Mozilla co-founder shares vision for future of tech

Mitchell Baker, chairwoman of Mozilla and co-founder of the Mozilla Project, was on campus May 1 to speak with students in the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity. 

Staff embrace ‘discomfort zone’ in quest for learning

Another successful semester of Cornell staff members pairing with student mentors to learn new skills was showcased and celebrated May 10 at a luncheon for participants in the Community Learning and Service Partnership program.

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Mann award winner probes cell behavior

Jennie Sims, the recipient of the Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award, is probing why, how and when a cell chooses to repair itself, which has implications in cancer research.

New signs highlight gorge dangers, delights

Resources abound – on Cornell’s Gorge Safety website, on signs along the Botanic Gardens’ trails and through the work of the gorge stewards – to help visitors safely explore and enjoy Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Natural Areas.

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NSF-funded eLab startup launches with Fortune 500 company

Andrés Gutiérrez ’15, M.S. ’19 and Adler Faulkner ’18 started their company Comake, a smart workstation that consolidates accounts and cloud services, while students in eLab.

BTI pangenome may lead to tastier, heartier tomatoes

Researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have collected the genome sequences of 725 different wild tomato types to create a pangenome, which will help breeders develop better strains.

An illustrator’s unpublished masterpiece

In 1828, when American expatriate Nancy Kingsbury Wollstonecraft died at 46 in Matanzas, Cuba, her dream of publishing her life’s work of botanical illustrations went unfulfilled. And yet, almost two centuries later, her reputation as a pioneer is just beginning.

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Faculty Spotlights

A look at four recently hired members of the Cornell faculty.

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For hall of famers Jennings and Evans, baseball diamonds are forever

On their way home from playing the Yankees in New York, the Cleveland Indians made a slight detour and stopped by Cornell’s Hoy Field on May 16, 1934, to play against the Big Red baseball team in front of 4,000 fans.

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