Costume, photo collections inspire first-year seminars

Students drew from Cornell's photography and textile collections to curate exhibitions as they developed research, critical thinking and writing skills in a pair of first-year writing seminars.

'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.

Nutrition division partners with World Health Organization

The World Health Organization has named Cornell's Division of Nutritional Sciences a collaborating center, establishing the division as a research and training partner in public health and nutrition policies.

Influenza tackles fans whose teams make it to the Super Bowl

A Cornell economist and his colleagues have found the geographical areas that have an NFL team advance to the Super Bowl had an 18 percent spike in flu-related deaths among people above age 65.

Aquadro, Harrington, Nicholson win Weiss fellowships

Charles Aquadro, Laura Harrington and Sean Nicholson are recipients of the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship for outstanding teaching of undergraduates.

In India, students size up global apparel industry

Thirteen students and two faculty members from the Department of Fiber Science & Apparel Design traveled to India Jan. 2-16 in a class trip to visit textile and apparel production centers.

University shines at Cornell Day in Albany Jan. 26

New York's land-grant university brought its message of education, discovery and engagement to the state capital Jan. 26 for Cornell Day in Albany, and took the opportunity to show off its diverse offerings to lawmakers and visitors alike.

Bamboo-based build brings safe classroom to Dominican Republic

A versatile architectural technology created by a Cornell design professor has been adopted by sustainability-minded students to build bamboo-based hurricane- and earthquake-resistant structures.

Innovation grant supports sustainable textile making

The Walmart Foundation announced Jan. 21 that Cornell has won a 2016 U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant for breakthroughs in textile manufacturing processes.