Food science experts holding virtual office hours

Food industry professionals can learn how the novel coronavirus might affect their workers and their consumers, thanks to a series of virtual office hours held by staff at the Institute for Food Safety at Cornell.

Pollack outlines guiding principles for COVID-19 response

In a message to the Cornell community, President Martha E. Pollack detailed four principles university leaders will use to guide decisions made in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Researchers seek universal treatments to impede coronavirus

New research from a team of Cornell collaborators points to a possible target for antiviral treatment for COVID-19.

Law School clinical programs offer legal aid during crisis

Faculty, students and staff at Cornell Law School are responding to the coronavirus pandemic by giving businesses and workers in central New York legal assistance.

Cornell aids distillers in making hand sanitizer

In the battle to keep workers safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly 40 craft distilleries in New York state have turned to making hand sanitizer with guidance from Cornell AgriTech.

Cell-free biotech could drive COVID-19 therapeutics

A biomanufacturing company spun out of Cornell research is seeking to rapidly translate an antibody therapy against COVID-19 by using cell-free biotechnology based on glycoengineered bacteria. 

Runway postdocs innovate startups targeting COVID-19

Participants in the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech’s Runway Startup Postdoc Program presented projects aimed at coping with coronavirus at a virtual demonstration April 1.

Leadership Q&A: Cornell readies for a changed world

As Cornell’s Ithaca campus readies for its first day of virtual instruction April 6, the Chronicle spoke with university leaders about their perspectives on this altered landscape.

Students face pandemic disruption with resilience

The coronavirus pandemic has challenged Cornell students, as they’ve waited for online instruction to begin April 6. But many are responding with resilience, staying sharp and taking care of others, and themselves.