Women’s earnings drop after childbirth

When U.S. couples have their first child, mothers’ earnings still drop substantially relative to fathers’, and new Cornell research demonstrates the stubborn, decades-old pattern isn’t changing despite broad increases in other aspects of gender equality.

Dashboard reveals migration path of billions of birds

With its new Migration Dashboard, the BirdCast program at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology can now show how many birds are estimated to have flown over a particular county in the lower 48 states on any given night during migration, updated in near-real time.

Pandemic worsened inequality for migrant fishers

The pandemic has exacerbated problems facing international fishing industry workers including a decline in employment due to temporary port closures, wage theft, lack of personal protective equipment and their exclusion from pandemic relief programs.

$1M USDA grant supports digital agriculture integration

A $1 million grant supports a project to integrate and analyze agricultural data from aerial drones, ground robots, satellites and mobile apps, to benefit crop breeders, farmers and consumers.

Flint water activist to recount fight to protect her patients

The pediatrician who eight years ago called attention to lead-tainted water in Flint, Michigan, will deliver the Joyce Lindower Wolitzer ’76 and Steven Wolitzer Nutrition Seminar April 26.

Concerto Competition winner to perform with Cornell Symphony Orchestra

Nanor Seraydarian will perform Ernest Chausson’s “Poème” as a featured soloist alongside the Cornell Symphony Orchestra at Bailey Hall

Around Cornell

Major gift endows Cornell Mui Ho Center for Cities in AAP

The gift from Mui Ho ’62, B.Arch. ’66, will advance research, teaching and engagement dedicated to fostering more sustainable and just cities.

Cheers to an ‘approachable’ Big Red Cranberry Sour beer

Cornell’s fingerprints are all over the tasty Big Red Cranberry Sour ale. It uses a Cornell-bred barley, alum-grown hops, and made by Big Red Brewing students with an alum-owned brewery.

Quantum computing pioneer to share insights in Bethe lectures

In the Spring 2022 Hans Bethe Lecture, physicist John Martinis will explain the basic concepts behind quantum computing, show recent data from a “quantum supremacy” experiment and explain future uses of quantum algorithms.