Cornell has established the Department of Design Tech, a Radical Collaboration partnership between five colleges that seeks to enhance design and technology education and research across the university. Read more
The continued sales growth of electric passenger vehicles will be having a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution in most metro U.S. regions, all the while reducing human death by mid-century. Read more
Researchers combined optical sensors with a composite material to create a soft robot that can detect when and where it was damaged – and then heal itself on the spot. Read more
Testing time perception in an unusually lifelike setting – a virtual reality ride on a New York City subway train – an interdisciplinary Cornell research team found that crowding makes time seem to pass more slowly. Read more
The FIFA World Cup begins Nov. 20 in Qatar, and Cornell Engineering is partnering with the Afghan Dreamers all-girls robotics team in an effort to harness this energy – and inspire young people to dream big, in both soccer and STEM learning. Read more
At COP27 meeting in Egypt, Engineering Professor Semida Silveira delivered a United Nations working group statement to accelerate global net-zero carbon emissions principles. Read more
Nearly 175 community members joined a town forum Nov. 3, held in person and online, to hear updates on the Cornell University Borehole Observatory. Read more
Systems Ph.D. student Sierra Hicks is among the 55 Cornell graduate students selected as 2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows. Read more
Cornell Systems Engineering senior lecturer Erika Palmer has been appointed to the International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) Technical Operations (TechOps) Leadership as deputy technical director. “I am looking forward to bringing sociotechnical systems expertise to help achieve INCOSE’s Systems Engineering Vision 2035,” Palmer said. “It will be great working with the incoming technical director, Olivier Dessoude.” “I am looking forward to working with Erika in the years to come,” said Dessoude. “I am sure that her leadership and skills will greatly benefit TechOps and the INCOSE... Read more
Cornell has been selected to join the Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, a program of Schmidt Futures, to accelerate the next scientific revolution by applying artificial intelligence to research in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Read more
