Disease trends in sea creatures herald oceanic changes

The health of Earth’s oceans is rapidly worsening, and newly published Cornell-led research has examined changes in reported diseases across undersea species at a global scale over a 44-year period.

eLab announces new cohort of 24 startups

Cornell’s accelerator for student startups, eLab, recently accepted its 2019-20 cohort of 24 businesses, the most in its history.

Students have ‘eye-opening’ experiences at Climate Week NYC

Cornell students participated in a weeklong kaleidoscope of climate change-awareness that involved strikes, symposia and meeting world leaders in New York City.

CCE summer interns extend and explore

Twenty-nine Cornell undergraduates spent their summers working and conducting research in communities across New York state as Cornell Cooperative Extension interns.

Hackathon merges data savvy with passion for hospitality

A proposed app enhancement to help hotel guests select rooms matching their preferences earned a team of Cornell freshmen the $3,000 grand prize at the Hilton Hospitality Hackathon held Sept. 20-22.

AAP-Cornell Tech partnership crosses disciplinary boundaries

The College of Architecture, Art and Planning is partnering with Cornell Tech on a pilot program that sends master’s students in matter design computation to the New York City campus for a semester. 

Plants use a common ‘language’ for emergency alerts

New research finds that, under threat, plants can communicate with one another in the form of airborne chemicals known as volatile organic compounds, which transfer information.

Online tool helps guide wildlife repopulation efforts

A multidisciplinary team with the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab has created StaPOPd, an online tool that tells users how many plants or animals they need to introduce into a habitat in order to establish a stable population.

Study illuminates link between anglerfish, bacteria

Researchers, including Tory Hendry, assistant professor of microbiology, have uncovered new insights into a symbiosis between bioluminescent bacteria and deep-sea anglerfish.