Programmable plant systems team selected for global food initiative

The Center for Research on Programmable Plant Systems (CROPPS) has been selected to help shape a new international effort to reimagine the future of food systems through the CIFAR Arrell Future of Food Initiative.

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Announcing: Cornell Journal of Architecture Issue 13, “Missing”

Concluding a thematic set spanning three issues and marking the 45th anniversary of its inaugural volume, this student-led publication continues to capture current thinking in the field and reinforce the importance of writing and editing in an architectural education. A launch event is scheduled for April 10.

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Vipan Kumar: Combating glyphosate-resistant weeds

Vipan Kumar, associate professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, is conducting research to understand the biology of weed resistance to herbicides.

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CAROW Announces AI and Work Grant Recipients

The ILR School’s Center for Applied Research on Work (CAROW) recently awarded three seed grants for new research that addresses questions around the intersection of AI and organizations, employment and work.

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Mechanical engineering Ph.D. candidate wins 2026 3MT

Ellen van Wijngaarden won Cornell's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. 3MT challenges graduate students to prsent their thesis research compellingly to general audiences in just three minutes.

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JC Tretter ’13 elected executive director of NFL Players Association

The NFL Players Association Board of Player Representatives has elected ILRie JC Tretter ’13 as the union’s next executive director following a comprehensive, player-driven search process.

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Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures names 2026 faculty fellows

The Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures at Cornell University has named five faculty fellows from across three colleges and five departments to its inaugural cohort.

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'Hunting Yellow Pigs' film shows a singular approach to math education

Cornell math professor Steven Strogatz appears in a new film, “Hunting Yellow Pigs,” that celebrates the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM) and its unconventional approach to math education. The Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a screening with filmmaker Ming-I Huang on March 24 at 4 p.m. in Schwarz Auditorium, room 201 in Rockefeller Hall.

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Spring dance presentation explores ‘the shadow self’

“Penumbra,” is comprised of two dance pieces: “seemingly perfect, radiant” by faculty member Danielle Russo, assistant professor of the practice in performing and media arts (A&S) and “Society” by guest choreographer Babatunji Johnson.

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