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Cornell University Celebrates Student Groups with Honors for Outstanding Local Partnerships
To highlight how local partnerships improve Cornell, Ithaca and Tompkins County, the university presented the Cornell Town-Gown Awards – known as the TOGOs – to three student-community collaborations.
The 13th annual TOGOs were awarded…
Cornell University’s Einhorn Center Unveils New Engaged Faculty Fellows
Twenty-five faculty and academic staff from nine Cornell colleges and units are Engaged Faculty Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year, with projects including researching economic and racial disparities in driver’s license suspensions,…
Cornell University: Tompkins County Living Wage Experiences ‘Unprecedented’ Increase
ILR researchers have calculated the 2023 living wage for Tompkins County is nearly 10% higher than in 2022, the highest increase in three decades. The most important factor driving the new figure is the increased cost of housing.
Experts…
Cornell University Receives Recognition for Outstanding Contributions to International Scholar…
For its work supporting international scholars whose work puts them at risk in their home countries, Cornell has been awarded the Institute of International Education’s Centennial Medal, which celebrates the achievements and leadership of…
Unraveling Alzheimer’s: Discovery of New Culprit in Amyloid Beta Buildup and Neurodegeneration
Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have demonstrated how amyloid beta, a peptide associated with Alzheimer’s disease, can interact with a protein receptor on immune cells in the brain. This triggers a reaction that damages blood vessels…
Cornell University Honors Military Veterans, Sharing Their Inspiring Stories
All of Cornell’s military veterans have stories to tell, but no two are exactly alike.
Christopher Mahn ’24, a Navy veteran, has been exploring those similarities and differences by collecting oral interviews and memorabilia from…
Cornell Program Boosts Health Workers’ Skills and Confidence, Making a Positive Impact
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty in Cornell’s Public Health Program developed an innovative online training program to help boost skills in the public health workforce. A study recently published in the Journal of Public Health…
Empowering Change: Partnership Raises Awareness of Childhood Abuse and Neglect in Vietnam
This summer, a team of 18 students — 10 from VinUni and eight Cornell undergraduates — contributed to the Vietnam Adverse Childhood Experience Pathfinder (VACEP) project, an effort to address a pressing issue impacting young people in…
Study Reveals Presence of Pesticides in Beeswax, Highlighting Environmental Concerns
An analysis of beeswax in managed honeybee hives in New York finds a wide variety of insecticide, herbicide and fungicide residues, exposing current and future generations of bees to long-term toxicity.
The study, “Pesticide…
Cornell University Explores Art ‘Between Performance and Documentation’ Through Exhibit…
A performance art movement emerged in 1990s China, centered in the Beijing neighborhood known as the East Village. In reaction to massive changes in the urban landscape and to everyday living, artists put on one-time performances – but they…