Scientific computing training available online

Cornell’s Scientific Computing Training Series will resume on Oct. 4; the Zoom-based training is available for free to faculty, students and staff at Cornell, Weill Cornell Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar and Cornell Tech.  

Around Cornell

Light pollution threatens coastal marine systems

A new study led by Colleen Miller, Ph.D. ’23, suggests light pollution’s effects on coastal marine ecosystems are negatively impacting everything from whales and fish to coral and plankton.

Computer scientist to give lecture on AI in health care

Fei-Fei Li, co-director of Stanford’s Human-Centered AI Institute, will discuss AI’s role in improving patient safety in health care in the annual Cornell Center for Social Sciences Distinguished Lecture in the Social Sciences, on Oct. 5 in Statler Auditorium.

NIH-funded fly study to pinpoint brain’s role in navigation

A NIH-funded project, led by Itai Cohen, professor of physics, will use the fruit fly to study how the brain processes multisensory information involved in flight, possibly offering insight into human neurological function.

Folkenflik ’91 is Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik ’91 has been named the 2023-24 Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist in the College of Arts and Sciences. The program brings accomplished journalists to Cornell each year.

Grow-NY startups enrich robust agri-food system

The 20 finalist startups battling for $3 million in prize money in the fifth annual Grow-NY Food and Agriculture Business Competition were selected from more than 320 applicants, including 81 entries from New York state.

‘Opting in’ to see information can reduce hiring bias

A new study from an ILR School researcher offers a pathway to reducing bias in hiring while preserving managers’ autonomy – by encouraging hiring managers to avoid receiving potentially biasing information about applicants.

‘Trevor-Fest’ to honor the late Prof. Trevor Pinch

A symposium Sept. 21-23 will celebrate the legacy of a pioneer who helped found three areas of study related to science, technology and sound.

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Artist Laurie Anderson visits campus Sept. 26-27

Pioneering multimedia artist Laurie Anderson will offer a public talk in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts as part of the College of Arts and Sciences’ Arts Unplugged series during her two-day visit to campus.