Cornell University will open a huge tech school on an island in New York City. Cornell NYC Tech is the result of Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s request to create a new science school to fuel the growth of the New York City tech sector.
Largely responsible for Cornell’s ability to open up the school is Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs’ $133 million donation. Other prestigious universities such as Columbia, NYU and Stanford were also looking to open up a new graduate school mainly focused on computer...
