Aquadro, Harrington, Nicholson win Weiss fellowships

Charles Aquadro, Laura Harrington and Sean Nicholson are recipients of the Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowship for outstanding teaching of undergraduates.

Cornell to establish an integrated College of Business

Cornell University announced today that it will establish an integrated College of Business with the transformative excellence, scope and scale to cement the university’s position as a world-class center of teaching and research for business management and entrepreneurship.

University shines at Cornell Day in Albany Jan. 26

New York's land-grant university brought its message of education, discovery and engagement to the state capital Jan. 26 for Cornell Day in Albany, and took the opportunity to show off its diverse offerings to lawmakers and visitors alike.

Bamboo-based build brings safe classroom to Dominican Republic

A versatile architectural technology created by a Cornell design professor has been adopted by sustainability-minded students to build bamboo-based hurricane- and earthquake-resistant structures.

New Century for the Humanities Celebration launches

The College of Arts and Sciences is launching a semester-long celebration of the arts and humanities with marquee events, speaker series and panel discussions, and a celebration for Klarman Hall.

Cornell plant breeding pioneer wins Japan Prize

Steven D. Tanksley, a molecular geneticist who pioneered concepts essential to modern plant breeding while a professor at Cornell University, has won the prestigious Japan Prize worth $420,000.

Cornell students train to become scuba divers

Since the early 1970s, Cornell students have begun their dive training in the pool of Teagle Hall and making deeper dives in Cayuga Lake. The program has certified about 2,000 divers in its history.

Birding game creates citizen science data where none exists

Avicaching is a game for bird watchers where players search for as many birds as possible in specific locations and record their findings in eBird.

Innovation grant supports sustainable textile making

The Walmart Foundation announced Jan. 21 that Cornell has won a 2016 U.S. Manufacturing Innovation Fund grant for breakthroughs in textile manufacturing processes.