Exostellar, a startup born from Cornell research, has achieved an outcome many entrepreneurs dream of – acquisition by a Fortune 500 company. Qualcomm acquired the eight-year-old company in March.
Can serendipity be “harnessed?” Researchers think that reflecting on unintended outcomes, both positive and negative, can lead to more and better ideation.
Better forecasting reduces hurricane damage by nearly a quarter, saving $2 billion per hurricane – more than the entire federal budget for weather forecasting, a study found.
Cornell-led research linking poverty and disease – and a promising path out of both – faces an uncertain future as federal science funding comes under pressure.
Jura Liaukonyte, professor of marketing in Cornell University’s SC Johnson College of Business, says while the Super Bowl gives advertisers a rare, synchronized moment when a huge share of the country is watching, advertisers can’t ignore politics.
Thirty student startups received Human Spirit, Beck Fellows and Cane Entrepreneurial Scholars awards this summer from Entrepreneurship at Cornell, funding that will allow students to work on their startups rather than take traditional summer positions.
