Faculty profiles: Four new hires bring vitality to campus

Meet Wendy Ju, Denis Willett, Nika Haghtalab and Shaun Nichols, who are bringing their expertise to Cornell.

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Teaching assistant award winners champion inclusivity

Doctoral students Sri Lakshmi Sravani Devarakonda and Cheyenne Peltier have been named winners of the 2019-20 Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

(Virtual) Things to Do, May 1-8, 2020

During this time of social distancing and university life interrupted by the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Chronicle offers a variety of opportunities to engage with online Cornell resources and programming.

Device tracks vaping habits to better understand use

A new tool developed by a Cornell Tech team can unobtrusively monitor electronic cigarette inhalations, yielding important information for research into vaping.

Victor Nee elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Victor Nee, the Frank and Rosa Rhodes Professor of Economic Sociology, is among 276 newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Airport lounge idea wins hospitality business plan competition

Competing for more than $35,000 in prize money, five teams made virtual presentations to a panel of judges April 17 to conclude the 10th annual Hospitality Business Plan Competition hosted by the School of Hotel Administration's Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship.

(Virtual) Things to Do, April 24-May 1, 2020

Virtual events and Cornell resources include selections from the Centrally Isolated Film Festival; a Guy Davis concert rebroadcast on WVBR; a local species survey; a training session for undocumented community allies; and an online version of Cornell Library's Robert Moog exhibition.

Website charts COVID-19 spread across NY state

A website developed by a Cornell team offers insight into the rate of coronavirus infections across New York state.

Mass-produced microscopic sensors see the light

Cornell researchers created low-cost, mass-produced nanoscale sensors that harness light for power and communication.