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BOOM returns for its 25th year

After a three-year hiatus, Bits On Our Minds, a showcase of cutting-edge digital technology projects created by Cornell students, returns to campus for its 25th anniversary. The event will be held 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, April 27, in Duffield Hall atrium.

Molding of nanowires spurs unanticipated phases

Researchers used thermomechanical nanomolding to create single-crystalline nanowires that enable metastable phases that would otherwise be difficult to achieve.

2023-24 academic year to feature free expression theme

The significance, history and challenges of free expression and academic freedom will be explored as a featured theme throughout the 2023-24 academic year, President Martha E. Pollack will announce April 17.

Edward Meyer ’49, Weill Cornell Medicine benefactor, dies

Edward H. Meyer ’49, a member of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Board of Fellows and devoted benefactor, died April 11 in New York, at age 96.

Inclusive Excellence Podcast: "Any Person, Any Purpose" with Cyrus Hamilton-Ferguson

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel are joined by Cyrus Hamilton-Ferguson, assistant director of Student Disability Services at Cornell, for a conversation about how his personal and professional lives have intertwined over time and while working at the university.

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Strong momentum marks 2030 Project’s early fundraising results

Building off its long legacy of work in climate-related research, Cornell continues to rise to the challenges facing our planet.

Around Cornell

Celebrating a decade of community in computing

Women In Computing at Cornell creates a supportive network of mentors, develops members’ skills and careers, and does outreach to younger generations. 

Britney Schmidt named one of Time’s 100 most influential people

Time Magazine has named Britney Schmidt, associate professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences and Earth and atmospheric sciences in Cornell Engineering, to the 2023 list of the world’s 100 most influential people.

Students can sign up for minor in public history

Students interested in the way history is reflected in monuments, memorials, museum exhibitions, oral histories and in other ways can now sign up to minor in public history.

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One-size-fits-all content moderation fails the Global South

Social media companies need content moderation systems to keep users safe and prevent the spread of misinformation, but these systems are often based on Western norms, and unfairly penalize users in the Global South, according to new research at Cornell.

New faculty award celebrates community engagement across Cornell

The award was created to recognize novel approaches to community engagement in each college that haven’t historically been honored.

Cornell, Mexoxo to empower 70,000 learners worldwide

Cornell and global nonprofit Mexoxo have teamed up to provide access to skills-based instruction in leadership, entrepreneurship, time management and career exploration to 70,000 women in the United States, Latin America and international refugee communities.