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Chinese linguist Tsu-Lin Mei dies at 90

Tsu-Lin Mei, professor emeritus in the Department of Asian Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, whose research focused on Chinese historical grammar and historical dialectology, among other areas, died Oct. 14 in Ithaca. He was 90.

Uptick in pediatric mental health ER visits persists through pandemic

Mental health crises among children and adolescents requiring emergency department care skyrocketed during the pandemic and have stayed elevated despite a return to normalcy, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators.

Oct. 26 panel focuses on Israel-Palestine conflict

The Department of Near Eastern Studies offers “Understanding Events in Israel – Palestine” from 5-6:30 p.m. in Room G22 of Goldwin Smith Hall.

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Two students awarded NSF CSGrad4US Fellowships

Ph.D. students Leah Lackey and Travis Lloyd are the first students from the National Science Foundation Computer and Information Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowships program to attend Cornell.

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Katherine King named AVP for Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX

Katherine King, institutional equity officer at SUNY Upstate Medical University, in Syracuse, New York, will join Cornell as the associate vice president for the Office of Institutional Equity and Title IX, effective Nov. 1.

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Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Finding Your Space in Fitness

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel invite C Lucas, wellness community programming specialist at Cornell, for a conversation about the challenges and complexities that exist in the fitness industry.

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State of the University highlights innovation, excellence

Cornell advanced its unique mission through a wide range of achievements in 2023, President Martha E. Pollack said in her State of the University address Oct. 20.

Grow-NY Summit to spotlight transformative technology

The fifth annual Grow-NY Summit will convene food and ag startups and industry players Nov. 14-15 at the Holiday Inn Binghamton Downtown, spotlighting the innovative technologies being developed locally and their impact that spans beyond the region.

Students hope to help NYS wine industry reuse bottles

Students are working with New York winemakers on a solution to a significant sustainability problem facing the wine industry: how to reuse the bottles.

$4.2M grant funds Cornell AES work to better lives in NYS

Cornell AES administers annual federal funding that supports research to improve lives and livelihoods in New York state.

Role of hippocampus in two functions of memory revealed

A study in rats teases apart the role of the hippocampus in two functions of memory – one that remembers associations between time, place and what one did, and another that allows one to predict or plan future actions based on past experiences.

New indoor sports facility to honor Peter C. Meinig ’61

The Department of Athletics and Physical Education has announced plans to build an indoor sports and recreation facility on Tower Road. The facility will be called Meinig Fieldhouse, in memory of former Board of Trustees chair Peter C. Meinig ’61.