School of Operations Research and Information Engineering

Cornell faculty and staff honored for community-engaged innovation

Fourteen members of Cornell’s faculty and staff are being recognized this year with Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.

CFEM & UBS AI & Data Research Seminar: Milena Vuletic (Oxford)

Rush Leeker receives teaching award

Jessica Rush Leeker, professor of practice, won an honorable mention from the Center for Teaching Innovation for their 2025-26 Creative Teaching Awards.

Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Session

CFEM & UBS AI & Data Research Seminar: Eghbal Rahimikia (Manchester)

Largest gift in university history names Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering

More than $520 million in contributions from David A. Duffield ’62, MBA ’64 – including a new pledge of $371.5 million and a 2025 commitment of $100 million, combined with previous gifts – will establish the Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering.

ORIE Colloquium: Omar Besbes (Columbia)

ORIE Colloquium: Sam Burer (Iowa)

ORIE Colloquium: Nikhil Garg (Cornell ORIE / Cornell Tech)

ORIE Colloquium: Anupam Gupta (NYU)