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Burns will succeed William Fry, professor of plant pathology, who will step down June 30 after serving since 2008. Read more

Some 500 people gathered for Cornell Silicon Valley's March 14 event to hear about designing for the future. It featured 20 speakers, including Cornell President David Skorton. Read more

Running for the position of dean of the university faculty are Joseph Burns, engineering and astronomy, and Risa Lieberwitz, labor and employment law. Voting closes March 30. Read more

NASA Supports Technology Breakthroughs, Small Businesses and the American Economy Read more

U.S. News and World Report ranked Cornell's materials science and engineering graduate program in the top ten in the nation. Read more

To see the webcast of this hearing before the US Senate follow the link. Read more

The prototype robot can autonomously traverse and manipulate a 3-D truss structure, using specially designed gears and joints to assemble and disassemble the structure as it climbs. Read more

The Cornell-developed robotic gripper that already boasts Internet fame and imitation has evolved: Now, it can throw things by using air pressure to launch objects forward. Read more

The project, in its third and final year, was initiated by the late Paul Kintner, Cornell professor of electrical and computer engineering, who served as the mission's principal investigator during its proposal and early development phases. Read more

“NASA is taking it very seriously,” said Mason A. Peck, chief technologist for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Read more