The Cornell Health Policy Center organized its first Business Leaders Roundtable in New York City last week with the aim of engaging senior industry leaders from the health care sector with existing and upcoming research on topics like Medicare Advantage, Medicaid reform, and prescription drug pricing.
In his new book, Cornell professor and historian Thomas J. Campanella shines a light on a pair of alumni from a century ago who helped create some of New York City’s most recognizable sights but have been largely overlooked.
The event, hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City, also included a pitch contest among businesses with connections to Weill Cornell Medicine or Cornell Tech.
The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Environmental Defense Fund will distribute $1.24 million to 12 projects co-led by Cornell and EDF scientists for research addressing several sustainability topics.
Dr. Gary Koretzky ’78 has been appointed vice provost for research for Cornell’s Ithaca, Cornell Tech and AgriTech campuses, effective Dec. 15, 2025. He has been serving in an interim role since February 2025.
An additional $6 million in funding over the next four years will bolster the Support for Promising Research Opportunities and Unconventional Teams program, designed to encourage emerging collaborations at the intersection of research fields.