Flemings’ $10M gift to establish molecular engineering lab

A $10 million gift from the Fleming family will establish the Samuel C. Fleming Molecular Engineering Laboratories, a new state-of-the-art lab spanning the entire north wing of Olin Hall.

Veterinary College Class of 2019 celebrates hooding ceremony

After countless hours of work in the lecture hall, lab and field, the Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2019 was recognized at the college’s hooding ceremony May 25 in Bailey Hall.

Reunion 2019: a time to treasure Cornell

From June 6–9, alumni celebrating their 5th through their 75th reunion years will meet in Ithaca for Reunion 2019, featuring inspiring conversations, learning opportunities, music, art and social gatherings.

Commercialization fellows set sights on tech solutions

Five doctoral students in engineering will spend a fully funded semester examining the business prospects for a diverse array of Cornell technologies as the newest class of commercialization fellows. 

Book reveals wild honeybees’ biology, with insights for beekeepers

A new book describes the biology and behaviors of wild honeybees and takes lessons from nature to inform small-scale beekeepers on how to manage their hives to better face modern challenges.

Jonathan Burdick named vice provost for enrollment

Jonathan Burdick, the University of Rochester’s vice provost for enrollment initiatives and college dean of admissions and financial aid, has been named Cornell’s vice provost for enrollment. He will assume the post Aug. 19.

Art-science collaboration spotlights pollinator health

The Mann Library exhibit, “PolliNation: Artists and Scientists Crossing Borders to Explore the Value of Pollinator Health,” bring the serious issue of insect decline to the university community.

Cornell supports service animals with free eye examinations

The College of Veterinary Medicine in May offered free eye examinations for service animals as part of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists/StokesRx National Service Animal Eye Exam.

Heat, not drought, will drive lower crop yields, researchers say

New research from Ariel Ortiz-Bobea, Toby Ault and Carlos Carrillo in Environmental Research Letters looks at how heat stress remains the primary climatic driver of lower future agriculture yields under climate change.