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
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
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
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
The Office of Academic Integration has awarded $750,000 in seed grants to 10 studies ranging from refugee health and legal rights, to a vaccine treating fentanyl addiction and overdose, to pancreatic cancer and antibiotic tolerance. Read more
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
In partnership with New York community groups, Cornell researchers are developing a hyperlocal weather forecasting system designed to help emergency response. Read more
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
Millions of people around the world hushed on Feb. 18 to hear NASA engineer Swati Mohan ’04 calmly call the play-by-play of Perseverance rover landing on Mars. Read more
