At the virtual Cornell Investment Ideas Forum on May 1, five student teams vied for $1,000 in prize money as they pitched their investment ideas to a panel of industry experts.
Cornell Engineering startup Organic Robotics Corporation and its stretchable sensing technology, Light Lace, topped a field of four finalists to win the sixth annual NFL 1st & Future competition, sponsored by the National Football League.
One moment, you have a bowl of creamy chocolate liquid. Then, in an instant, it’s ice cream. Forget hocus-pocus: This is physics, engineering and a new Cornell patent.
Avalanche, a new blockchain platform built around research first conducted at Cornell, raised $42 million in less than five hours during the first public sale of its digital currency token, held July 15.
Cornell’s Community and Regional Development Institute hosts “From Zombies to Vacants to Sustainable Housing: Building Resilient Communities,” a symposium Oct. 23-24 on the Cornell campus.
Ursa Space Systems, a geospatial intelligence agency located in Ithaca and founded by alumni Adam Maher and Derek Edinger, and Julie Baker, recently obtained $15 million in Series B funding.
In a ceremony this October, the Hanga Ahazaza Initiative celebrated Rwanda’s rapidly strengthening hospitality and tourism sector, a foundational piece of the country’s economic development strategy.
A concept addressing unaffordable and unsustainable funeral practices won first prize at the 11th annual Cornell Hospitality Business Plan Competition, an entrepreneurship event awarding cash prizes for the top three pitches.
Cornell University engineering professor Stephen Wicker is an expert in internet and wireless communication, and says that proposed net neutrality legislation is important for fostering innovation and protecting small companies.
The Office of Engagement Initiatives is accepting applications for grants to fund faculty, staff and students who are launching, advancing or participating in community-engaged learning at Cornell.
