A&S webinar Oct. 19 to discuss polling and its impacts

In “Between the Polls: How Voters Decide,” a webinar scheduled for Oct. 19 at 7 p.m., a panel of experts will examine how we learn about voters and their decisions and how those data drive election forecasts.

Subsidized cars help low-income families economically, socially

Programs that help low-income families access and keep cars provide more than just economic benefits, according to new research by Nicholas Klein, assistant professor of city and regional planning.

Student group promotes peer voter registration by Oct. 9

Equipped with Zoom rooms and social distancing tools in the age of COVID-19, a group of students is demystifying the mechanics of voter registration and casting a ballot.

Four Cornellians tapped for NYS climate advisory panels

Four Cornellians have been appointed to three climate advisory panels that will inform the NYS Climate Action Council to draft a plan toward a zero-carbon state economy by 2050.

Experts: Acknowledge uncertainty in COVID communication

Sarah Kreps and Doug Kriner, professors of government, found that different presentations of scientific uncertainty influence attitudes about science and whether models of virus spread should guide public policy.

Gift supports A&S visiting journalist program, Cornell Tech

A $5 million gift from Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 and Barry Zubrow will support two vital university programs, one in the College of Arts and Sciences and the other at Cornell Tech in New York City.

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Newly discovered letters reveal professor’s impact on Ginsburg

Correspondences from late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 to Milton Konvitz, Ph.D. ’33, a founding faculty member at the ILR School who also served on the Cornell Law School faculty, have been found.

Coors forum to explore free speech and ‘cancel culture’

The tension between free speech and “cancel culture” will be explored in the next installment of the Peter ’69 and Marilyn ’69 Coors Conversation Series. The Oct. 1 forum will feature journalist Masha Gessen and linguist John McWhorter.

Peñalver: Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue – Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54

Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94, the Allan R. Tessler Dean of Cornell Law School, reflects on the life and career of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, who died Friday at age 87.