Undergraduate Research at Cornell

Research, creative experiences, and service learning are hallmarks of a Cornell undergraduate education. Doing research will allow you to learn uniquely through hands-on experiences that develop critical thinking skills. Research takes place in a variety of settings, including the lab, the field, and the library. 

Research Buzz

Student receives Kheel Center award for outstanding research

ILR student Strummer Dunn '29 gets award for research paper on Southern Appalachian textile workers....

‘Big Math’ reveals the hidden codes that run our algorithm-driven world

In their new book, “Big Math,” mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Alex Townsend crack open our algorithm-driven world and reveal the history of mathematical concepts that undergird, and often control,...

Repurposing the internet’s backbone to advance whale monitoring

Distributed acoustic sensing using deep-sea fiber-optic cables turns long stretches of seafloor into dense networks of virtual acoustic sensors that are critical for monitoring whales – details needed...