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Cornell Wins Tech Campus Competition

Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday that Cornell University was the winner of Applied Sciences NYC, a competition to build a massive new tech and engineering school in the city. It was also...

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Silicon City Develops on Roosevelt Island

A new coalition has formed to bring Cornell and residents together to chart a co-existent future.The post Silicon City Develops on Roosevelt Island appeared first on MetroFocus.

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CornellNYC Tech Update: NYC’s Biggest Tech Development Begins

The Cornell-Technion campus on Roosevelt Island won't be operational until 2017, but Cornell is moving full steam ahead with plans, with students arriving in the fall.The post CornellNYC Tech Update:...

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Park Dedicated to President Roosevelt on His Namesake Island

Forty years in the making, the park on Roosevelt Island, designed by Louis Kahn, will open on Oct. 24.The post Park Dedicated to President Roosevelt on His Namesake Island appeared first on MetroFocus.

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MetroFocus Preview

On the show this week: building a culture for tech innovation with Cornell NYC Tech, mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrión Jr., bringing broadband for rural towns, and Malala speaks out.The post MetroFocus...

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Cornell NYC Tech: Building a Culture for Innovation on Roosevelt Island

Cornell NYC Tech's $2 billion campus may be no more than a collection of architects' renderings, but preparations for the awaited applied sciences school have continued to progress behind the...

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MetroFocus Full Episode: Cornell NYC Tech, Adolfo Carrión Jr., Broadband in...

On the show this week: building a culture for tech innovation with Cornell NYC Tech, mayoral candidate Adolfo Carrión Jr., bringing broadband for rural towns, and Malala speaks out.The post MetroFocus...

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MetroFocus Preview: Cornell NYC Tech, Broadband, Lady at the O.K. Corral,...

On the next episode of MetroFocus: Cornell NYC Tech coming to Roosevelt Island, Broadband access in rural towns, the Lady at the O.K. Corral, and a museum all about math.The post MetroFocus Preview:...

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MetroFocus Full Episode: Cornell NYC Tech, Broadband, Lady at the O.K....

On this week's episode of MetroFocus: Cornell NYC Tech coming to Roosevelt Island, Broadband access in rural towns, the Lady at the O.K. Corral, and a museum all about math.The post MetroFocus Full...

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Technion President on Global Education and Cornell NYC Tech

Peretz Lavie, president of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, discusses global education initiatives and progress with Cornell NYC Tech.The post Technion President on Global Education and...

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Stanford Abandons Bid for NYC Applied Sciences Campus

A rendering of Stanford's design for a campus on Roosevelt Island. The university unexpectedly dropped out of the competition on Dec. 16. Image by Redsquare, Inc. There will be no...

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Cornell Wins Tech Campus Competition

A rendering of Cornell and Technion's plans for a campus on Roosevelt Island. On Dec. 19, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Cornell and Technion as the winner of the Applied Sciences competition. Image...

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Silicon City Develops on Roosevelt Island

Roosevelt Island, two miles long and narrow, will soon be home to students focusing on technology. The island is preparing to become Silicon City. AP /Mark Lennihan In the East River and in plain sight...

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CornellNYC Tech Update: NYC’s Biggest Tech Development Begins

The Cornell-Technion campus on Roosevelt Island won’t be operational until 2017, but Cornell is moving full steam ahead with plans, with students arriving in New York in the fall. The highly...

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Park Dedicated to President Roosevelt on His Namesake Island

Mayor Michael Bloomberg and others walk the perimeter of the Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island on Wednesday, Oct. 17. The park opens to the public on Oct. 24. Flickr/ nycmayorsoffice The...

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MetroFocus Preview

The next edition of MetroFocus features an in-depth report on the coming Cornell NYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island. The two billion dollar project will break ground next winter with students and...

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Cornell NYC Tech: Building a Culture for Innovation on Roosevelt Island

MetroFocus reports on progress on New York City’s new applied sciences school: Cornell NYC Tech. Since Mayor Bloomberg named Cornell University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology the...

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MetroFocus Full Episode: Cornell NYC Tech, Adolfo Carrión Jr., Broadband in...

This edition of MetroFocus features an in-depth report on the coming Cornell NYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island. The two billion dollar project will break ground next winter with students and faculty...

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MetroFocus Preview: Cornell NYC Tech, Broadband, Lady at the O.K. Corral,...

The next edition of MetroFocus features some of the best segments from the past months beginning with an in-depth report on the coming Cornell NYC Tech campus on Roosevelt Island.  The two billion...

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MetroFocus Full Episode: Cornell NYC Tech, Broadband, Lady at the O.K....

This edition of MetroFocus features some of the best segments from the past months beginning with an in-depth report on the coming Cornell NYC Techcampus on Roosevelt Island.  The two billion dollar...

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