 2026 11:05:11 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1178_stableflappingflight_final_n.jpg?itok=n-AxPCmw","image_alt":"Illustration of insects and birds in flight"},{"id":"332952","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/community-engagement-awards-celebrate-partnerships-creating-positive-change","title":"Community Engagement Awards celebrate partnerships creating positive change","content_text":"The fourth annual Community Engagement Awards celebrated community-engaged work by students, faculty and staff from across Cornell over the past year.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/scl_einhornawards_20260422_am3566_6823_horiz_crop.jpg?itok=EK8llu9h","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/scl_einhornawards_20260422_am3566_6823_horiz_crop.jpg?itok=glUrknEr","date_published":"Mon, 04 May 2026 08:05:34 EDT","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art 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advantage.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0430_falco.png?itok=pkeJ0BQJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0430_falco.png?itok=mwx0C6cs","date_published":"Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:04:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0430_falco.png?itok=2cOL5S97","image_alt":"Greg Falco \u201910, assistant professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering, testifies in front of congressional committee on April 30."},{"id":"332937","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/cornell-mens-tennis-looks-cause-racket-ncaas","title":"Cornell men\u2019s tennis looks to cause a racket at NCAAs","content_text":"The Big Red won the Ivy League title for the third time in its history and travel to Texas May 1 for its fourth straight NCAA appearance.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0430_tennis_05205.jpg?itok=oiKxbJKk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0430_tennis_05205.jpg?itok=_CZSTSWT","date_published":"Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:04:00 EDT","byline":"Steve Gattine, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Features","News \u0026 Events","Big Red Sports","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","School of Hotel Administration","Ithaca","Student 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28.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2018-05\/0502_nas_TND_0.jpg?itok=WYcGZStw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2018-05\/0502_nas_TND_0.jpg?itok=x4kDiFfw","date_published":"Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:04:56 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2018-05\/0502_nas_TND_0.jpg?itok=-pQ8S_3u","image_alt":"NAS logo"},{"id":"332922","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/living-lab-rooftop-heat-recovery-slashes-cornells-energy-use","title":"From the Living Lab: Rooftop heat recovery slashes Cornell\u2019s energy use","content_text":"For the latest advance in sustainability on Cornell\u2019s campus, look to the new heat recovery systems atop Olin Hall, Duffield Hall and the Biotechnology Building.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1102_ry_0567n.jpg?itok=mexvjThW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1102_ry_0567n.jpg?itok=fU_FGkUy","date_published":"Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:04:18 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Features","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Economic Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/2026_1102_ry_0567n.jpg?itok=7tI6A5Ch","image_alt":"From left to right, Cornell facilities staff Sam Fairchild and Jason Collins answer questions from students Gina Chen \u002728 and Eunice Son \u002728 in a tour of Olin Hall\u0027s mechanical room."},{"id":"332924","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/beckie-robertson-82-earns-duffield-engineerings-highest-alumni-honor","title":"Beckie Robertson \u201982 earns Duffield Engineering\u2019s highest alumni honor","content_text":"Beckie Robertson \u201982, a venture capital leader in biotechnology, received the Cornell Duffield Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award on April 23 in recognition of a career defined by innovation in health care and service to Cornell.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/bme-beckie-robertson-distinguished-alumni-award20-a.jpg?itok=iEfGgVNJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/bme-beckie-robertson-distinguished-alumni-award20-a.jpg?itok=In4Xszgx","date_published":"Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:04:07 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","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\/2026-04\/bme-beckie-robertson-distinguished-alumni-award20-a.jpg?itok=PSdhtH1z","image_alt":"Beckie Robertson \u201982 with Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff (left) and Duffield Engineering Dean Lynden Archer, who presented her with the Cornell Duffield Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award, April 23 in Upson Hall."},{"id":"332896","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/duffield-engineering-launches-25m-education-research-institute","title":"Duffield Engineering launches $25M education research institute","content_text":"With funds from a record-setting naming gift\u0026nbsp;from David A. Duffield \u201962, MBA \u201964, the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering will establish the $25 million Cornell David A. Duffield Engineering Education Research Institute.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/0423_eer_tnd.jpg?itok=htJPzL8H","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/0423_eer_tnd.jpg?itok=Sn0Y23FQ","date_published":"Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:04:03 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Campaign"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/0423_eer_tnd.jpg?itok=ykB89Jc0"},{"id":"332872","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/student-built-methane-sensor-aids-mangrove-restoration-efforts","title":"Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts","content_text":"A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/atkinson-todd-cowen-edf43-a.jpg?itok=2w0Rztwl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/atkinson-todd-cowen-edf43-a.jpg?itok=FyzsuhYO","date_published":"Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:04:01 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Features","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Research Impact","Sustainability","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/atkinson-todd-cowen-edf43-a.jpg?itok=oW_w-b65","image_alt":"On campus, students and researchers 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EDT","byline":"Diane Tessaglia-Hymes","tags":["Around Cornell","Local Impact","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/photo1-systems-airport-_architecture_students_0.jpg?itok=uF2GkeUv"},{"id":"332859","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/handle-care-soft-robot-gripper-picks-ripe-fruit-without-bruising","title":"Handle with care: Soft robot gripper picks ripe fruit without bruising","content_text":"Cornell researchers used stretchable fiber-optic sensors to create a soft robot gripper that can predict the ripeness of strawberries by touch, then pick them without causing any damage.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=0S34oada","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=r14oLE7_","date_published":"Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:04:08 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/robot-gripper-2-a.jpg?itok=RplvoM68","image_alt":"This soft-gripping technology, developed in the Organic Robotics Lab, could lead to more resilient and ecological food production and increase the availability of fruit species that are difficult to cultivate."},{"id":"332841","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/04\/kaplan-fellowship-honors-butchers-work-connecting-engineering-design-community","title":"Kaplan Fellowship honors Butcher\u2019s work connecting engineering design with community-identified needs","content_text":"Jonathan Butcher, the Joseph N. Pew Jr. Professor in Engineering in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, has been named this year\u2019s recipient of the Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship from the Einhorn Center.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-04\/butcher_03.png?itok=0_-Xj5oH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-04\/butcher_03.png?itok=T2ka13M1","date_published":"Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:04:26 EDT","byline":"Olivia Hall","tags":["Around Cornell","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Public Engagement","Around Cornell","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-04\/butcher_03.png?itok=X_1ULiDV","image_alt":"Group standing under balloons"},{"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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