Stay updated with breaking news from Cornell Engineering. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
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 middle school and eliminating a “push to calculus in grade twelve,” which it calls “misguided....
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 computer science and engineering workforce, two of the most lucrative STEM fields. National Science Founda...
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 women founders developing startups with clean tech innovations. Women and BIPOC entrepreneurs typically...
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