The New York state departments of Agriculture and Markets, and Environmental Conservation have confirmed the first-ever discovery of emerald ash borer in New York City. Forestry expert and Cornell Cooperative Extension associate Mark C. Whitmore comments on the new discovery.
Odin the guinea pig, who a local family adopted from the SPCA of Tompkins County, suffered from eyelid agenesis but doctors at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals performed two surgeries and he’s fully recovered.
Virtual events at Cornell include a lecture on challenges endangering freshwater fish, an conference on worker and community concerns in safely returning to work in New York City, an international linguistics meeting and an introduction to religious and spiritual life on campus.
The Sept. 28-29 Speed Conference, part of Cornell Tech’s new Digital Life Initiative, drew faculty from New York City and Ithaca to explore how humans can keep up with computers’ speed.
President Martha E. Pollack sent a message to the Cornell community in response to recent acts of hatred in the U.S. She urged all members of the campus community to support one another.
The practicum – the first of its kind in the country – helps undocumented workers and others resolve their tax complications, with assistance from law and accounting students.
A class of immune cells push themselves into an inflammatory state by producing large quantities of a serotonin-making enzyme, a finding that could inform future treatments for asthma and other allergic disorders.
A $50 million investment from Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, will advance Cornell Tech’s mission to create pioneering leaders and technologies for the digital age.
In “Racism and the Future of Memorials,” a July 13 webinar, architects and scholars discussed Confederate monuments, transitional justice memorials and the remnants of black heritage in Harlem.
