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Film screening and discussion to celebrate writer Kahanoff

Deborah Starr, associate professor of modern Arabic and Hebrew Literature and Film, will take part in a film screening and discussion on writer Jacqueline Kahanoff, Feb. 18 at Cornell Cinema.

Ajunwa to Congress: Help stop employers’ AI-fueled bias

Professor Ifeoma Ajunwa, who studies the impact of AI on practices such as fair hiring, gave research-based testimony to a Congressional committee on Feb. 5 in Washington, D.C.

Inquiry-based labs give physics students experimental edge

New Cornell research shows that traditional physics labs can have a negative impact on students, while nontraditional, inquiry-based labs can improve student performance and engagement.

Around the world, Cornell fellows guide climate action

Nearly 70 professionals from around the world have become Cornell Climate Online Fellows, as they take action locally to battle atmospheric greenhouse gas and ask others to join in.

Mui Ho Fine Arts Library earns LEED Gold certification

Cornell’s Mui Ho Fine Arts Library in Rand Hall earned the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold certification in late January.

Update: Second student tests negative for coronavirus

The university announced that results were negative for a student tested for novel coronavirus. At this time, no members of the Cornell community are undergoing testing for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Bronfenbrenner wins Levy faculty engagement award

Kate Bronfenbrenner ’76, Ph.D. ’93, director of Labor Education Research and an ILR School senior lecturer, has won this year’s George D. Levy Faculty Award, recognizing community-engaged learning projects.

Things to Do, Feb. 7-14, 2020

Events at Cornell this week include music and dance documentaries, Japanese drumming in Bailey Hall, a celebration of Beethoven and a black fashion exhibit.

Roundtable Feb. 14 will connect Cornell’s design disciplines

Faculty and students from Cornell departments teaching design studios and design thinking will exchange ideas to foster connections between fields and strengthen pedagogy at the inaugural Design@Cornell Roundtable Feb. 14.

Beating expectations key for Oscar hopefuls

Aspiring film directors must outperform peers with similar experience to build reputations and advance their careers, according to a study co-authored by Heeyon Kim, assistant professor of strategy in the School of Hotel Administration.

‘Borehole of opportunity’ attracts international scientists

An international collective of scientists gathered at Cornell to discuss collecting research data from the proposed Earth Source Heat test well in Snee Hall, Jan. 8-10.

Kopko named UN rep in early childhood education

The World Organization for Early Childhood Education has appointed Kimberly Kopko, Ph.D. ’05, associate director of extension and outreach in the College of Human Ecology, to represent it at the United Nations.