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Library and music collector have 'simpatico' missions

The donation of a Velvet Underground archive continues collector, historian and author Johan Kugelberg's partnership with Cornell University Library.

Anindita Banerjee kickstarts Russian sci-fi

Anindita Banerjee, associate professor of comparative literature, launched a successful Kickstarter campaign to fund translation of Russian science fiction spanning the revolution to the 1990s.

Provost tackles 'the challenge and art' of charting the future

Michael I. Kotlikoff discusses his role as the university's chief academic officer, the strategic planning process he will lead for Cornell and how his experience as a dean has prepared him for this job.

Uma Bioseed wins $500,000 in Buffalo competition

Uma Bioseed – a Cornell student business startup formed in partnership with another Cornell startup’s technology – won $500,000 in the 43North incubator competition in Buffalo, New York, Oct. 29.

Nutritionists from Tanzania turn knowledge into action

Ten nutrition experts from five Tanzanian institutions spent two weeks on campus Oct. 19-30 with Cornell nutrition faculty members and researchers to improve live-saving nutrition interventions and education in Tanzania.

Fall back and watch out: Robbers thrive on standard time

Analysis of crime reports shows fewer robberies when Daylight Saving Time is in effect, because streets are well lighted during commuting hours.

Things to Do, Oct. 30-Nov. 6, 2015

Events on campus include a Halloween party at Cornell Cinema, the Cornell University Chorus Twilight Concert, book talks, and a lecture by author and Paris Review editor Philip Gourevitch '83.

Poultry vaccine nets Ezra Technology Innovator Award

Two Cornell professors emeriti of veterinary medicine have received the 2015 Ezra Technology Innovator Award for their work as co-inventors of the Marek's disease vaccine.

Women's hockey benefit raises $1,700 for United Way

Though Cornell fell to Boston College, the women's hockey game raised $1,700 in an annual event to benefit Cornell's United Way campaign.

Forum explores costs, outcomes of financial aid policy

Faculty and administrators discussed balancing the rising expense of financial aid against maintaining and enhancing the university’s academic profile at a faculty forum, “Financial Aid Policies: Unimaginable Outcomes?” Oct. 21.

New cross-college institute takes holistic view of health

The College of Human Ecology and the School of Hotel Administration have formed the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, an academic center combining hospitality, design, health policy and management.

Exosome proteins predict cancer's spread, study shows

Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered precisely how certain types of cancers spread to particular organs in the body, supporting the century-old "seed and soil" theory of metastasis.