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Panelists recall legacy of Urie Bronfenbrenner

College of Human Ecology legend Urie Bronfenbrenner, who taught at Cornell for 50 years and died in 2005, was the subject of a symposium on campus Sept. 18.

Rev's first members welcomed at grand opening

The Sept. 22 grand opening of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works drew more than 100 local government leaders, business partners and higher education officials to celebrate the collaborative venture’s newly finished space, and to welcome its first four members.

Alumnae to receive Groat and Alpern awards

Sara J. Horowitz ’84 will receive the 2015 Judge William B. Groat Alumni Award, and Beth Florin, M.S. '85, will receive the 2015 Jerome Alpern Award at ILR’s Groat and Alpern Celebration April 9 in New York City.

Kids with incarcerated dads more likely to be held back a grade

Pupils with incarcerated fathers are more likely to repeat grades, a Cornell study finds.

Congressional Budget Office director: Spending can't last

Douglas Elmendorf, director of the Congressional Budget Office, focused on shifting priorities in the federal budget in a Sept. 11 campus talk.

Hackathon showcases smart content search engine

Participants in Big Red//Hacks Sept. 26-28 will get access to a new smart content search engine in use by startup Speare, founded by Rahul Shah ’16.

Life science projects with legs for business win grants

Ten projects led by Cornell life science researchers received one-year grants.

Kickoff event celebrates entrepreneurial students

More than 200 students packed the small PopShop storefront in Collegetown Sept. 9 for Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s 2014 kickoff event.

David Lee named first Provost's Fellow for Internationalization

David R. Lee, professor in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, has been named the first Provost’s Fellow for Internationalization.