Lessons learned from pandemic successes and failures: a conversation Feb. 20

What have we learned about the successes and failures of policy responses to Covid‑19?

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Professor’s posthumous memoir details turbulent childhood

A new posthumous memoir by Isaac Kramnick, the renowned scholar of political thought and history who served on the Cornell faculty for 45 years, traces his life from birth into an unstable family and years in the child welfare system to his undergraduate days at Harvard University.

Graduate student stipends to increase by 8% for 2023-24

The university has approved the increase, which will bring 12-month assistantship stipends for Ithaca- and Cornell AgriTech-based students to $43,326.

Sprout Awards grow ‘exciting’ pilot projects in engineering

From new approaches for tendon injury treatment to biomass-based construction materials, Cornell Engineering’s inaugural Sprout Awards are funding unique research projects with the potential to grow partnerships across Cornell.

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Scientists detect global layer of melt hidden below Earth’s tectonic plates

A new study by a group of universities including Cornell has for the first time revealed the global extent of a layer of melted rock encircling the Earth below its tectonic plates.

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New Yorker theater critic Cunningham wins Nathan Award

Conferred by the English department chairs at Cornell, Princeton University and Yale University, the Nathan Award is administered by Cornell’s Department of Literatures in English, in the College of Arts and Sciences.

With love and duty, retired academics give back to Cornell

Founded in 1982 and celebrating 40 years, Cornell Academics and Professors Emeriti represents a large community of retired academics and faculty that continue to make significant contributions to university life.

NY Lt. Gov. tour highlights sustainability, equity

New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado engaged with students and faculty on topics ranging from biological engineering to nutrition to 4-H programs during his first tour of the Ithaca campus on Feb. 2.

Wild bumblebee queens lured and killed in commercial hives

A new study finds that nest boxes of commercial eastern common bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) lead to the deaths of wild queens who are attracted to the brightly colored hives.