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ILR’s longest-serving tenured faculty member retires after 56-year run

Generations of students and scholars have been influenced by Professor James Gross, a worker rights advocate and labor relations expert who retired this summer as the ILR School’s longest-serving tenured faculty member.

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Pollack lauds ‘amazing Cornellians’ in State of the University speech

Cornell’s aspirations and achievements, the success of its ongoing fundraising campaign and its extraordinary faculty and students were highlights of President Martha E. Pollack’s State of the University address, delivered Oct. 14.

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Global Cornell awards support new international courses

Global Cornell has awarded five International Cornell Curriculum (ICC) grants totaling $114,000 to support faculty developing courses that feature international experiences for students.

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ADW Professors-at-Large Program announces 2022 Call for Nominations

Cornell faculty members have until Wednesday, Nov. 30, to submit nominations of distinguished scholars in the areas of arts, physical sciences, and social sciences for the A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program.

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New documentary spreads message of unconditional love

On Oct. 13, at 5:45 p.m., the documentary "“Echoes of Enduring Love,” will premiere in Martha Van Rensselaer Hall. The film was created by Denise Green, associate professor in Human Ecology and director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, in partnership with the Cornell University Library.

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Drilling ends and data analysis begins for borehole observatory

The Cornell University Borehole Observatory provides a platform to directly study the temperature, permeability and other characteristics of the rock deep beneath the Ithaca campus – factors that will help the university determine whether to move forward with a proposed plan to warm the Ithaca campus with Earth Source Heat.

CCE interns recall summer experiences and community connections

Cornell Cooperative Extension provided 29 students with summer internship opportunities across New York state, ranging from creating a commercial guide for growing pawpaw fruits to helping the impact of the spotted lanternfly in the Hudson Valley.

No rockets needed: A massive launch for tiny spacecraft

After successfully launching small spacecraft out of a novel suborbital accelerator, Cornell Engineering faculty and students may have exciting new opportunities to expand research and exploration of ChipSats.

Stem cell-based genomic study yields insights on viral infection

A mitochondrial gene plays a crucial role in genetic susceptibility to Zika, Dengue and SARS-CoV-2 infections, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Lipid expansion microscopy uses the ‘power of click chemistry’

Lipids – fats – make great walls for cells and organelles because they are water resistant and dynamic. But those same characteristics also make them hard to image using expansion microscopy, a technique that works for magnifying other cell components.

Honeycrisp genome will help scientists breed better apples

A team of researchers has sequenced the Honeycrisp apple genome, a boon for scientists and breeders working with this popular and economically important cultivar.

New baseball field to honor generosity of Rich Booth ’82

Cornell’s new baseball stadium on Ellis Hollow Road will be called Booth Field, honoring Richard L. “Rich” Booth ’82 for his extraordinary leadership and generosity – much of it anonymous – over the last four decades.