Director of Netflix hit “Shtisel” highlights Jewish Studies event

“Shtisel,” an Israeli television series about a family living in an ultra-Orthodox neighborhood in Jerusalem, is an international hit on Netflix. Its director and writer, Yehonathan Indursky, will talk about the series during “The Making of Shtisel,” an online event hosted by Cornell’s Jewish Studies Program on March 24.

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Registration open for Summer Session online classes

Students are invited to register now for Cornell’s Summer Session, which will be held entirely online this year. Students can earn up to 15 credits by taking regular Cornell courses taught online by university faculty. Courses are offered in three-, six- and eight-week sessions between June 1 and Aug. 3.

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Cards from school kids brighten days in quarantine

Cornell Health and local elementary schools partner to bring positivity and joy to Cornell students in quarantine.

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Nearly 1,000 gather for conversation on safer fieldwork

Two doctoral candidates engaged scholars nationwide in a conversation about strategies to keep researchers safe while conducting fieldwork through a paper presentation and expert-led panel discussion.

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Cornell wishes Town of Ithaca a happy 200th

Cornell Vice President for University Relations Joel Malina congratulated the Town of Ithaca for its upcoming bicentennial on behalf of President Martha Pollack at the Town Board meeting Monday, March 8.

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LeadNY opens applications for leaders in food, agricultural sectors

New York state’s premier leadership development program is now accepting applications for its next class of leaders in the food, agriculture and natural resources sectors of the Northeast.

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Caring for wildlife in Cornell’s own backyard

Located a short drive to the east of Cornell’s main campus, on Hungerford Hill, the Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital is a hidden treasure, providing lifesaving medical care for native wild animals.

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Cassava breeder awarded Cornell's Africa Fund Fellowship

Moshood Agba Bakare, a Ph.D. student in the field of plant breeding and genetics, has been awarded the Africa Fund Fellowship for graduate work focused on cassava breeding in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Radio show features Tompkins Chamber of Commerce president

The March 9 episode of All Things Equal featured Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Tavares.

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