With incubator’s help, ArcScan may see clear success

ArcScan, which signed on as the newest tenant Oct. 15 at Cornell's Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development incubator, becomes the first company there whose medical device was developed at Weill Cornell Medical College.

Neurobiology's Warden receives $1.5M stem cell award

Melissa Warden, a new hire in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, has received a $1.5 million grant to advance her research in novel neuroscience and translational stem cell research.

Food inspires lithium-sulfur battery breakthroughs

A pair of common kitchen ingredients inspired Cornell researchers’ improvement of the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries, a promising alternative to today’s lithium-ion batteries.

Conference to explore gender, race in magazines Oct. 25-27

An interdisciplinary conference exploring representations of gender and race in magazines will be held Oct. 25-27 at the Africana Studies and Research Center.

Waste heat could keep cows cool and comfortable

To help farmers keep dairy cows cool, Cornell engineers are collaborating on a research project, based on the concept of conductive cooling, that could provide an alternative to fans, misters and sprinklers.

Legal theorist Crenshaw '81 criticizes colorblind policies

Law professor and critical race theorist Kimberle Crenshaw '81 talked about race and the law on campus Oct. 17.

Hogwood to visit as A.D. White Professor-at-Large

Christopher Hogwood, an influential figure in period music and performance, makes his first visit to campus as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large this month.

Two historians put Kennedy legacy in context

Fredrik Logevall, vice provost for international affairs and director of the Einaudi Center, and David Greenberg of Rutgers University, discussed “JFK, Vietnam, and What Might Have Been?” Oct. 15 in New York City.

Alumni entrepreneurs share career stories in New York City

More than 350 Cornell alumni, students, faculty and entrepreneurs enjoyed a full day of talks by entrepreneurs and venture capitalists at the entrepreneurship summit in New York City Oct. 11.