Abena Foli founded POKS Spices in 2016 to bring flavors from West Africa into American home kitchens. In 2021, she became one of the 60,000 women to participate in the certificate program offered by the Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell, which is managed by the Cornell Law School and powered by eCornell.
A seminal fluid protein transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly’s circadian clock, Cornell research has found.
For strengthening national defense through his research and for mentoring students, systems engineering professor Clifford Whitcomb received the Navy Superior Civilian Service Award, one of the highest honors bestowed on civilian employees of the U.S. Navy.
The Robert S. Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards celebrate the service of a new generation of alumni volunteers and honor Harrison’s long-standing commitment to Cornell. Meet the inaugural recipients of the awards.
In new book, Matthew Evangelista, the President White Professor of History and Political Science in the Department of Government, examines why Allied bombing raids during World War II killed tens of thousands of Italian civilians after the armistice signed in September 1943, when Italy was no longer an enemy.
Arthur Allen Muka, M.S. ’52, Ph.D. ’54, whose work in applied economic entomology supported growers in New York and around the globe, died Dec. 7, 2022, in Ithaca.
A protein that prepares DNA for replication also prevents the replication process from running out of control, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
Black at Cornell, a town hall and community event launches Black History Month on campus. Students, faculty and staff will gather to discuss global Blackness and the experience of being Black on campus – and finish out the night with refreshments and music.
Peter Gierasch, a Cornell astronomer whose mathematical models unveiled the tempestuous eddies and atmospheric tumult arising on other worlds, died Jan. 20 in Ithaca. He was 82.
For the past five years at Cornell, New Visions has provided local students the opportunity to explore engineering careers and perform research activities typically experienced by college students.
Prominent new media executive and veteran journalist Andrew Morse ’96 has been named the Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences for spring 2023.
