Robinson-Appel Award recipients serve diverse local populations

Three Cornell undergraduates received Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards to honor their significant involvement in community engagement. Ariela Asllani ’26, David Ni’ 24 and Melody Welles ’27 each received a $2,500 prize towards projects that improve the lives of diverse local populations, including adopted and foster children, refugee students, and immigrants.

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Faculty awarded for creative, innovative community engagement

Thirteen Cornell faculty members have received Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. The awards recognize faculty who have recently developed community-engaged learning, leadership or research activities that create opportunities for students.

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Marion Nestle to discuss ‘food politics’ in Wolitzer seminar

Marion Nestle, a food policy expert and public health advocate, will share her experience bridging research, policy and public engagement in a talk, “Food Politics: An Agenda for 2024.”

Cornell Cinema offers tasty, mind-stretching Science on Screen showings

Science on Screen® supports creative pairings of current, classic, cult, and documentary films with introductions by figures from the world of science, technology and medicine. 

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Admitted Class of 2028 personifies Cornell’s founding principles

The 5,139 admitted students will bring with them a variety of lived experiences that will enrich the vitality and innovation of Cornell’s intellectual community.

‘A completely different game’: Faculty, students harness AI in the classroom

Faculty members are finding creative ways to deal with generative AI in their courses. Winners of Cornell’s 2024 Teaching Innovation Awards will discuss their approaches on April 11.

Enrollment now open for Summer Session 2024

Summer Session, part of Cornell’s School of Continuing Education, is open to Cornell students, students from other universities and adult learners who wish to earn up to 15 credits. 

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Sensory-friendly fashion exhibit brings awareness and empathy

Sensory Friendly and Adaptive Fashion, a collaboration between the Learning Strategies Center and the Department of Human Centered Design, is part of Cornell’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week.

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Linguistic clues can help detect mild cognitive impairment

Older adults with impaired memory exhibit selective language deterioration – a finding that could lead to earlier detection and ultimately more effective treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.