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Master’s degree student persevered from prison to Ivy League

After serving two prison terms totaling more than four years, Thomas Jones, master's student in the ILR School, committed to turning his life around – through education and giving back.

Latest News

Symposium addresses complexity of free expression, law
Cornell United Way campaign urges campus to go ‘All In’
Student interns help plan future of 4-H camp
Gene discovery takes aim at hemp nemesis: powdery mildew
When needs compete, love trumps thirst
Exhibit explores freedom of expression through fashion
Cornell commits $460K to Ithaca Area Economic Development

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Editor's Picks

Hayes and Johnson win graduate, professional teaching prize
Legal experts to discuss scope, boundaries of free expression
Colvin reappointed dean of ILR School
Nobel Prize winner to talk about science education research

New York State Impact

In Amish-Chinese partnership, shiitake mushrooms are the main ingredient
Broome County chefs flavor CCE Women of Food event
Grow-NY startups enrich robust agri-food system
Incentive programs doubled cover crop use by farmers

Around Cornell

eLab welcomes record cohort of student entrepreneurs 

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New presidential advisory puts food at the heart of U.S. health policy

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Designed for rural living

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NIH supports Tumbar lab skin stem cell studies

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Cornell Research

NIH grant to launch center for diagnostics to improve global health
Newly discovered bone stem cell causes premature skull fusion
Cornell to lead carbon-cutting effort in aluminum recycling
Fungal nutrient sensing could shed light on obesity, cancer

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Photos of the Day

A student passes by the “School's Out” installation on the Arts Quad.
A student descends the stairs outside the Physical Science Building.
Students detour around McGraw Tower at the top of Libe Slope.
A student studies in the afternoon sun on Libe Slope.
A flower in bloom in front of Day Hall.
Students take spirit week photos in Willard Straight Hall.
Members of the student group, Ring of Steel, meet on the Arts Quad.
Brooke Pian
Members of Opera Ithaca perform the “Scalia/Ginsberg” in Willard Straight Hall Memorial Room.

Expert Quotes

“We had pollinators, we had herbivores, we had predators, we had parasitoids – this complex web of this insect community that mimicked nature,” Bittner told the New York Times. “Which was one of our goals in establishing the native lawn, to create this beneficial native-plant habitat. It far exceeded our expectations, in numbers and complexity.”

Todd Bittner

Director of Natural Areas

Features

Master’s degree student persevered from prison to Ivy League
Researchers commercialize rare-earth tech with I-Corps help
From breaking to Beyoncé: Hip Hop Collection empowers students
Young African leaders find inspiration, confidence at Cornell
Blamed for fouling the environment, polyester may help save it

Staff News

The Inclusive Excellence Podcast returns for season six
Hayes and Johnson win graduate, professional teaching prize
New ASL minor, events expand opportunities
Bazarova to support big-data research and data security as associate vice provost
Registration is now open for Fall Part-time Study for Cornell staff and visiting students

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Cornell AgriTech summer program draws undergrads from across US
Lake Source Cooling brings sustainability, precision to synchrotron
Klarman Fellow: Capturing carbon with future-focused chemistry
Digitization program calls for proposals
High school students explore the language of plants

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