Collaborating across disparate disciplines to tackle the grand challenges facing humanity is intrinsic to Cornell’s unique brand of research innovation.
When Kaavian Shariati ’20 learned he had Type 1 diabetes shortly before arriving at Cornell, he was shocked not only by his new responsibilities – monitoring his insulin levels day and night – but by the state of diabetes research.
Graduate School Dean Barbara Knuth is inspired daily by the scholarly work of Cornell’s graduate students. Their innovations and intellectual energy are vital to Cornell’s research productivity.
Cornell’s ninth president was an influential scholar, a dazzling orator and an inspiring leader who transformed the university during his 18 years at the helm and beyond. Ezra Cornell ’70 remembers his humanity.
Lynn Weidberg Morgan ’89, a volunteer, Cornell Hillel board member and loyal donor, never misses an opportunity to strengthen her Cornell connections. The pins she collects serve as a visual reminder of the ways she strives to build lasting ties for herself and future Cornellians.
A multi-institution team, including a Cornell researcher, has received a National Science Foundation grant to design an open-source, 3D-printable medical mask inspired by the nasal structures of animals.
Jonathan Burdick, Cornell’s vice provost for enrollment, discusses comprehensive enrollment strategies, what “need blind” means, and the challenges the COVID-19 outbreak means for connecting new students with the campus community.
