Committee offers summary of public safety focus groups

The Cornell community can view a report of findings compiled by the firm that held the discussions, which focused on public safety and policing on the Ithaca campus.

NEA grants $30,000 to music dept. for ‘Freedom on the Move: Songs in Flight’

The National Endowment for the Arts has approved a $30,000 Grants for Arts Projects award to the Department of Music to support a musical response to Freedom on the Move (FOTM), a database housing digitized, searchable fugitive slave advertisements.

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Functional review helps Cornell ‘build back smart’

Cornell is undertaking a universitywide initiative that will better integrate central administrative units, schools and colleges after a series of functional reviews that began in April 2020 to identify potential cost savings to offset the financial toll of the coronavirus pandemic.

Cornell joins Global Wind Energy Council

Cornell has become one of the first U.S. universities to partner with the council, communicating the benefits of wind power and providing industry research in more than 80 countries.

Pilot program helps older adults with dementia manage meds

Serving residents of two upstate New York counties, the HOPES program led by Rana Zadeh is providing secure medication organizers and training to help prevent potentially dangerous and costly mishaps.

Celebrated architect Art Gensler ’58 dies at 85

Arthur Gensler Jr., B.Arch. ’58, a global architect, entrepreneur and founder of a practice that became one of the largest, most successful firms in the industry, died May 10.

Mental health helplines need human-centered solutions

There’s a wide gap between how care was intended by those who support helplines and how that care was experienced in practice by those who need it most, according to new research from Cornell and Georgia Tech.

Radio interview discusses Ithaca's "Virus has no nationality" campaign

Amy Somchanhmavong, Ithaca Asian American Associations, gives a local perspective on anti-Asian/Pacific Islander bias, and discusses the "Virus has no nationality campaign."

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Startup’s sustainable tech takes food farther

Farther Farms has created the world’s first commercially available french fries that don’t need freezing or refrigeration, with innovative technology developed at Cornell.