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Diversity leads to stronger outcomes, says lecturer

University of Michigan professor Scott E. Page cited several real-world examples of diverse groups achieving more than homogenous groups in a campus lecture April 22.

Influential Cornell Law Review celebrates 100 years

The Cornell Law Review celebrated 100 years of publication April 15 with an event in the Law School. The review has featured groundbreaking legal scholarship and "a number of undisputed classics."

University resources are boon for alum's Ithaca business

Kwame Amponsah is one of several alumni entrepreneurs to establish businesses in Ithaca. He founded Xallent, a semiconductor device and test equipment manufacturing startup, while doing postdoctoral research at Cornell in 2013.

Another big stink coming with titan arum bloom

Wee Stinky’s sibling, one of the original four titan arums in Cornell’s collection since 2002, now is pushing its flower up from beneath the soil and is expected to bloom in June.

Cornell Rewind: Keeping the faith in a nonsectarian way

The charter of Cornell University includes a remarkable statement: "And persons of every religious denomination, or of no religious denomination, shall be equally eligible to all offices and appointments."

Weill Cornell video series spotlights culture of mentorship

Weill Cornell Medical College is launching a video series highlighting its culture of mentorship, an essential ingredient of excellent health care, research and education.

Students present their research at 30th CURB forum

Studying everything from potential medicine to the aromatic properties of popular beverages, about 120 undergraduates put project posters on display April 22 at the 30th Annual Spring Research Forum.

Alumna's $10M gift to ILR will transform disability institute

Lisa Yang '74 has made a $10 million gift to the ILR School to support and rename its Employment and Disability Institute; it is the largest gift in the school's history.

Cornell Tech hosts computer hack day for kids, seniors

More than 30 Cornell Tech students taught coding and computer literacy to middle school students and senior citizens last week on Manhattan's Roosevelt Island.

Skin-repair startup joins McGovern Center incubator

Repairogen, the newest startup company in the Kevin M. McGovern Family Center for Venture Development incubator, promises to repair sun-damaged skin - and someday possibly prevent skin cancer.

Three faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Cornell faculty members Joseph Halpern, Paul McEuen and Karl Niklas have been named fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Statler Hotel fire out; no injuries reported

No injuries were reported in a fire at the Statler Hotel Thursday morning that suspended classes and caused guests and staff to be evacuated from the hotel and Statler Hall.