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Examining black 'transness' through contemporary media

C. Riley Snorton, assistant professor of Africana studies and of feminist, gender and sexuality studies in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, documents little-known gender journeys of African-Americans.

Free app helps diagnose leaf-or-death situations

Leaf Doctor analyzes a photograph of a damaged leaf and quantifies the percentage and severity of disease, an important measure for researchers and extension agents in the field.

'Doctor in the house' Skorton delivers final address to alumni

Introducing President David J. Skorton June 6 during Reunion before his final State of the University Address, Professor Glenn Altschuler, Ph.D. '76, gave a heartfelt assessment of Skorton's nine years at the university’s helm.

School of Hotel Administration gala honors two in NYC

Barry S. Sternlicht, founder of Starwood Hotels, and Damian J. Mogavero, CEO and founder of Avero, Inc., were honored at a School of Hotel Administration gala in New York City June 2.

Creative work may help unburden secret keepers

New ILR School studies are the first to show that creative work can be an outlet for the burden of keeping secrets, which has huge implications for the workplace.

Díaz, Skorton discuss reading, 'life and work' in Olin Lecture

Best-selling writer Junot Diaz, MFA '95, and President David Skorton engaged in a "discussion of life and work" in the 2015 Olin Lecture June 5.

Along with science, Cornellians produce science fiction, too

Over the years, an array of Cornell alumni and faculty have made major contributions to speculative literature.

Two classes, 60 years apart, reflect on Pearl Harbor, 9/11

Members of the Classes of 1945 and 2005 shared their memories of the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the World Trade Center during a June 5 Reunion Weekend panel discussion.

Tweet! Upload your bird photos, and Merlin IDs species

In a breakthrough for computer vision and for bird-watching, researchers and bird enthusiasts have enabled computers to achieve a task that stumps most humans - identifying hundreds of bird species pictured in photos.

Bridging time, classes pass Cornell experience forward

Seventy years stretch between the Classes of 1940 and 2010, but the decades melted away amid smiles and hugs at the Spirit of ’31: Passing It Forward celebration that kicked off Reunion Weekend 2015 June 4.

Things to Do, June 5-July 1

Events in June include the Cornell Savoyards' sesquicentennial adaptation of "Princess Ida"; the fourth IT@Cornell conference, an outdoor screening of "The African Queen," lectures and concerts.

Air Force awards grants to two Cornell faculty members

Cornell faculty members Christopher Batten and Robert Shepherd are recent recipients of Air Force Office of Scientific Research Young Investigator Research Program grants.