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Cornell says farewell to Puerto Rican students

Students from the University of Puerto Rico said goodbye to Cornell faculty and staff at a May 7 reception.

New programs aid first-generation Arts and Sciences students

The College of Arts and Sciences will offer three new programs to support first-generation, low-income students, starting this summer.

Ariana Kim, Aizuri Quartet win prestigious M-Prize

The Aizuri Quartet, with violinist and assistant professor of music Ariana Kim, won the grand prize and $100,000 at an international chamber music competition May 6.

Biotech startups face ‘cold, hard truth’ in I-Corps program

Cornell hosted a biotechnology-focused National Science Foundation I-Corps Short Course for startup founders and researchers.

Cornell research is growing the hard cider industry in New York

Gregory Peck, assistant professor of horticulture, has been tapping cider’s full potential to grow New York state’s apple market.

Study reveals how pathogen proteins team up to defeat plants

Study describes for the first time how combinations of proteins combine to inhibit and sabotage the plant’s defenses, so a pathogen can infect its host.

New Material Culture Lab opens in Goldwin Smith

The new Material Culture Laboratory, run by Astrid Van Oyen in Goldwin Smith Hall, had its grand opening May 2.

Mellon Mays fellows score grad school admissions

Six of 10 Mellon Mays undergraduate fellows graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences are headed directly to graduate school.

Cornell partners with Italian universities, automakers on ‘vehicle intelligence’

Cornell has teamed with the University of Bologna to establish the Cornell-Bologna Center for Vehicle Intelligence.