Grape growers and food processors benefit from water sensors for accurate moisture readings. Cornell researchers have developed a fingertip-sized sensor that is a hundred times more sensitive than current devices, and they hope to produce it for as little as $5 each.
An update from the Office of the Assemblies, including brief reports from the Student Assembly, Graduate and Professional Student Assembly, Employee Assembly and University Assembly.
For each person attending the women's hockey opening game against Northeastern University Oct. 19, $1 will be given to the Cornell United Way campaign.
Most Cornell employees eligible for either endowed or contract college health care coverage will do better financially by remaining on their employer plan rather than switching to plans covered by the federal Affordable Care Act.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will speak at Cornell on the state of education, Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. President David Skorton will lead a discussion with Bush and State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher afterward.
"Work is at the core of human dignity," says Leila Janah, CEO and founder of Samasource, which connects poor people with tech jobs, during the Jill and Ken Iscol Distinguished Environmental Lecture.
In a Cornell Perspectives piece, Robert Glick writes about his excitement touring the campus with his daughter and his pride in her acceptance to Cornell.