Twelve Cornell assistant professors have been awarded research grants by the Affinito-Stewart Grants Program from the President’s Council of Cornell Women to increase long-term retention of women.
Alice Li has been named executive director of Cornell’s Center for Technology Licensing, the university's patent and technology transfer arm. She had been serving as the group’s interim director since August 2014.
Avery August, Ph.D. ’94, chair of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, will oversee faculty recruitment, development and advancement; department chair training; and selection of academic leadership.
Two student teams' presentations were so strong that judges of the Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition declared a tie. Both teams will be awarded first-place prize money of $25,000.
Production of Cornell Dairy ice cream resumed September 2013, sending frozen milk and tantalizing flavors burbling through all that stainless steel and into containers with a redesigned Cornell Dairy logo.
A spray that prevents feces from clumping on long-haired dogs won the 2018 Cornell Animal Health Hackathon, co-hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine and Entrepreneurship at Cornell.
For their academic excellence and the likelihood of 'making a difference,' Simon Boehme '14 and Samuel Ritholtz '14 have won the award, given to juniors planning a career in public service.
April is Sustainability Month at Cornell, and the campus will bloom with exhibits, lectures, a bike rally, a fun run, environmental fashion and learning how to keep this blue planet green.