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John Wu’s journey from tech investor to blockchain entrepreneur and Web3 champion

Blockchain entrepreneur John Wu ’92 built his career through Cornell connections and gives back as an advisor, speaker, and benefactor.

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Iconic wines class gets better with age

"Introduction to Wines” marks 50 years of teaching Cornellians about the finer points of wine.

MicroRNA holds clues to why some mammals are cancer-prone

Researchers have identified an important pathway that reveals why some mammals, like humans, dogs and cats, regularly develop mammary cancer while others, such as horses, pigs and cows, rarely do.

Consistency key to corporate expressions of racial solidarity

An analysis of Fortune 500 company statements after the 2020 police killing of George Floyd finds that donations to social justice groups only conveyed allyship to Black Americans when seen as part of a long-term commitment to diversity.

Toni Morrison Collective hosts book talks, giveaways during December

The events celebrate the 30th anniversary of Toni Morrison’s M.A. ‘55 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Snail-inspired robot could scoop ocean microplastics

Inspired by a small and slow snail, scientists have developed a robot protype that may one day scoop up microplastics from the surfaces of oceans, seas and lakes.

Professors Ian Kysel and Luwam Dirar Lay Out Landmark African Migrant Rights Principles

Professor Ian Kysel and Luwam Dirar LL.M. ’09 J.S.D. ’16, an assistant professor at Western New England University School of Law, presented at the 77th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the rights body of the African Union (AU), as it formally launched the African Guiding Principles on the Human Rights of All Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Seekers (Guiding Principles) on October 21.

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The Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Goals to Gold with Olympian Adrian Durant

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Adrian Durant, head coach of men’s track and field at Cornell, for a conversation about his journey from the U.S. Virgin Islands to competing in college and the Olympics to becoming a head coach at an Ivy League institution.

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Entrepreneurship director co-authors book for founders

“Startup Launch – Liftoff with Legal 101 for Entrepreneurs,” was created by Zach Shulman and a team of corporate and intellectual property lawyers at WilmerHale,

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Cornell hosts Engineers for a Sustainable World national conference

With the goal of exploring new solutions for environmental challenges, 150 students from across the continent convened Nov. 9-12 at Cornell for the 2023 Engineers for a Sustainable World Conference.

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Dead & Co concert proceeds fund climate solutions

The 2030 Project has launched a new Climate Solutions Fund and announced 15 new Research-to-Impact Fast Grants, financed in part by Dead & Co. concert proceeds.