Architecture students set to spread wings on Dragon Day

The annual Dragon Day parade on March 29 is expected to feature a grunge-inspired Dragon designed by first-year architecture students to expand and contract before fully unfurling its wings on the Arts Quad.

Creating a remote sensor to detect health troubles

The device could be particularly helpful for patients with geriatric heart failure and other serious conditions.

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First-gen students, alumni connect in mentorship program

The new Accelerator Scholars Program in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business connects first-generation Dyson and Nolan freshmen and sophomores with student and industry mentors.

Students from 29 campuses join forces for health hackathon

Teams addressed the weekend’s patient safety challenges related to medication, patient care, procedures/surgery, infection and diagnostic error.

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Students host first undergraduate philosophy conference

There will be talks by professors, small group colloquia led by students and a philosophy poster session.

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Big Red men sprinting toward Ivy League basketball title

A radical shift in playing style has helped fuel a Cornell men’s basketball resurgence. The Big Red has posted its third straight winning season and is the No. 3 seed heading into this weekend’s Ivy League Tournament, at Columbia.

Code Afrique returns to Ghana to share opportunities in tech

Ghana’s fledgling tech sector has a chicken-and-egg problem: To grow, it needs trained, local workers, but without existing job opportunities, students don’t pursue degrees in computer science.

Fashion show spotlights innovation, rigor, growth

Cornell Fashion Collective’s spring runway show featured innovative collections, rigorous model management and a major brand sponsorship.

Students to discuss navigating identities abroad

Panelists who have studied in countries ranging from Denmark to Singapore will speak about their perspectives on gender, sexuality, race and identities that impacted them while abroad during an upcoming global freedom of expression event.