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Being smart about the smart grid

Drury Mackenzie, smart grid and innovation lead for the utility AVANGRID, discussed her work with smart grid technologies in New York state on Oct. 15.

‘F Word’ event to explore fracking, environment, citizen impact

A poet and a documentary photographer will participate in “F Word: Poems + Photographs of Witness from Pennsylvania’s Fracking Fields,” Nov. 12.

Anthropologist to speak on climate change denial Oct. 30

Anthropologist Jennifer Carlson will give a talk about climate change denial Oct. 30 at 4:30 p.m. at A.D. White House.

New Weill Cornell Medicine investigators hunt for HIV cure

As therapies for HIV have advanced to help many patients control the infection as a chronic disease, investigators and patients have set their sights on a new goal: finding a cure. Drs. Douglas Nixon and Brad Jones have recently joined Weill Cornell Medicine in the hopes of accelerating that hunt.

Prize-winning historian to speak on return of ‘monsoon Asia’

A Harvard professor will explore the formerly used geography and anthropology term "monsoon Asia" as it applies to climate science Nov. 15.

Marketing career allows alumnus to explore diverse interests

Mike Clifford’s mom might be the only Ivy League parent who encouraged her son to pursue poetry rather than a job in finance.

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Things to Do, Oct. 26-Nov. 2, 2018

Events this week include a multimedia rock ’n’ roll opera for Halloween; a Biennial performance featuring Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon; and a talk on how automation can increase inequality.

Architect Somaya bridges historic, modern concerns in restoration work

Award-winning architect and educator Brinda Somaya discussed her work on major restoration and design projects in India during her campus visit as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large.

Cynthia Sedlacek wins People's Choice in 2018 Photography Contest

Cynthia Sedlacek’s “Subbing for Touchdown the Bear” received 45 out of 190 votes campus-wide, becoming this year’s People’s Choice.

Staff News

Hispanic-serving institutions partner with CHESS

The National Science Foundation awarded grant funding that will help students from Puerto Rico access the experimental resources and expertise available to them at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source.

Political economist to discuss immigration in Oct. 31 lecture

Political economist Alberto Alesina will discuss “Immigration and Redistribution: Perceptions Versus Reality” Oct. 31 at 4:30 p.m. as part of the George Staller Lecture series.

GateWay program facilitates research-industry agreements

The new GateWay to Partnership program, run out of the Office of Sponsored Programs, aims to foster sponsored agreements between industry and Cornell researchers.