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Innovator Swanson to receive Engineering alumni award

John A. Swanson ’61, M.Eng. ’63, an innovator in the application of finite-element methods of engineering, will be honored with the 2021 Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award.

Sustainability efforts shine with new solar collectors

A project, led by Fengqi You, the Roxanne E. and Michael J. Zak Professor in Energy Systems Engineering, is using systems-level modeling and optimization to inform decisions on campus energy systems for carbon neutrality.

Cornell affirms commitment to academic freedom, free speech

A policy statement approved by the Cornell Board of Trustees details broad protections for faculty, students and staff concerning academic freedom and rights to freedom of speech and expression.

Study exposes global ripple effects of regional water scarcity

Water scarcity is often understood as a problem for regions experiencing drought, but a new study from Cornell and Tufts universities finds that not only can localized water shortages impact the global economy, but changes in global demand send positive and negative ripple effects to water basins across the globe.

After landing Mars rover, Swati Mohan ‘04 reflects on time at Cornell

Feb. 18, 2020 was a historic day for space exploration, marking the successful landing of the NASA Perseverance rover on Mars after a 292.5 million-mile journey. Swati Mohan ‘04 narrated the landing from mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in southern California.

Researchers link breast cancer and bone growth

A Cornell-led collaboration has found that bones may grow in response to breast cancer tumors – possibly as a preemptive defense mechanism against metastasis. The findings could point the way to future diagnostic tests and therapeutic treatments.

Self-folding nanotech creates world’s smallest origami bird

Cornell researchers have created what is potentially the world’s smallest self-folding origami bird by using micron-sized shape memory actuators to bend and hold its form.

Students save man from frigid lake after fishing mishap

On March 10, Alexander Chung ’21, Anjan Mani ’23 and Felipe Santamaria ’23 helped rescue a 62-year-old man who’d fallen into the 40-degree water of Cayuga Lake while fishing off a pier with his two grandsons.

Ancient light illuminates matter that fuels galaxy formation

Using light from the Big Bang, an international team led by Cornell and the Berkeley National Laboratory has begun to unveil the material which fuels galaxy formation.

Cheaper, greener particle accelerators will speed innovation

A team of scientists at the Center for Bright Beams – a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center led by Cornell – are working on the next generation of superconducting materials.