William Provine, history of science scholar, dies at 73

William Provine, the Andrew H. and James L. Tisch Distinguished University Professor Emeritus at Cornell, died Sept. 1. due to complications from a brain tumor at his home in Horseheads, New York.

Summer in chemistry lab signals success for undergrad

Michael Disare ’17 spent the summer in the lab of Yimon Aye learning novel approaches to signaling pathways in cells, a better understanding of which may lead to improvements in treatments for cancer.

Book talks address politics, uncertainty and economic fears

Chats in the Stacks book talks this semester at Olin and Mann libraries feature faculty authors discussing politics and economics as the 2016 presidential election approaches, and other topics from poetry to religion.

Grants help students take unpaid internships

Summer Experience Grants by the College of Arts and Sciences' Career Development Center and the Student Assembly supported 24 students who were able to take unpaid internships in other cities.

Daniel Lichter to lead Institute for the Social Sciences

Daniel T. Lichter, the new Robert S. Harrison Director of the Institute for the Social Sciences and director of the Cornell Population Center, is motivated by the stories behind the data.

Computational social science conference set for Sept. 11-12

Cornell will host a conference showcasing cutting-edge research in computational social science with alumni and other noted scholars in the discipline Sept. 11-12 with alumni and industry speakers.

Cornell spinoff Novomer receives national award

The three co-founders of Novomer Inc., a startup company based on Cornell research, have received the 2016 Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success from the American Chemical Society.

Affinito-Stewart grants support 12 women faculty

Twelve Cornell women assistant professors have been awarded research grants by the Affinito-Stewart Grants Program to advance research necessary to obtain tenure.

CURIE Academy fuels girls' passion for engineering

Fifty-two high school junior and senior girls spent a week at the CURIE Academy at Cornell to examine engineering as a possible career, and to do some real engineering on their own.