Things to do: Apple Bake-Off, orchestra and wind, Mohawk River exhibit

Celebrate the season and give back with an apple bake-off this weekend, and enjoy symphony concerts and learn about New York’s Mohawk River through an exhibit at Mann Library.

Race-blind college admissions harm diversity without improving quality

 A new study by Cornell information science researchers finds that ignoring race in college admissions leads to an admitted class that is much less diverse, but with similar academic credentials to those where affirmative action is factored in.

As US craft beer industry goes flat, NYS bubbles with optimism

In 2023, craft beer production in the U.S. declined by 1%, which is the worst on record since the Brewers Association began tracking the industry in the late 1970s. New York fared better.

Farred analyzes his apartheid education in ‘philosophical memoir’

In “The Perversity of Gratitude: An Apartheid Education," Grant Farred describes his experience of flourishing intellectually, despite and even thanks to being educated under apartheid, while also analyzing concepts that made such an education possible.

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Mini smart city drives design of safer automated transportation

The Information and Decision Science Laboratory is designing a better – and safer – future for transportation with the help of a 20-by-20-foot “smart” scaled city and a fleet of motorized cars, drones and virtual reality technology.

Idea thieves tend to target early concepts

People who steal ideas from creative workers prefer to do so in earlier conceptual stages than creators expect, according to new Cornell research.

Researchers assess whether animals feel emotion

Do animals have emotions? The answer is a resounding yes, according to an interdisciplinary group of animal behavior researchers from the fields of biology, psychology, anthropology and philosophy surveyed in a recent project.

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Like WFH? Depends how you got there, and who’s doing it

Employees who choose to work from home full time feel greater autonomy and less isolation than those who are required to, but those benefits diminish as more colleagues also work remotely, new Cornell research finds.

Pickard ’90 Emerging Artists Series a space for student artists

For the first time, the annual Lauren Pickard ’90 Emerging Artists Series in Willard Straight Hall, held Nov. 14, included an art gallery of student work. The event traditionally showcased up-and-coming musical acts.