Major new telescope on Chilean summit opens window on universe

Thirty-four years after Cornell scientists first conceived it, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope now rises above the Atacama Desert.

Earth Day talk to inaugurate Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture series

A lecture featuring sociologist Steven Yearley on carbon sinks and climate policy will launch the Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture Series on April 22 – Earth Day. 

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Alumnus hopes historical lessons boost civic engagement

Fred Rubinstein ’52, LLB ’55, has honored his late wife’s dedication to civic engagement by endowing a professorship in the Department of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Death penalty explored in Distinguished Visiting Journalist event

Distinguished Visiting Journalist Keri Blakinger ’14 will host an in-depth look at capital punishment April 23 with a screening of her Oscar-nominated documentary “I Am Ready, Warden” and a faculty panel.

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Cornell Atkinson research grants support future sustainability leaders

Cornell Atkinson has announced 40 research grants to support undergraduate and graduate student researchers whose work will support sustainability, biodiversity and agriculture. 

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Research becomes reality for biomed startups

Three new biomed startups demonstrate efficacy of Cornell gap funding programs.

2029 reaccreditation process begins with self-study

The first phase of the university’s upcoming reaccreditation process is underway, with the naming of a steering committee and an invitation to the community to provide input.

'Wild west' era of GenAI poses opportunities and challenges for science

Experts discussed the good, the bad and the unknown ways that GenAI is transforming science at the Assessing and Imagining the Impact of Generative AI on Science Symposium.

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Economist: Are living standards falling for young Americans?

Kevin Corinth, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, will give a talk, “Living Standards Across Generations: Are Younger Americans Falling Behind?” April 20 at 5:30 p.m. in 198 Statler Hall.

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