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Cornell University Student Startups Showcase Innovations in Silicon Valley
Student teams from eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, and Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute Runway Startup Program at Cornell Tech pitched their innovative ideas at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery on March 28.
The event…
Cornell University: Exceptional People and Projects Recognized with Community Engagement Awards
Collaboration was the theme of the evening at the second annual Community Engagement Awards, held April 16 in the Statler Hotel Ballroom. Hosted by the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement, the event celebrated excellence in local and…
Cornell University’s Path2Papers Initiative Secures $1.5 Million Grant for Groundbreaking Work
Professors Jaclyn Kelley-Widmer and Stephen Yale-Loehr have secured a $1.5 million grant from Crankstart for their groundbreaking initiative, the Path2Papers project. Housed at Cornell Law School, this new nonprofit venture helps DACA…
Cornell University Student Group Adapts Toys and Devices for Children with Disabilities
Due to an extremely rare chromosomal abnormality, 17-year-old Noah Cervantes has compromised mobility, vision and hearing that make it difficult to maneuver in his environment, including using traditional toys and devices that might bring…
Cornell Trio Elected to Prestigious Arts and Sciences Academy
Professors Peng Chen, Timothy A. Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, and Mariana Wolfner ’74 have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 24.
They are among 250 new members of the academy, who are…
Cornell Senior Advocates for Holistic Healing in Mind, Body, and Nature
Drawing from her personal struggles with anxiety and depression, Joanne Wang ’24 has dedicated much of her undergraduate journey to helping peers find wellbeing through the outdoors and physical movement. As a graduating senior, her hope is…
Study Finds Mutations in Noncoding DNA Activate Functionality in Certain Cancer-Driving Genes
Some genes are known to drive cancer, and astonishing new research shows why: Mutations in the noncoding regions become functional, altering the abundance of messenger RNA, or mRNA, and potentially facilitating cell proliferation. Even more…
UCLA: Veteran Broadcast Journalist David Ono Honored with Irene Hirano Inouye Award
Award-winning journalist David Ono, co-anchor of ABC7 Eyewitness News in Los Angeles, has been named the second recipient of the Irene Hirano Inouye Award by the UCLA Paul and Hirano Terasaki Center for Japanese Studies.
A…
UCLA Sustainability Plan Demonstrates Campus’ Progress Toward Green Initiatives
Earth Day is here, and our blue and gold university has gotten a shade greener. From sustainable food choices to energy-efficient buildings and native plant landscaping, UCLA has completed several initiatives and made progress toward many…
Historic Donation to UCLA School of Law Propels Latino Legal Scholarship Forward
UCLA School of Law has received a $1 million gift from Alicia Miñana de Lovelace, chair of The UCLA Foundation board, to significantly bolster the law school’s Critical Race Studies program and its forward-looking efforts to promote…