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Managing director named for Blackstone LaunchPad

Felix Litvinsky will lead for Blackstone LaunchPad at Cornell, an initiative that provides mentoring, coaching and resources for entrepreneurial students, faculty, staff and alumni.

Design ingenuity cures health care building energy waste

Health care buildings in the United States use lots of energy and few embrace sustainability, but a study led by Cornell researchers writes a green prescription for finding practical solutions.

'Ecouture' designers tailor fashion to a green world

Looking beyond garment trends to global social impact, students from the Cornell Environmental Collaborative organized the Ecouture Environmental Fashion Show Feb. 19.

Key to success of business college will be integrating faculty

At a faculty and staff town-hall forum Feb. 17, Provost Michael Kotlikoff said key aspects of the College of Business' success will be integrating the faculty of the three schools that comprise the college and expanding programming.

Cornellians illuminate world's scientific strides

A platoon of Cornell faculty contributed to the mix of eminent global researchers at the 2016 meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington, D.C.

Business college will rely on Cornell's research strengths

Cornell's tradition of cross-disciplinary study will be central to the College of Business' advantage against its peers, according to a committee that is helping shape the new college.

Scholar-activist Ruth Gilmore to speak on policing reforms

Scholar-activist Ruth Wilson Gilmore will discuss proposed policing alternatives and the possibility for change as the 2016 Krieger Lecturer in American Political Culture March 3 at 4:30 p.m.

Harvesting model rescues castoff food to feed the hungry

Food banks may soon be able to boost the nutritional value of the food they distribute to the hungry, thanks to a new harvesting model created by Cornell economists.

Kaushik Basu's immersion in Indian politics

Economist and Cornell professor Kaushik Basu drew a large crowd Feb. 4 who came to hear of his experiences as chief economic adviser to the government of India from 2009 to 2012.