A Cornell-led project that uses genomic technology to create varieties that are more flavorful and sustainable has been renewed with a $6.5M USDA grant.
The three co-founders of Novomer Inc., a startup company based on Cornell research, have received the 2016 Kathryn C. Hach Award for Entrepreneurial Success from the American Chemical Society.
The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce has named Rosie Applications as the Distinguished Business of the Year Award for its investment in Ithaca and being pioneers of the tech service industry in the county.
Students in fields ranging from computer science and engineering to business, agriculture and animal science convened at the second Digital Agriculture Hackathon, Feb. 28-March 1, with a shared purpose: to combine their disparate skills to brainstorm ways to make the world a better place.
Glenn Martin shared his experiences as a former convict and a reformer of the U.S. criminal justice system in the Iscol Family Program for Leadership Development in Public Service Lecture Sept. 27.
David J. BenDaniel, a longtime and influential entrepreneurship professor, died Nov. 22 after a brief respiratory illness. BenDaniel was instrumental in the launch of Entrepreneurship at Cornell.
Food entrepreneurs took part in the panel discussion Advancing Food Entrepreneurship April 28 at the Statler Hotel, part of the Entrepreneurship at Cornell Celebration conference.