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Students win carbon  removal challenge

Congratulations to Gigatonne Bio, an interdisciplinary team of graduate students from Duffield Engineering, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Princeton, and Colombia that won the 2026 OpenAir Carbon Removal Challenge for their approach to covering mine waste into CO2…

Quantum facility advances with $13.5M from Duffield Engineering

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.

Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them

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.

Cornell CAT convenes researchers, industry to accelerate life sciences innovation

At a daylong event designed to promote academic-industry collaboration, Cornell’s Center for Advanced Technology in Life Science Enterprise cast itself as both a funder of early-stage research and catalyst accelerating connections that move discoveries foward.

Robotic ‘matter’ flows, adapts through mechanical intelligence

Cornell engineers have developed a robotic collective that behaves less like a machine and more like a material that flows, reshapes and adapts to its environment without centralized control.

Cornell M.Eng. helped student find finance through engineering

Gwendolyn Minogue’s journey through Cornell’s M.Eng. program in chemical engineering highlights how an interdisciplinary education can connect engineering, sustainability, data science and finance while empowering students to pursue unexpected career paths.

Grad hopes to advance women’s health in space

Duffield Engineering graduate Priya Abiram ’25 is working toward a future where space travel is designed to support all bodies.

Immunology center announces 2026 multidisciplinary seed grant recipients

Albert ‘Al’ George, leader in experiential learning, dies at 88

Albert R. “Al” George, the John F. 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.

Toyota Research Institute, Cornell partner on AI projects

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.