A two-day training program for the New York State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services helps local health officials and first responders convey key messages in a crisis.
NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik ’91, the Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist in the College of Arts & Sciences, led a discussion with Cornell faculty March 26 New York City.
A wave of yellow splashed down Cascadilla Creek Falls in Ithaca on Sunday, April 28, as 3,000 rubber ducks made their return to the 21st annual Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 4-H Duck Race. Hitting the water after a three-year hiatus, the ducks bobbed and weaved through a scenic gorge and turbulent water in front of hundreds of community members who gathered for a day of games, refreshments, prizes, and the opportunity to purchase chances on the numbered ducks in the race.
Jennifer Tavares, president and CEO of the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, has been hired as the director of Cornell’s Office of Community Relations, in the Division of University Relations. Tavares will start in her new role on Oct. 16.
A popular strategy for combating misinformation can help people distinguish truth from falsehood – when combined with reminders to focus on accuracy, Cornell-led research finds.
The Cornell Lab of Ornithology is celebrating the reopening of its newly redesigned Visitor Center with a free event, including a special edition of its annual Migration Celebration. The event is Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Stephen Philip Johnson, vice president for government and community relations emeritus, whose genial approach helped legislators understand Cornell’s educational missions, died Sept. 30 in Syracuse. He was 78.
Campaign Weathervane, developed by the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, invites students and the public to try to navigate the winds of public sentiment in every U.S. presidential race since 1940.