Students ‘serve in place,’ reflect on community action

In collaboration with community partners, students spent winter break addressing issues from police reform in Western New York to women’s rights in Africa.

Graduate honor society alumni give back

Edward A. Bouchet Graduate Honor Society members often remain committed to Cornell after earning their degrees, returning to mentor current graduate students, speak at workshops and forums, and participate in panels.

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Astronomy to host 51 Pegasi b Fellow Samantha Trumbo ’13

The Cornell astronomy department will host 51 Pegasi b Fellow Samantha Trumbo, a doctoral student in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology, as she follows up on her breakthrough work on Jupiter’s moon, Europa.

Service, connection, leadership: Cornellians in the Peace Corps

Like thousands of other Cornellians who have volunteered for the Peace Corps, Amanda Freund ’06 and Janet Smith, M.S. ’19, share common ground: learning from the people they served.

Webinar explores issues for Southeast Asian refugee communities in U.S.

A webinar organized by Cornell Asian American Studies Program will bring together three scholars of refugee studies to explore humanitarian and other efforts that have formed following U.S. wars in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.

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Panel: Tech industry activists could transform the workplace

ILR School dean Alexander Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, hosted “The Future of Work: Labor in America,” the first installment of a new ILR eCornell Keynotes series.

In pandemic, students with tech-savvy teachers fared better

Doug McKee and his research team found that structured peer interaction helped minimize the impact of the shift to remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New technique provides map of lung pathology in COVID-19

A team led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian has used advanced technology and analytics to map the cellular landscape of diseased lung tissue in severe COVID-19 and other infectious lung diseases.

Cornell affirms commitment to academic freedom, free speech

A policy statement approved by the Cornell Board of Trustees details broad protections for faculty, students and staff concerning academic freedom and rights to freedom of speech and expression.