Senior Lisa Jones had an 'over-the-top' workload last week, with prelims and course assignments due Oct. 1. Even so, she added one more item to her to-do list: Start up a company over the weekend. (Oct. 2, 2012)
Executives representing New York City startup companies told students of the opportunities and pitfalls of working for new tech enterprises. (Oct. 2, 2012)
Cornell University Genetically Engineered Machines has designed and built a biosensor that uses an electroactive bacterial species to detect the toxic substances arsenic and naphthalene in water. (Oct. 2, 2012)
Fiction writer Junot Diaz, MFA '95, is among 23 recipients of a 2012 John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. The $500,000 awards are intended to encourage innovation. (Oct. 2, 2012)
Several undocumented people, including Cornell students, attended a Law School workshop Sept. 29 to apply to remain in the United States. (Oct. 2, 2012)
The Center for Sustainable Global Enterprise will work with developers of the world's largest Ferris wheel to create a high-tech expo on innovation and sustainability. (Oct. 1, 2012)
Michael Mazourek, Ph.D. '08, a professor of plant breeding, has won recognition from the Organic Seed Alliance for his work connecting farmers with research. (Oct. 1, 2012)