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Food for seniors, vaccine delivery are the Big Ideas

Ideas to provide seniors with better food and deliver vaccines via peanuts won top prizes in the annual Big Idea competition April 19.

Entrepreneurship is future of global economy, Porges says

Entrepreneurship@Cornell banquet keynote speaker Shelly Porges '74, MPS '77, senior adviser at the Global Entrepreneurship Program, discussed the importance of entrepreneurship for global development.

We need to help immigrants stay in U.S., panelists say

Cornell joined more than 75 colleges and universities to observe the National Day of Immigration Reform with a debate on the issue April 19.

Season-long leaf testing improves crop profitability

Cornell researchers are testing vegetable crop leaves to see if they're nutrient deficient, and if they are, they are nourishing the crops via 'fertigation' – delivering nutrients via irrigation.

Panel discusses changing venues for academic publishing

A panel of three faculty and staff members talked about the future of academic publishing in the humanities April 17 in A.D. White House.

Three on faculty win Guggenheim fellowships

They are Brian Crane (chemistry and chemical biology), Gary Evans (design and environmental analysis and human development) and Natalie Mahowald (atmospheric sciences).

Haym Hirsh named dean of Computing and Information Science

Haym Hirsh, professor and chair of computer science at Rutgers University, has been named Cornell’s dean of Computing and Information Science, effective July 1.

Joan and Irwin Jacobs give $133M to name Cornell Tech institute

Irwin Mark Jacobs '54, founding chairman and CEO emeritus of Qualcomm, and his wife, Joan Klein Jacobs '54, have made a $133 million gift to create the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute.

Not the Queen's English: NYC panelists talk hip-hop

Music industry pioneers traced the evolution of hip-hop from its humble beginnings to commercial dominance during a sold-out discussion in Manhattan April 17.

Art, archaeology highlight student humanities research

Students presented research in the humanities at a forum April 16, with projects ranging from local archaeology to art, architecture, service-learning and philosophy.

88th Hotel Ezra Cornell refocuses on student leadership

More than 150 students at the School of Hotel Administration had worked since last fall to pull off the conference for leaders of the hospitality industry.

Undergrads unveil science savvy at 28th research forum

Showing their scientific savvy, about 140 undergraduates described their studies at the 28th Annual Spring Research Forum at Duffield Hall April 17.