Cornell Receives AFRL Funds to Form Regional Research Hub

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ITHACA, N.Y. — Cornell University was awarded a three-year $8.9 million cooperative agreement from the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to launch a regional research hub to spark collaborations between partners in academia, government, and industry across the Mid-Atlantic region, according to a news release on the Cornell Chronicle website. . .

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