Left in an attic and missing for decades, the long-lost Vincent van Gogh painting – “Sunset at Montmajour” – was authenticated by in September. Art historians identified the work, in part, thanks to a Cornell-developed engineering technique based on a canvas weave map. Read more
Six early-career Cornell faculty members are recent recipients of National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards. Read more
ECE's Stephen B. Wicker, researcher, author and professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell University, discusses NSA spying on cellular networks and the “death of privacy” at a media lunch in Washington, D.C. Read more
The Cornell iGEM team was recently awarded a gold medal at the 2013 North America Jamboree in Toronto, competing with 50 other universities from throughout the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, the team received the Best Human Practices Advance Award. With their gold medal, Cornell iGEM advances to the World Champion Gamboree, which will be held at MIT on November 1-4. Read more
Fred Krupp, president of the Environmental Defense Fund, spoke on campus Oct. 22 about the need for greater use of nonpolluting sources of energy. Read more
Professor Alyssa Apsel has been elected to the Board of Governors of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. Her election indicates the strong recognition of her research accomplishments and contributions to the technical society by the members of the organization. Read more
A pair of common kitchen ingredients inspired Cornell researchers’ improvement of the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries, a promising alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries. Read more
To help introduce new members of the university's faculty to the Cornell community, the Cornell Chronicle is publishing brief new-faculty profiles for the 2013-14 academic year. Read more
Transparent is the new green: Cornell’s new Building Dashboard website provides raw, real-time energy data to reduce energy consumption and step toward a smaller carbon footprint. Read more
Four New York companies have received 2013 JumpStart Program grants for the spring semester, which assists New York state small businesses in developing and improving through university collaborations. Read more
