While they value in-person interactions, undergraduate students want to keep some of the adaptations developed during online teaching, including online assignment submission and digital question answering, survey research finds.
Sarah Kreps and Doug Kriner, professors of government, found that different presentations of scientific uncertainty influence attitudes about science and whether models of virus spread should guide public policy.
President Martha E. Pollack and Vice Provost for International Affairs Wendy Wolford thanked students, faculty and staff for the outpouring of support for Cornell’s international students.
Giving Day, March 12, brought generous Cornell community members together from around the world to raise more than $7 million – including emergency funds in response to the coronavirus epidemic.
President Martha E. Pollack shared her thoughts March 17 on the many challenges Cornellians are facing around the world due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Planning committees are assessing options for reopening Cornell's campuses amid hopeful signs that the spread of COVID-19 is slowing, university leaders said April 29 during a virtual staff forum hosted by the Employee Assembly.
Cornell will require all students, faculty and staff to have a COVID-19 vaccine and booster as part of comprehensive vaccination. The booster requirement must be met by Jan. 31, or 30 days after becoming eligible.
Professor of economics Jörg Stoye proposes new methods of deriving the prevalence of a disease when only partial data is available — with applications for epidemiology and public health policy.
The pandemic will have an enormous impact on civil infrastructure, from highways and airports to dams and energy systems, says Richard Geddes, an expert on infrastructure policy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown humanity a new way to reduce climate change: Nix in-person conventions. Putting meetings online can reduce carbon footprints by 94%, says a Cornell study.