CTI Workshops foster faculty teaching community

The workshops brought together faculty from across campus to discuss successful teaching strategies from fall courses and ways to adapt them to the challenges of spring 2021.

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New ILR courses on racial inequality offered

“Advancing Racial Equity in Organizations” and “Race and the America Labor Market in Historical Perspective” begin this semester.

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Cornell, WWF to co-host event on preventing pandemics

Cornell and WWF will host a virtual conference Feb. 23 focused on the link between humans and wildlife, and the subsequent prevention of future pandemics.

Soft robots use camera and shadows to sense human touch

Cornell researchers have created a low-cost method for soft, deformable robots to detect a range of physical interactions, from pats to punches to hugs, without relying on touch at all.

Prolonged immaturity an evolutionary plus for human babies

The long period of helplessness in human babies and other species, long thought to be a drain on resources, is actually an evolutionary advantage, Cornell researchers say.

CCMR JumpStart program to fund two NYS companies

Two New York state companies have been chosen to participate this spring in the Cornell Center for Materials Research JumpStart Program, through which they will collaborate with faculty members to develop and improve their products.

Weill Cornell researchers detect key flaw in brain modeling

A type of cell widely used for brain research and drug development may have been leading researchers astray for years, according to a study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and Columbia University.

Public Safety Advisory Committee to offer survey

Cornell announced that all community members will be receiving an invitation Feb. 8 to participate in a confidential, secure survey on behalf of Cornell’s Public Safety Advisory Committee.

Leadership lessons from 2020: Navigating the new normal

Several faculty members in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business talk about what key lessons leaders and managers can gain from the experiences of 2020 and apply to 2021 and beyond.

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