Student Translator-Interpreter Program breaks language barriers

The Translator-Interpreter Program trains bilingual and multilingual students to serve as translators and interpreters for the community in both emergency and non-emergency situations. It has 45 active translators and interpreters, with 14 languages represented, and has worked with over 300 community agencies since its founding in 2000.

PEN/Nabokov award winner M. NourbeSe Philip to read her poetry April 14

The event is part of the Spring 2022 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series for the Creative Writing Program

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Expanded virtual outreach draws diverse Class of 2026

In its third application cycle shaped by COVID-19, Cornell has attracted record interest, admitting a talented, diverse Class of 2026 from a broader range of places than ever before.

Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

Four doctoral candidates and one doctoral alumnus were inducted into the Cornell chapter of the Bouchet Graduate Honor Society, which recognizes scholarly achievement and promotes diversity in doctoral education.

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Study Away helped Cornell students forge, keep connections

Study Away, a residential option created by Global Cornell for international students who could not travel to campus, has helped many fight isolation and build a sense of belonging at Cornell.

Russian trolls tried to distract voters with music tweets in 2016

The research shows Russia applied the tactics it uses on its own people to try to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign; the work has implications for the 2022 midterm elections.

Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid

Researchers have discovered a new path for polystyrene, a type of plastic that makes up a third of landfill waste worldwide, that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid - a chemical with wide commercial demand.

Final Coors conversation to host journalist, law professor

The last installment of The Peter ’69 and Marilyn ’69 Coors Conversation Series, "Deplatforming: Does Big Tech Protect or Prevent Public Discourse," will be held on April 14 at 6pm in the Law School Auditorium, and will feature Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle and Columbia Law School professor Jamal Greene.

Introducing the inaugural BioEntrepreneurship MBA cohort

MBA candidates in the first cohort of Cornell's new BioEntrepreneurship Initiative will collaborate with doctoral researchers in the life sciences across Cornell. The program is designed to develop startup leaders and foster innovation in the life sciences. 

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