William Tomek, innovator of ag commodity forecasting, dies at 91

William Tomek, a professor emeritus in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, died March 3 in Ithaca, New York. He was 91.

Student startups pitch 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.   

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Latina sorority awarded Perkins Prize for dedication to literacy

The Invincible Iota Chapter of Sigma Lambda Upsilon/ Señoritas Latinas Unidas Sorority, Inc. received the 28th annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony during a ceremony April 15 at Willard Straight Hall. 

Faculty awarded for creative, innovative community engagement

Thirteen Cornell faculty members have received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. The awards recognize faculty who have recently developed community-engaged learning, leadership or research activities that create opportunities for students.

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Life as a Cornell entrepreneur: ‘I have people in my corner who inspire me’

CultureCare is a digital platform for BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and people of color) therapists to manage their practice and connect to clients. 

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Student input adds flavor, variety to halal, kosher meals

Cornell Dining serves more than 750 kosher and halal meals per week – in addition to regular kosher meals at the Center for Jewish Living and commissary items around campus.

Podcast: Tim Barry created the health care system ‘patients deserve’

The newest episode of a podcast hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, Startup Cornell, features Tim Barry ‘93, the chair and CEO of VillageMD, and this year’s Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year. Entrepreneurship at Cornell will honor Barry on April 11 and 12 during the Celebration event on campus.

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A culture of intrapreneurship: 3 practices for organizational innovation

Expert faculty from the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and ILR School share tactics organizations can use to integrate innovation throughout their operations.

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Dick Conway, architect of computer science at Cornell, dies at 92

Richard “Dick” W. Conway ’54, Ph.D. ’58, a trailblazing professor who was instrumental in launching Cornell’s Department of Computer Science in 1965 – one of the first of its kind – died March 19. He was 92.