cornell tech
Cornell Tech Program Part of $50 Million Investment to Expand Opportunities for Women in Tech
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Cornell Tech to expand Women in Technology and Entrepreneurship in New York program.
Constitution
A Wash for the Democrats? Cornell Profs. Discuss Impeachment
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Two Cornell professors, Prof. Michael Dorf, law, and Prof. Sarah Kreps, government, took to the stage on Wednesday night to debate the legal and political concerns surrounding the third-ever impeachment.
fellowship
Six Scholars Set to Pioneer Cornell’s Klarman Fellowship Program
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The College of Arts and Sciences will welcome six emerging scholars into its new Klarman Fellowship program for postdoctoral researchers.
Journal
Huang, EVP of Student Assembly, to Create a Journal of Higher Education
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When first coming to Cornell, Cat Huang ’21, executive vice president of the Student Assembly, had not initially considered higher education policy to be a particularly gripping field. But shaped by her experience serving on the S.A. — regularly working with administrators and discussing campus policy — Huang is now working to create The Cornell Higher Ed. Review, Cornell’s first student-run publication focused on higher education.
Collaborating closely with S.A. President Joe Anderson ’20, Huang said she hopes to register the journal as a new student organization in February and publish it digitally throughout the semester. She plans to release the first print edition by April or May.
All Cornell students may contribute to the journal, and there is no application to join.
“We want it to be pretty accessible to all students,” Huang said. “It is an opportunity for them to get published by a journal that is peer reviewed — as in student reviewed.”
Huang hopes the journal will encourage Cornell students to “think more critically about the institutions we inhabit” and become more informed about the day-to-day logistics of university operations.
Alumna
Three-Time Academy Award Winner Thelma Schoonmaker ’61 Nominated for Oscar
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Academy Award-winning film editor Thelma Schoonmaker ’61 was nominated for an Oscar this year for her work on the film “The Irishman,” her latest of eight nominations in her over 50 year career.
climate change
Cornellians Attend U.N. Climate Summit, Brush Shoulders with Nancy Pelosi
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Earlier this month, a group of Cornellians travelled nearly 4,000 miles to Madrid to attend the United Nations’ Framework Convention on Climate Change — a two-week climate summit that allowed students to brush shoulders with some of the international stage’s biggest names.
News
Lackluster Survey Results Stall Proposed Cornell Campus Tobacco Ban
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At an Employee Assembly meeting held Wednesday night, members discussed the outcome of the survey — which revealed a meager 14.7 percent response rate and ambiguous attitudes among faculty, student and staff on whether the University should take a harsher stance on tobacco.
closure
Who is ‘Essential Staff?’ Employee Assembly Mulls Designation After Snow Day Closure
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After Cornell’s most recent snow day, many employees express uncertainty about their responsibility to show up for work amid inclement weather conditions at Wednesday’s Employee Assembly meeting.
cals
Plant Science Professor, Legal Scholar Talk Obstacles to Hemp Research and Legalizing Marijuana
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A panel of experts on Thursday discussed the scientific and legal challenges the cannabis industry faces as it quickly moves from forbidden plant to formidable business.
computers
As Microsoft Prepares for The End of Windows 7, Students Urged to Update
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As Microsoft looks ahead to Jan. 14, 2020 — when the long-awaited Windows 10 update eclipses the current Windows 7 — a company in upstate New York is drumming up awareness on how crucial it is to update operating systems.