Coronavirus

Cornell to resume full retirement benefits and salaries

Cornell President Martha E. Pollack sent the following message Nov. 17: Last summer, as the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic were becoming clear, we held a number of meetings and town halls to describe those impacts…

In-person semifinals to continue as planned

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Lisa Nishii sent a message to the Ithaca campus Nov. 16 to say there are no planned changes to the semifinals exam schedule despite the campus moving to Alert Level Yellow.

Ithaca campus moving to COVID alert level yellow

Cornell administrators announced Nov. 13 that the campus is changing the COVID-19 alert status due to the recent increase in positive test results.

Increase in positive COVID-19 cases on the Ithaca campus

Ryan Lombardi, vice president for Student and Campus Life, announced a recent increase in COVID-19 cases within Cornell’s student population.

Data, testing helped Cornell curb COVID-19

The Cornell community’s low rates were achieved through the tireless work of students, university leaders and experts across fields.

Capitol Hill closed, but Cornell’s engagement efforts continue

Supporting engagement efforts in D.C. by faculty, staff and students is central to Cornell’s Office of Federal Relations mission, even more so as the coronavirus pandemic has limited opportunities for face-to-face advocacy.

Teaming up: Coronavirus research at Cornell

Cornell researchers are working collaboratively at the forefront of their fields to re-examine and adapt their innovations to develop the tests, treatments and knowledge necessary to end the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tool tracks COVID cases within NY school district boundaries

The ILR School has launched the NYS School District COVID-19 Tracker, an interactive, web-based mapping application that combines multiple sources of data on COVID-19, demographics and related topics by school district.

Human Ecology’s ‘commons cubes’ create safe study spots

To help students find safe places to study on campus, the College of Human Ecology has created cozy, 7-foot-square cubes out of PVC pipe and plastic sheeting.