Drawing upon the senses leads to good wine memories

Thinking in pictures and shapes – rather than mere words – will lead to improved consumer sensory memories about wine, said Kathryn LaTour at the inaugural Women of the Vine symposium, held in March at Napa, California.

Lighted clothing that flashes to beat of music will hit runway

These clothes soon may be all the rave: Fiber science and physics students have teamed to create fashionable “smart” garments with vivid, luminescent panels that pulse to music.

Marsalis, Xu Bing among new Professors-at-Large

Musician Wynton Marsalis, artist Xu Bing, philosopher Bruno Latour, political scholar Theda Skocpol and astrophysicist David Stevenson, Ph.D. ’76, are Cornell's newest A.D. White Professors-at-Large.

New incubator offers summer help for startups

The Summer Startup Incubator Program from Life Changing Labs, supported in part by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, plans to serve six to eight teams this summer. Applications are due April 10.

New student winery transforms enology instruction

Cornell’s recently expanded student winery is preparing students for the future of the wine industry. Viticulture and enology students use the facility to explore regional winemaking challenges.

Two freshmen earn top Learning Ally awards

For their advocacy for people with learning disabilities, Brian Meersma ’18 and Mara Schein ’18 will each receive the Marion Huber Learning Through Listening National Achievement Award.

Students’ hospitality business plans honored

Three hospitality business plans to the top three spots in the School of Hotel Administration’s (SHA) Hospitality Business Plan Competition. Winners were announced March 21.

Charter Day panelist preview: economist Christopher Barrett

Economist Christopher Barrett will lead the Charter Day panel, "Cornell and Global Poverty Reduction: Philanthropy, Policy and Scholarship," will be held Saturday, April 25.

Alumni entrepreneurs, investors to return for 'Celebration'

Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s annual Celebration conference will be held Thursday and Friday, April 16-17, on campus with a number of successful alumni returning to discuss what they have learned through their ups and downs.