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.
New research suggests that when workers have more ability to find a new employer, businesses face higher risks of losing skilled employees who possess the expertise needed to implement new technologies, including machine learning.
This year’s Lewis H. Durland Memorial Lecture, held March 25 in Statler Auditorium, was a conversation between two finance experts with opposing ideological views; it was tied to Cornell’s academic theme year, “Freedom of Expression.”
Top honors at the Grand Challenges Pitch Competition went to the students working with the alumna-owned Pickleball Mania, offering space in the Ithaca Mall to play the fastest growing racket sport in America.
Summer Session, part of Cornell’s School of Continuing Education, is open to Cornell students, students from other universities and adult learners who wish to earn up to 15 credits.
The SC Johnson College of Business has taken a creative approach to revamping their data analytics environment. With the help of Cornell Information Technologies, they launched “Connect360,” the goal of which was to extract, organize, analyze, and present targeted graduate admissions data, which comes from multiple source systems, in a unified dashboard.
Corporations are caught in a bind when it comes to social issues, Natalie R. Williams ’86 said during the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Dean’s Distinguished Lecture on March 12 in Warren Hall.
Student teams from eLab, Cornell’s student startup accelerator, and the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute Runway Startups program will pitch their startup ideas March 28 at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery.