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Creativity, openness, learning, joy and inspiration at Cornell Tech

Venezuela native Rachel Mayer, founder of the mobile-first investing platform Trigger, talks about the impact Cornell Tech in New York City has had on her life.

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Beer mogul Peter Coors to give Durland Lecture April 18

Peter H. Coors ’69, chairman and chief customer relations officer of Molson Coors Brewing Co., will deliver the 29th annual Durland Lecture Tuesday, April 18, at 4:30 p.m.

Ethical behavior starts at the top, says Johnson lecturer

Linda Treviño of Penn State delivered the Day Family Ethics Lecture March 28 on "Ethical Leadership Top to Bottom: When It Works and When It Fails."

Cornell battles snap bean crop loss due to white mold

A project led by a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences researcher is aimed at reducing losses in this important crop by optimizing disease control for the fungus.

Cornell celebration, national meeting will honor Christopherson

The late professor of city and regional planning Susan Christopherson will be remembered on campus with events April 28-30 in Milstein Hall, and by economic geography colleagues a national meeting.

Roundtable finds solutions for future senior housing, care

The second Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures roundtable explored hospitality, health management and design for senior housing and care March 30–31 at the Statler Hotel.

Students from across campus pitch business ideas

Students from 11 startup companies with products including organic skin care products and concussion detection devices pitched their ideas March 20, vying for the 2017 Student Business of the Year.

On social media, female entrepreneurs act demurely to thrive

Self-employed women working in digital creative industries, such as blogging or marketing, feel compelled to conduct business online in a traditionally feminine way, said Brooke Duffy, assistant professor of communication.

eCornell offers Psychology of Leadership certificate

eCornell is offering a new, all-online certificate in the Psychology of Leadership, which distills leadership behaviors and more than 50 years of research into a set of tools professionals can use.