ILR School forum: Tech promises jobs for people with disabilities

An ILR School forum in New York City focused on improving employment outcomes for people with disabilities in the tech sector.

Engineers turn research into prototypes with Scale Up Awards

Four teams of engineering faculty and students each received up to $20,000 from the college to advance their laboratory research toward functioning prototypes.

Entrepreneurs converge with students, alumni, faculty and staff at Summit

More than 500 people including alumni, faculty and students, gathered in New York City for Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s sixth Summit Nov. 3.

Cornell students welcome public to Dairy Day, Nov. 3

Dairy Day, a free event held twice a year by students in the Cornell University Dairy Science Club, is Nov. 3., 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the Livestock Pavilion.

Student teams advise small businesses in Africa to help them thrive

Cornell students are advising small business owners in Africa about how to succeed and thrive in the context of their own economies.

High schoolers spawn fish, grow lettuce on NYC school rooftop

Public officials and proud parents of Food and Finance High School students toured a first-of-its-kind aquaponics greenhouse at the school on Oct. 25.

2018 eLab startups reflect interdisciplinary entrepreneurship

Cornell’s business accelerator for student startups, eLab, recently announced its 2017-18 cohort of 15 startups.

Philly’s new tax on soda makes prices bubble up

By looking at a natural experiment in the Philadelphia International Airport, economist John Cawley found Philly soda distributers passed 93 percent of a new soda tax on to consumers in the form of higher retail prices.

Lab innovations translate into real-world business impact

Engineering graduate students gave overviews of the intriguing new technologies they’ve developed – and how they are primed to translate into positive impacts for businesses – at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works.