Mary Nichols ’66 brings fresh air to Cornell Atkinson
Mary Nichols '66, environmental icon and former chair of the California Air Resources Board, will become a Visiting Senior Fellow at Cornell Atkinson. Read more
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Students win NASA challenge with 3D-printer smart sensor
A team of Cornell students has won a grant through NASA’s University Student Research Challenge for a proposed sensor that can help 3D printers build better, more reliable products. The challenge... Read more
W.E. Cornell program takes on inequity in entrepreneurship
The W.E. Cornell program, which aims to improve gender representation in entrepreneurship, is launching its spring cohort as industries reckon with the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more
Food supply chain app wins digital ag hackathon
An app that would maximize profit and minimize food spoilage and loss across the agriculture supply chain was named the grand prize winner in the third annual Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture Hackathon. Read more
Student entrepreneurs selected as 2021 Kessler Fellows
The College of Engineering’s Kessler Fellows program welcomed 20 new student entrepreneurs to its latest cohort, where they will explore entrepreneurship through academic coursework, mentorship with entrepreneurs and an internship. Read more
Three life scientists awarded 2021 Schwartz funds
Tory Hendry, Tashara Leak and Atieh Moridi are winners of the 2021 awards, which help recipients acquire preliminary data and launch innovative research directions. Read more
$750K awarded for intercampus research
Meinig School professors Esak Lee, Marjolein van der Meulen, and field faculty Mert Sabuncu awarded multi-investigator seed grants from Cornell Academic Integration. Read more
Modeling gives data-driven picture of COVID-19 risks
Cornell researchers found no evidence of students transmitting COVID-19 to employees or the broader community during the fall semester, but students who traveled were eight times more likely to test positive within two weeks of their return. Read more
NSF challenges Cornell to tame winter, natural disasters
In partnership with New York community groups, Cornell researchers are developing a hyperlocal weather forecasting system designed to help emergency response. Read more
Wildlife regulation, ‘one health’ keys to avert more pandemics
Future pandemics can be averted if the world’s governments eliminate unnecessary wildlife trade and adopt holistic approaches, according to experts at a Feb. 23 virtual conference. Read more