New incubator offers summer help for startups

The Summer Startup Incubator Program from Life Changing Labs, supported in part by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, plans to serve six to eight teams this summer. Applications are due April 10.

STEM center receives $130,000 grant for expansion

Cornell University Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning received a $130,000 grant to prepare future STEM faculty to be great researchers and teachers.

Stephen Ceci elected to National Academy of Education

Stephen Ceci, Cornell’s Helen L. Carr Professor of Developmental Psychology, has been elected to the National Academy of Education for his outstanding scholarship on education.

Facebook fellowship boosts online social research

A Facebook fellowship will support graduate student Chenhao Tan's research in human-computer interaction and human behavior in social media for two years.

Panel to examine U.S. family detention of refuge seekers

Panelists will discuss a national effort being organized by lawyers and activists to end the practice of family detention of refuge seekers in a panel discussion on campus April 16.

President expresses shock over attack at Kenya university

President David Skorton issued a statement expressing his condolences to everyone impacted by the April 2 shooting at Garissa University College in Kenya.

One-day flash exhibition to show Civil War documents

Three documents related to Abraham Lincoln go on display Saturday, April 11, from 1 to 5 p.m. in the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, level 2B of Kroch Library.

Scholar, activist to speak on legacy of Ella Baker April 8

Political activist and historian Barbara Ransby will speak on “’Black Lives Matter,’ Past and Present: Ella Baker's Legacy and the Implications for 21st Century Activism” Wednesday, April 8, at 4:30 p.m.

New student winery transforms enology instruction

Cornell’s recently expanded student winery is preparing students for the future of the wine industry. Viticulture and enology students use the facility to explore regional winemaking challenges.