Cornell FSRDC celebrates 20 years of advancing research

For 20 years, researchers have used Cornell University’s Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC) to analyze restricted federal data and generate insights that shape public policy and strengthen the economy.

Entrepreneurs share insights at Eclectic Convergence 2025

The event, hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City, also included a pitch contest among businesses with connections to Weill Cornell Medicine or Cornell Tech.

Three new Thought Summits to explore AI and data science frontiers

Cornell University has selected three new Thought Summits for 2026, advancing collaboration in artificial intelligence and data science across disciplines ranging from veterinary medicine and environmental justice to humanitarian response. 

Around Cornell

Food Hackathon students turn their ideas into delicious reality

Entrepreneurial Cornell students compete in the annual food hackathon, but then what? Their prototypes gain new ways to become reality.

How biodiversity startups raise capital

Biodiversity startups raise less capital than other startups but attract a broader coalition of investors, according to a new analysis that used machine learning to sift through venture capital databases.

Grow-NY finalists estimate upstate impact ahead of summit

Twenty startup finalists will pitch their food and agriculture businesses – and their potential to impact upstate New York – for up to $1 million at the Grow-NY Summit, Nov. 12-13 at the Hotel Canandaigua.

Right or left, low-quality news links popular on social media

The spread of dubious headlines on social media isn’t just a right-wing thing – it's a social media thing, according to new research from David Rand ’04, professor in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and at Cornell Bowers.

Nobel laureate Richard Thaler delights in the human side of economics

Richard Thaler, a Nobel laureate who was a professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management from 1978 to 1995, spoke Oct. 17 at the Alice Statler Auditorium.

Prescription drug lawsuit ads can pose public health risks

Drug-injury ads are a way for law firms to obtain clients, but when people who need these drugs see the ads, they sometimes stop taking their medication, which can have serious negative consequences, a Cornell researcher found.