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ILR institute analyzes COVID-19’s impact on fashion models

More than half of the respondents to a survey of fashion models said they do not have enough money to cover essential needs if they are unable to work during the next three months as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

International studies professor wins Skytte Prize

Peter J. Katzenstein, the Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor of International Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the recipient of the Skytte Prize in Political Science.

COVID-19 impact: Lawrence Glickman on crisis at hyperspeed

Historian Lawrence Glickman says the simultaneous public health disaster and economic meltdown may lead us to rethink the country’s values.

COVID-19 impact: Nellie Brown on workplace consequences

Nellie Brown, an expert on workplace health and safety, predicts the pandemic will result in more interest in strengthening weakened supply chains and in crisis planning. 

Airport lounge idea wins hospitality business plan competition

Competing for more than $35,000 in prize money, five teams made virtual presentations to a panel of judges April 17 to conclude the 10th annual Hospitality Business Plan Competition hosted by the School of Hotel Administration's Pillsbury Institute for Hospitality Entrepreneurship.

Book on ’60s film has insight on work in modern times

In her new book “Clocking Out: The Machinery of Life in 1960s Italian Cinema,” Karen Pinkus explores themes of labor, automation and society in Italian cinema and what they can tell us about alternatives for living and working in today's world.

(Virtual) Things to Do, April 24-May 1, 2020

Virtual events and Cornell resources include selections from the Centrally Isolated Film Festival; a Guy Davis concert rebroadcast on WVBR; a local species survey; a training session for undocumented community allies; and an online version of Cornell Library's Robert Moog exhibition.

Game theory suggests more efficient cancer therapy

Cornell mathematicians are using game theory to model how the competition between cancer cells can be leveraged, so cancer treatment – which takes a toll on the patient’s body – might be administered more sparingly, with maximized effect.

Playwrights, actors to converge for performance livestream

The Cherry Artists’ Collective is commissioning a new work of livestream theater exploring life under pandemic quarantine. The play is being written by authors around the world.

Choral groups join in virtual listening sessions

As part of the choral ensemble courses, Steve Spinelli is hosting Listening Parties over Zoom, featuring special guest speakers.

Five Cornell teams make state business plan competition

Five teams of Cornell undergraduates will participate in the finals of the New York Business Plan Competition, this year a virtual event beginning May 1.

Lab instructors adapt to remote teaching

The coronavirus pandemic has forced Cornell instructors to rethink how they teach lab classes, as remote learning has created special challenges for courses considered more hands-on, collaborative and experiential.