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Cornell campus overlooking Cayuga lake

Cornell shares land acknowledgement

Cornell University has a new land acknowledgment, stating that its Ithaca campus is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ', also known as the Cayuga Nation. The leadership of the traditional Gayogo̱hó:nǫ' has endorsed the statement. Read more

Grant to accelerate AI materials discovery and design

Cornell is partnering in a $36 million grant from the Toyota Research Institute for its Accelerated Materials Design and Discovery collaborative university research program, which seeks to use artificial intelligence to discover new materials that could help achieve emissions-free driving. Read more

Cornell joins Global Wind Energy Council

Cornell has become one of the first U.S. universities to partner with the council, communicating the benefits of wind power and providing industry research in more than 80 countries. Read more

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First virtual SGRS event great success

By: Erin Philipson

Graduate students in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering hosted the virtual Sibley Graduate Research Symposium (SGRS) on Friday, April 30 th, 2021. The student-developed event featured a keynote talk from Nicole Sharp ‘09, a science communicator that specializes in fluid dynamics and student talks on a range of topics from sustainable energy, to human-robot interaction, to spacecraft engineering. The new virtual format was a huge success thanks to the SGRS committee which included Kalani Danas Rivera, president, Sean Kim, corporate liaison, Kasey Laurent, marketing... Read more