Coronavirus rewriting staff playbooks

In a March 25 virtual forum sponsored by the Employee Assembly, senior university leaders updated staff on how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting jobs, facilities and community outreach.

Cornell linked to three 51 Pegasi b astronomy postdocs

Cornell will have connections to three of this year’s eight winners of 51 Pegasi b Fellowships in Planetary Astronomy. Two are coming to Ithaca for three years of postdoctoral work; another is a recent Cornell graduate.

Pollack on building community during times of struggle

President Martha E. Pollack sent a message of support to the Cornell community to stay strong during the coronavirus pandemic.

Online Learning Community event highlights accessibility

The Cornell Online Learning Community’s annual event, held in person and virtually on March 4 in G10 Biotech, highlighted tools and possibilities for improving accessibility in online learning.

With new barley variety, Cornell leads way for brewers

Cornell researchers have just released a new variety of New York-adapted spring barley, to meet needs created by the 2012 Farm Brewery Bill.

Bartels Hall hosts surgical mask-sewing effort

On Cornell’s Ithaca campus this week, in the midst of a semester interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, a basketball court in Bartels Hall stirred to life with a new, urgent mission and two dozen volunteers who began sewing surgical masks for Cayuga Medical Center.

Earth’s own evolution used as guide to hunt exoplanets

Cornell astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet’s evolution to use as spectral templates in the hunt for Earth-like planets.

ILR School’s Litwin awarded Fulbright scholarship

Associate professor Adam Seth Litwin recently received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program grant, allowing him to serve as the J. William Fulbright Visiting Professor of Work and Organizational studies at the University of Sydney in Australia.

Execs: Consumers pushing companies toward sustainability

To address social and environmental concerns, consumer pressure is driving companies toward a greener corporate landscape more than ever before.