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CU Winds completes tour of Haiti, Dominican Republic

CU Winds students traveled to Haiti and the Dominican Republic Jan. 10-17 on a winter service-learning concert tour, promoting cultural exchange in collaboration with local musicians and agencies.

Renewable fuels alone can't stop climate change

Karen Pinkus, professor of Romance studies and comparative literature, has written "Fuel: A Speculative Dictionary," to scramble our thinking about fuel as distinct from energy.

Center for Materials Research supports N.Y. startups

The Cornell Center for Materials Research JumpStart program announced funding for six companies to participate in university collaborations.

Filmmaker Dawn Porter to speak at MLK commemoration

Criminal justice reformer, attorney and filmmaker Dawn Porter is the featured speaker for Cornell's 2017 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. at the State Theatre.

Scientists are puzzled over lack of carbonate on Mars

For years, scientists had believed that Mars' carbon dioxide-filled atmosphere helped melt the planet's bountiful ice into flowing rivers, streams and ponds billions of years ago. Now there is doubt.

Water sensor moves from basic research to promising business

A Cornell water sensor technology that began as basic research is blooming into a business that fills a vital need for grape, nut, apple and other growers.

Cornell Tech Runway Program postdoc wins $250,000

A participant in the Runway Program at the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute of Cornell Tech in New York City has won a $250,000 prize in the second 76West Clean Energy Competition.

Sigma Phi Epsilon placed on interim suspension

Cornell announced that Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity has committed a serious violation of the University Recognition Policy and as of Feb. 2 has been placed on interim suspension status.

Higher ed leaders ask Trump to rescind immigration order

On Feb. 2, Interim President Hunter Rawlings joined 47 other college and university presidents in signing a letter to President Donald J. Trump, urging him to rescind his executive order on immigration.

Things to Do, Feb. 3-10, 2017

Events this week feature four-hand piano scholar-performers, undergraduates' bird research on the Isles of Shoals, new documentaries at Cornell Cinema and interactive tours at the Johnson Museum.

Cornell Tech, eLab startup Datalogue raises $1.5 million

Datalogue, a Cornell startup with roots on the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses that uses deep learning and artificial intelligence to automate data preparation, raised $1.5 million in seed funding.

Fuertes Observatory’s new museum goes 'back to the future'

Cornell's Fuertes Observatory has a new museum featuring vintage observatory instruments, many collected in the 19th century by Estevan Fuertes, founding dean of Cornell's civil engineering department.