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eLab

Kushagra Jain ’22 and Lyon Li ‘23’s Braille glove uses light and sensor technology to “read” the dots beneath a person’s fingers and speak the words out loud.

eLab companies pitch ideas to NYC audience

October 26, 2022

On Oct. 20, the 28 student teams who are part of the eLab student business accelerator in Ithaca had the opportunity to pitch their ideas in New York City.

Jehron Petty, founder of ColorStack; co-founder of Black Entrepreneurs in Training; and alumni of eLab.

Jehron Petty: ColorStack Founder, Community Builder

February 16, 2021

Jehron Petty ’20, co-founder of Black Entrepreneurs in Training and alumni of eLab, is on a mission to move the needle for diversity and inclusivity in the tech industry with the launch of ColorStack, which aims to increase the number of Black, Latinx, and Native American college students in computing.

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, lower right, speaks at Cornell’s Upstate and Western New York Economic Recovery and Economic Development Conference

Hochul Sees Brighter Days Ahead for Upstate Economy

February 9, 2021

New York Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke to a tough path ahead for the upstate New York economy at Cornell’s annual town-gown regional meeting on January 26.

Nathan Oakes, CTO, and Hailey Scofield, CEO, of Combplex, stand next to bee hives at the Wegmans Organic Farm in 2019.

Cornell Startup Combplex Wins $500K in 76West Competition

October 21, 2020

The latest achievement by a Cornellian-led startup dedicated to protecting honeybees – a $500,000 runner-up prize at the fifth annual 76West Clean Energy Competition – is creating quite the buzz in New York’s Southern Tier.