Demo day, Big Idea competition top Celebration 2018

Cornell Entrepreneurs of the Year Steve Conine ’95 and Niraj Shah ‘95, co-founders of Wayfair, will be honored on campus April 19 at the Celebration conference.

App helps users choose wardrobe based on weather

Matt Barker ‘19 and Austin Astorga ’19 created Brella, an app that delivers a personalized daily forecast and clothing suggestions based on the weather.

Smart Meter project puts power in the hands of people

Through a collaboration between Cornell researchers and energy industry partners, New York households will be able to measure and manage their own electricity use.

Cornell startup Orthofit combats workplace injuries

Orthofit, the newest member of Rev: Ithaca Startup Works, is refining the prototype of its signature product – a “smart” glove.

Breakthrough made in atomically thin magnets

Cornell researchers have become the first to control atomically thin magnets with an electric field, a breakthrough that may be applicable to computer chips and other applications.

Cancer symposium aims to unify Cornell researchers

Cornell will hold the first Annual Cancer Research Symposium to showcase diverse and groundbreaking cancer research on campus, and to better integrate investigators from the Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine.

For Dragon Day 2018, first-year architects have transparent plans

Dragon Day, the annual spring rite celebrated by first-year architecture students at Cornell for more than a century, is March 30. The parade across campus will be live streamed.

Students’ bus stop sign design becomes roadside reality

Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit is installing nearly 560 bus stop signs, redesigned in partnership with systems engineering students and the Cornell University Sustainability Design group.

Cornell touts Sustainability Month with over 80 events

Cornell goes green by celebrating Earth with Sustainability Month during April. More than 80 events are scheduled, including lectures, films, fashion, art and social justice events.