Student designers challenge convention to enhance human thriving

Students shared their innovative projects at the Cornell Fashion & Design Expo, the annual juried exhibition hosted by the Department of Human Centered Design (HCD).

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Cornell Tech celebrates innovation and entrepreneurship with May events

The annual Startup Awards will feature top student pitch presentations, and special guest Andrew Ross Sorkin will announce winners.

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Ribbon-cutting commemorates student residence completion and naming

A ceremonial ribbon-cutting on May 1 formally welcomed the Feil Family and Weill Family Residence Hall, located at the northwest corner of 74th Street and York Avenue, into Weill Cornell Medicine’s main campus.

Students help rural Peruvians grow turmeric business

The business students traveled to a rural region of Peru to brainstorm sustainable business ideas for a local community.

Ballet icon to deliver Senior Convocation address May 22

Misty Copeland, who in 2015 became the first Black woman to be named principal dancer of the American Ballet Theatre, will give the keynote address at Senior Convocation on May 22, from 1-2:30 p.m. in Barton Hall.

Coach Schafer ’86 imparts hockey-infused wisdom in ‘Last Lecture’

Mike Schafer ’86, the soon-to-be-retired Jay R. Bloom ’77 Head Coach of Men’s Hockey, delivered the “Last Lecture” on April 23 in Baker Lab to an audience of approximately 600.

Roper Roundtable to explore landmark dataset on country's top concerns

Political scientist Laron Williams will explore polling data behind the most important problem facing the country at the Roper Roundtable on May 7.

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Muslim chaplain, Diwan Center for Muslim Life awarded Perkins Prize

Cornell’s Muslim chaplain Numan Dugmeoglu, and the Diwan Center for Muslim Life received the 29th annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony during a ceremony April 21 at Willard Straight Hall.

Less space, more guests: Hotel Ezra Cornell adapts in its 100th year

Working around renovations in Statler Hall inspires the student organizers of the Hotel Ezra Cornell conference to get creative.