Employee Celebration rallies despite rain

More than 1,000 staff, faculty, retirees and relatives gathered on campus Oct. 14 for the annual Employee Celebration, which included athletic events, a community dinner – and, for the first time, family rock climbing, bowling and a scavenger hunt.

Inquiry through making

Director of Undergraduate Studies and Assistant Professor in the Department of Art Oscar Rene Cornejo offers insights into his creative practice, approach to pedagogy, and the college's Bachelor of Fine Arts program he helps to shape and lead.

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Yeast speeds discovery of medicinal compounds in plants

Cornell researchers have harnessed the power of baker’s yeast to create a cost-effective and highly efficient approach for unraveling how plants synthesize medicinal compounds, and they have used the new method to identify key enzymes in a kratom tree.

Online learning widens gap for minority students

After the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, students belonging to underrepresented ethnic minority groups struggled to bounce back academically as compared with their non-minority classmates.

Applications open for grants to fund retiree projects

Retired Cornell educators have until Nov. 6 to submit applications for the 2024 Podell Endowment Awards, which support projects that aim to make the world a better place.

Library publishes catalog on Jewish fables

Cornell University Library published the catalog Fables in Jewish Culture: The Jon A. Lindseth Collection, a comprehensive guide to the nearly 400 Jewish fables from around the world that Lindseth entrusted to the library in 2018.

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NYC conference Nov. 3 features leading entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs will gather to hear fireside chats with top business leaders, enjoy multiple networking and engagement opportunities and hear startup pitches at Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s Eclectic Convergence 2023.

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Familiarity breeds contempt for moral failings

People judge members of their own circles more harshly than they judge individuals from other groups for the same transgressions, new Cornell research has found.

‘Desdemona’ celebrates Morrison’s Nobel Prize anniversary

As part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature, Cornell will present the author’s “Desdemona” Oct. 27 and 28 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts.