Systems Engineering Program

Employee Excellence Awards honor nearly 250 employees

From introducing reusable takeout containers to Cornell’s dining facilities to reducing laboratory dependence on fossil fuels, the President’s Awards for Employee Excellence celebrated these and other achievements Nov. 19 in Barton Hall.

Why the West’s vital undersea cables are so vulnerable to attack

2 cut undersea internet cables — a suspected Russian sabotage — highlight a fragile global network

Michael Bell

Making beneficiaries pay for new power lines is fair strategy

Using the “beneficiary pays” principle for new power infrastructure will encourage investment in the grid without causing disputes over cost-sharing, new research shows.

Water infrastructure helps communities, but quick economic boom is not a lock

Gurpreet Kaur

Inaugural Cornell Systems Summit brings global experts to campus

Systems engineering experts worldwide from academia, industry and government gathered Nov. 3-5 at Cornell to present research and exchange insights as part of the first annual Cornell Systems Summit.

Colorado River basins could face tipping point, drought study warns

Water from Colorado’s West Slope basins plays a vital role in supporting the economy and natural environment across seven western U.S. states.

Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows announced

The third cohort of Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows from Cornell will tackle critical scientific challenges in sustainability, the physical sciences and more.