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Cross-class collaboration combines cloud computing with ag
In a new collaboration, students from Dairy Herd Management teamed up with students in Topics in Cloud Computing to learn how to work together to develop the kinds of digital tools that could reshape farming. Read more
Awards fund innovations in digital agriculture
Projects ranging from a soil-swimming robot that can sense conditions in the root zone in real time to computational models that can predict produce spoilage received seed funds from the Cornell Initiative for Digital Agriculture’s new Research Innovation Fund. Read more
Scientists unearth green treasure – albeit rusty – in the soil
Cornell engineers may have found an environmental treasure trove – rusty though it may be – buried in the soil beneath farmers’ feet. Read more
Wolfe offers ag fixes to ‘complex, severe’ climate change
David Wolfe, professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, told a congressional committee in a hearing on agricultural resiliency that climate change impacts have been more complex and severe than scientists had forecast three decades ago. Read more
Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute names first endowed professor
Ari Juels, a professor of computer science at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech, has been named the Weill Family Foundation and Joan and Sanford I. Weill Professor – the first endowed professorship at the institute. Read more
Research examines intent behind Facebook posts
A Cornell researcher is working with Facebook to find ways to identify content with malicious intent and forged IDs, to help the social media giant rapidly find and remove harmful posts. Read more
Electric vehicles would be a breath of fresh air for Houston
Cornell researchers express hope for the future of Houston’s breathable air: By replacing at least 35% of the city’s gasoline cars and diesel trucks with electric vehicles by 2040, Houstonians could breathe easier. Read more
Greg Morrisett named dean of Cornell Tech
Greg Morrisett, dean of Cornell’s Faculty of Computing and Information Science, has been named the Jack and Rilla Neafsey Dean and Vice Provost of Cornell Tech, Provost Michael Kotlikoff announced June 7. Read more
Cornell funds projects in NYC visioning initiative
Four new faculty projects have been selected to receive funding for collaborative, cross-disciplinary opportunities for learning and research in New York City. Read more