Cornelia Ye award winners engage students with interdisciplinary teaching

The Center for Teaching Innovation selected doctoral students Zach Grobe (English language and literatures) and Janani Hariharan (soil and crop sciences) as recipients of the 2021-22 Cornelia Ye outstanding teaching assistant award.

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Klarman fellow Nancy P. Lin interprets urban on-site art

Focusing on Chinese contemporary art, Lin brings her fascination with urban spaces to her work as an art historian.

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Veterinary College sees new wellspring of funding from USDA

Researchers are securing grants that span the breadth of USDA priorities — from improving livestock health and genetics, to thwarting foodborne pathogens and antimicrobial resistance, to understanding impacts of rural veterinarians.

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Privatization, poverty threaten water affordability

An analysis of the 500 largest city water systems in the U.S. found private ownership contributed to significantly higher water bills and lower affordability for low-income households.

E. coli bacteria exploits Crohn’s disease inflammation

A multi-year study of the role of E. coli gut bacteria in Crohn’s disease finds that intestinal inflammation liberates chemicals that nourish the bacteria’s growth and promotes their ability to cause inflammation.

Cornell-chaired panels advocate Uranus, Enceladus missions

Over the next 10 years, the nation’s top planetary scientists are proposing exploratory voyages to the frigid, distant solar-system planet Uranus and the icy Saturnian moon Enceladus.

Cornell lacrosse legend Moran remembered for warmth

Moran, who died April 24 after a long illness at age 85, is credited with creating the friendly culture within the sport that’s still evident today.

With ‘Solar Noon’ Clock, Bill Nye ’77 aims to leave a legacy

TV’s beloved “Science Guy” recently visited Ithaca to check out the ongoing overhaul of the Rhodes Hall clock he designed and gave to Cornell in 2011.

Story circles foster intercultural conversations, belonging

Launched by the Office of Global Learning (OGL), the story circles initiative is intended to bridge the gaps in intercultural understanding between Cornell’s international and domestic populations.

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