Underneath the ground in Switzerland and France there lies the world’s largest machine, designed to accelerate matter to nearly the speed of light in order to understand the basic rules of the universe. 15 miles around the Large Hadron Collider, is the most expensive experiment in history combining the resources of over 28 nation states. Hongwan Liu ’11 has been analyzing information directly from the LHC.

Fascinated with the field of food science from childhood, Claudia Pazlopez '12 explores the nutritional value of beans in her research.

The University recently opened an Office for Undergraduate Research to provide required data to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education accreditation report. We hope that the office was not simply created to comply with the review and that Day Hall is prepared to commit the necessary resources to ensure that this new initiative reaches its full potential.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dismissed a lawsuit brought by a former Cornell researcher against her supervisor.

Harvard and MIT joins Ivy League inter-library borrowing program.

Google is giving a team of Cornell researchers $800 K to try to make internet social interactions more representative of real life.

The University announced the creation of the Office for Undergraduate Research. 

The neoclassical Baker Laboratory, rising above East Avenue with its grand columns and bold architecture, has a new, much more modern neighbor.  Adorned with bright white exterior windows, the new Physical Sciences Building is expected to be fully operational by late November. However, research has already begun within the modern structure.

On Friday, two Cornell professors will present a briefing to congressional staffers on cyber security and information technology, arguing that our conversations may not be as private as we would like to think.

Research recently presented at the Cornell Higher Education Research Institute conference shows that low grades in introductory STEM — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — classes “push” students away from their STEM majors. The study demonstrates how grading gaps between science and non-science courses encourage higher STEM dropout rates.