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Porous material holds promise for prosthetics, robots

A new lightweight and stretchable material with the consistency of memory foam has potential for use in prosthetic body parts, artificial organs and soft robotics.

Cornell among top 100 adoption-friendly workplaces

For the ninth year, the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption has placed Cornell on its list of the 100 most adoption-friendly workplaces in the United States.

Privacy concerns decline about digital health records

Results of a new longitudinal study, published Oct. 5 in the American Journal of Managed Care by Weill Cornell Medical College finds people are increasingly confident about electronic health records.

Population makeup is major factor in global resource allocation

In an Oct. 1 campus talk, Parfait M. Eloundou-Enyegue, professor of development sociology, said the population structure of a nation is the most important factor in resource allocations and policy.

New 'Weill Cornell Medicine' name announced

After two decades of growth that has transformed Weill Cornell Medical College into a global health care leader, the institution announced today a new name - Weill Cornell Medicine - that captures the full scope of its mission.

Cornell Perspectives: Black students hone leadership skills

Cornell student leaders Siddiq Iddrisu ’16, Darron Irving ’17 and Kyonne Rowe ’18 share their experiences at LeaderShape Institute’s African American Male National Session in August.

Physicists turn toward heat to study electron spin

Cornell physicists offer a solution to control the intrinsic spin of electrons: Using heat, instead of light, to measure magnetic systems at short length and time scales.

Special Employee Assembly election to be held Oct. 21

A special Employee Assembly election will be held to fill three vacant seats. Anyone interested in running for one of those seats needs to apply by Oct. 15.

Summer interns enhance life in New York communities

From Buffalo to Long Island, the North Country to the Southern Tier, Cornell undergraduates – serving as interns – spent their summer enhancing life in New York.

Things to Do, Oct. 2-9, 2015

Events this week include a concert by the Cornell Orchestras, a film screening and lecture with theoretical physicist David Kaplan, a fall harvest dinner on campus and a Science Cabaret on cider.

Slope Day board to hold open forum Oct. 5

To make the Slope Day music and artist selection process more transparent, the Slope Day Programming Board will host an open forum for students, faculty and staff Monday, Oct. 5, at 7 p.m. in G-01 Uris Hall.

Johnson welcomes Cornell-Tsinghua MBA/FMBA students

The inaugural class of the Cornell-Tsinghua MBA/FMBA program arrived at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management Oct. 1. The 59 students are here for the first U.S. residential session.