Ph.D. student’s nonprofit seeks to protect Amazonian biodiversity and culture

Ethan Duvall, an inaugural Semlitz Family Sustainability Fellow, has launched a nonprofit aimed at protecting biodiversity and culture in the Amazon Rainforest. Among their on-the-ground initiatives, they are working alongside local and Indigenous communities to strengthen green economic initiatives.

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Doctorow to discuss the digital world as A.D. White professor-at-large

Science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow will visit Cornell Sept. 11-19 as an A.D. White Professor at Large, taking part in several events on campus and in the community. 

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CALS administrator wins Award for Staff Integrity and Inclusion

The Employee Assembly presented the award to Adrienne Mason, the administrative director for two departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, on Aug.29.

Cornell statistics conference and celebration slated for Sept. 5

The eighth annual Celebration of Statistics and Data Science features nine speakers and celebrates Cornell’s rich history in statistics, data science, and mathematics.

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Crowning glory: McGraw Tower’s renovations are complete

Sporting a new roof and other improvements, the iconic clocktower is ready for another century.

Sci-fi author Doctorow to kick off A.D. White series in Ithaca, NYC

Best-selling writer and technology blogger Cory Doctorow will make the A.D. White Professor-at-Large program’s second dual-campus visit, ending his week at Cornell Tech in New York City. Four other professors will visit Cornell this fall.

In Memory of Ernie Roberts

Cornell Law School mourns the loss of E.F. “Ernie” Roberts, Edwin H. Woodruff Professor of Law, Emeritus, who died on August 26 at the age of 95.

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Farm of the future sows digital seeds

An experimental vineyard at the Cornell Lake Erie Research and Extension Laboratory is becoming the university’s first living laboratory of precision, autonomy and sustainability, supporting the grape industry in New York and Pennsylvania.

Self-assembling magnetic microparticles mimic biological error correction

A Cornell-led collaboration developed microscale magnetic particles that can mimic the ability of biomolecules to self-assemble into complex structures, while also reducing the parasitic waste that would otherwise clog up production.