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Three-Photon Technology Improves Brain Imaging

Nicolas Ramos  —  Feb 20, 2013

Three-photon imaging developed by Prof. Chris Xu '96, applied and engineering physics, improved on past technology to allow better imaging of the brain.

Prof. Emeritus Robert Finn ’41 Remembered for ‘Great Vision,’ Helping Invent Penicillin, After His Death

Manu Rathore  —  Nov 26, 2012

 

Hailed by his peers as a scientific pioneer, Prof. Emeritus Robert Kaul Finn ’41, chemical and biomolecular engineering, died on Nov. 3 at the age of 92.

Students Debate Merit of Liberal Arts Education

Erica Augenstein  —  Sep 13, 2012

Cornell students value career-specific skills over an education in the liberal arts more than students at many of the University’s peer institutions, according to Marin Clarkberg, director of institutional research and planning department.

STUDENTS' STORIES | Before facing Ithaca winter, Lin ’13 lost 20 pounds in nine-day hike for Singaporean army

Cindy Huynh  —  Sep 11, 2012

Daryl Lin '13 served in the Singaporean army for two years before coming to Cornell, where he continued to seek out adventure through Cornell Outdoor Education.

Global Traveler Teng ’16 Makes a Pit Stop at Cornell

Caroline Flax  —  Aug 29, 2012

For Zhichong “Arthur” Teng ’16, his journey last week from a small town outside of Los Angeles to Cornell last week was neither the first nor the farthest one he has taken. When Teng was in the second grade, he and his family moved from Nanjing, China, across the globe to Sao Paulo, Brazil, for his father’s job.

Racing Team Wins Single Car Event

Nikki Lee  —  Apr 27, 2012

The Cornell Baja SAE Racing Team’s off-road, single-seat race car snagged first place last weekend in an international competition against 88 other teams.

High School Students Experience Engineering First-Hand at Cornell

Rommia White  —  Apr 6, 2012

Graduate students from Cornell's College of Engineering welcomed 41 families to Olin Hall on Saturday for the University's third annual WOMEN event, an outreach program designed to give female high school students the opportunity to experience the study of engineering first-hand.

Student Organization Reinstated After Forced Hiatus

Kaitlyn Kwan  —  Apr 5, 2012

After a mandatory two-month recess, Cornell’s Formula Society of Automotive Engineers team was reinstated mid-semester. The hiatus came after several FSAE freshmen told administrators that the organization was causing a great deal of stress and a decline in their academic performance.

Cornell Recruits Female Professors in STEM Fields

Akane Otani  —  Feb 15, 2012

Prof. Christine Ann Shoemaker, civil and environmental engineering, said that when she first came to Cornell 30 years ago, there were hardly any other female faculty or female students in the College of Engineering.

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