Panel: Poor leadership endangers family businesses

Entrepreneur and business turnaround specialist Peter Cuneo, speaking at Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Celebration April 16, said poor leadership is a problem facing family businesses.

‘Sweet CORNell’ ice cream debuts, hits the spot

Despite stubborn temperatures still in the low 30s, Cornell Dairy’s official sesquicentennial ice cream, “Sweet CORNell,” debuted Friday morning at the Dairy Bar.

Office professionals celebrated for crucial roles they play

President David Skorton, ILR Dean Kevin Hallock and Vice President Susan Murphy spoke to the vital roles that office professionals fulfill at the annual Jennie T. Farley Office Professionals Celebration April 22.

Things to Do, April 24-May 1, 2015

CornellCon will feature an artist's alley, a Cosplay contest, anime screenings, video game tournaments, performances, and more; the Johnson museum will an exhibition on the history of protest; and students can help shape Ithaca's future.

Community celebrates poetry with readings – and pastry

Shawkat Toorawa led student, faculty and guest poets in sharing verse from New York City, the Near East and other cultures at a "Poetry and Pastry" Sesquicentennial event at the Johnson Museum.

Diversity leads to stronger outcomes, says lecturer

University of Michigan professor Scott E. Page cited several real-world examples of diverse groups achieving more than homogenous groups in a campus lecture April 22.

Influential Cornell Law Review celebrates 100 years

The Cornell Law Review celebrated 100 years of publication April 15 with an event in the Law School. The review has featured groundbreaking legal scholarship and "a number of undisputed classics."

University resources are boon for alum's Ithaca business

Kwame Amponsah is one of several alumni entrepreneurs to establish businesses in Ithaca. He founded Xallent, a semiconductor device and test equipment manufacturing startup, while doing postdoctoral research at Cornell in 2013.

Another big stink coming with titan arum bloom

Wee Stinky’s sibling, one of the original four titan arums in Cornell’s collection since 2002, now is pushing its flower up from beneath the soil and is expected to bloom in June.