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Cornell researchers and a startup have received more than $7 million in federal grants to advance novel clean energy research that includes wirelessly charging electric vehicles, low-carbon jet fuel and construction materials made from waste.

ITHACA, NY -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer today announced over $7 million in federal funding for Ithaca-based research in clean energy through the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)

Cornell Engineering assistant professors Peter McMahon, Francesco Monticone and Atieh Moridi are among the 32 researchers selected from more than 220

The story of talented minority students struggling to advance in higher education is one that is all too familiar in STEM-related fields, and one that has inspired the launch of Ezra’s Bridge – a transitional M.S. program that addresses challenges fa

The Ezra’s Bridge program aims to address challenges faced by populations underrepresented in chemical and materials sciences by providing students with a full-tuition scholarship, research opportunities and mentoring.

Cornell researchers and their collaborators will continue to advance quantum science and technology thanks to $5.4 million in new funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).Cornell is leading two of 29 research projects announced July 23 by the

California Math Framework Would End Advanced Classes Before 11th Grade Move could potentially hurt students college admissions chances Image Credit: Email California educators are considering a new mathematics instruction framework that purposefully de-emphasizes calculus, though calculus is required or heavily encouraged for applicants to several of the nation’s top colleges and universities. The framework, which is still under consideration, proposes eliminating advanced math classes in mi...

May 3, 2021 “What do we picture when we think of an engineer?” asks Karina Popovich ’23. Karina is working with her peers to redefine preexisting notions about who belongs in STEM fields and transform the faces of tech and science to include more women. According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of women in the STEM workforce has increased significantly over the past 50 years—up from 8 percent in 1970 to 27 percent in 2019. Yet, women remain underrepresented in the comput...

Diversity in ClimateTech program to support diverse founders leading clean tech startups Cornell University, Chloe Capital to fuel startup growth in New York’s Southern Tier 20-Apr-2021 1:10 PM EDT, by Cornell University Newswise — ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell University and Chloe Capital launched Diversity in ClimateTech, a new program to recruit, educate, inspire, and support capitalization in Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and wom...

Cornell’s admitted class of 2025 – a class that applied to college during an unprecedented year interrupted by pandemic-related closures and quarantines – is an impressive one and its composition has set new levels of diversity for the university.“Th