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Prescription drug identifier wins Cornell Cup

Prescription drug identifier wins Cornell Cup

May 10, 2012

A device that uses image processing to instantly identify a prescription drug took top honors at the first Cornell Cup USA Presented by Intel, May 4-5. read more

CEAA awards announced

CEAA awards announced

May 10, 2012

The Cornell Engineering Alumni Association (CEAA) recognized outstanding students, faculty, and staff at its annual awards banquet April 19. read more

Students share modbot design at Cornell Cup

Students share modbot design at Cornell Cup

May 10, 2012

Cornell students exhibited their embedded design skills at the Cornell Cup USA by demonstrating modular robots and Rock Band-playing robots. read more

Thom Mayne to design first NYC tech campus building

Thom Mayne to design first NYC tech campus building

May 9, 2012

The university has chosen Pritzer Prize winner Thom Mayne and Morphosis to design the first academic building for the tech campus on Roosevelt Island. Cornell is striving to create a net-zero energy... read more

Cornell Cup team to demo robots at competition

Cornell Cup team to demo robots at competition

April 26, 2012

Student engineers will play host to 24 university teams vying for cash prizes at the inaugural Cornell Cup USA, presented by Intel, May 4-5 in Walt Disney World. read more

Engineering launches leadership program

Engineering launches leadership program

April 23, 2012

The College of Engineering is launching a new undergraduate leadership program with a recent gift of $700,000 from an alumnus. Erica Dawson, Ph.D. '04, will be the program's first director. read more

Cornell Systems Engineering Looking to Fill Lecturer Position

Cornell Systems Engineering Looking to Fill Lecturer Position

March 16, 2012

The Cornell Systems Engineering Program is currently seeking to fill a Lecturer read more

Cornell’s Tech Campus: A Great Opportunity

Cornell’s Tech Campus: A Great Opportunity

March 12, 2012

After an intense, year-long competition, the City of New York has chosen Cornell, in partnership with Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, to create a new campus—in fact, a new kind of... read more

Christine Shoemaker Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Christine Shoemaker Elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 17, 2012

Systems Engineering field member Christine Shoemaker receives a high professional distinction. read more

Ingraffea Honored by Time Magazine

Ingraffea Honored by Time Magazine

January 25, 2012

Tony Ingraffea, a Systems field member, was named one of TIME Magazine's "People Who Mattered" in 2011. read more

24 teams prep for Cornell Cup USA

24 teams prep for Cornell Cup USA

January 15, 2012

Newswise: 24 collegiate teams will compete May 4-5, 2012, at Walt Disney World to make humanity kinder and culture gentler, at the first annual Cornell Cup USA presented by Intel. read more