Bill Nye ’77, known by millions as the Science Guy and a tireless advocate for science education, received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor, at a White House ceremony Jan. 4. Read more
An international marine research team guided by Cornell expertise has successfully completed an ambitious drilling project to investigate the plate boundary fault that ruptured during the Tohoku earthquake that devastated Japan in 2011. Read more
The December Recognition Ceremony, held Dec. 22 in Barton Hall, celebrated 500 August and December graduates. Read more
Researchers from five colleges have received awards to support work on sustainable energy systems. Read more
Linda Nozick, director of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Cornell, helps professionals navigate risk in the Risk Analysis certificate program. Read more
Cornell researchers built miniature VR headsets to immerse mice more deeply in virtual environments that can help reveal the neural activity that informs spatial navigation and memory function and generate new insights into disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease and its potential treatments. Read more
Cornell researchers have engineered a nanoporous carbon with the highest surface area ever reported, a breakthrough that is already proving beneficial for carbon-dioxide capture and energy storage technologies. Read more
The warming of lakes in the Adirondacks, the death of long-time benefactor and alumnus Ratan Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62, and the retirement of Martha E. Pollack as president were among the most-viewed Chronicle stories of 2024. Read more
The Brooks Tech Policy Institute has received $3 million from the Department of Defense to establish the U.S. Semiconductor Research Hub, which will assess and improve the resilience of the global network of semiconductor infrastructure. Read more
The Graduate School welcomed 50 new Dean’s Scholars. The program honors students for their commitment to academic excellence and advancing diversity, access, equity, inclusion and belonging. Read more
