En route to Brazil, AquaPraça floats new responses to rising seas in Venice

An international coalition of architects, including AAP Dean J. Meejin Yoon and alumnus Eric Höweler, governmental agencies, NGOs, and other partners unveiled AquaPraça, a submersible public plaza designed to advance civic discourse on climate change, at La Biennale di Venezia before the project departs for COP30 in Brazil.

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Le Vent du Nord plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

A leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement, Le Vent du Nord will perform in the first Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. 

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Cornell biologists expose bacteria’s hidden Achilles’ heel

Helping to combat the rising threat of antibiotic resistance, Cornell biologists have identified a surprising mechanism that weakens bacteria from within—an insight that could guide the next generation of antibiotics as drug resistance rises worldwide.

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Ph.D. student’s nonprofit seeks to protect Amazonian biodiversity and culture

Ethan Duvall, an inaugural Semlitz Family Sustainability Fellow, has launched a nonprofit aimed at protecting biodiversity and culture in the Amazon Rainforest. Among their on-the-ground initiatives, they are working alongside local and Indigenous communities to strengthen green economic initiatives.

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New faculty José Sánchez wants you to play with architecture — literally

José Sánchez doesn’t just design buildings. He designs games that teach people how to build a better world.

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Doctorow to discuss the digital world as A.D. White professor-at-large

Science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory Doctorow will visit Cornell Sept. 11-19 as an A.D. White Professor at Large, taking part in several events on campus and in the community. 

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Cornell statistics conference and celebration slated for Sept. 5

The eighth annual Celebration of Statistics and Data Science features nine speakers and celebrates Cornell’s rich history in statistics, data science, and mathematics.

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Scott Belsky, founder of Behance and A24 Labs, joins Cornell Tech Council

Cornell University alumnus Scott Belsky ‘02, partner at entertainment studio A24 and founder of A24 Labs and Behance, has joined the Cornell Tech Council.

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‘Odyssea Americana’ exhibit opens at The Soil Factory Sept. 4

Photography, drawing, maps, calligraphy, installations and audio recordings depict a trip by three scholar-artists in honor of Odysseus’ epic voyage, but in North America.

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