Students from across campus pitch business ideas

Students from 11 startup companies with products including organic skin care products and concussion detection devices pitched their ideas March 20, vying for the 2017 Student Business of the Year.

Breakthrough telescope to be built in Chile

Scientists announced this week that a consortium led by Cornell will begin construction in Chile's Atacama Desert of a powerful telescope capable of mapping the sky at submillimeter and millimeter wavelengths.

VP Lombardi issues condolences on death of A&S student

Ryan Lombardi, vice president for student and campus life, expressed his condolences to the family and friends of Peiran "Joyce" Shi ’19, a student in the College of Arts and Sciences, who died in a car accident in New Jersey on April 3.

Historian to examine math's myths in April 13 lecture

In conjunction with Math Awareness Month, historian Alberto Martinez will discuss the use of myth and invention in mathematics at a public lecture Thursday, April 13 in 251 Malott Hall.

Natalie Uhl, renowned palm expert, dies at 97

Natalie Uhl, M.S. '43, Ph.D. '47, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium Professor Emerita and expert in palms, died on March 28. She was 97.

Yuri's Night opens campaign to fix up Fuertes Observatory

The Cornell Astronomical Society is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise money for renovations to Fuertes Observatory. The campaign kicks off with the annual Yuri's Night event, this year on Friday, April 14.

History major named Carnegie Endowment junior fellow

Rachel Mitnick ’17 has been named one of 14 junior fellows by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

NIH allergist awarded Drukier Prize by Weill Cornell Medicine

Dr. Joshua Milner, an allergist and immunologist who has made key discoveries into the origin of previously unidentified disorders that affect children, has been awarded the Drukier Prize.

Cornell leaders discuss Earth Source Heat at Ithaca forum

Members of Cornell's Senior Leaders Climate Action Group presented highlights of their report, 'Options for Achieving a Carbon Neutral Campus by 2035,' at a public meeting March 28 in downtown Ithaca.