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Emma Newburger

Emma Newburger is a member of the Class of 2018 in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. She is an Assistant News Editor on the 135th Editorial Board and can be reached at [email protected]

Wansink

Rotten Research: Cornell Professor Embroiled in Controversies Retracts Eighth Paper

By Emma Newburger | March 20, 2018

Six former members of the Food and Brand Lab previously told The Sun that Wansink urged his undergraduate students — some of whom had little or no experience — to use unethical research methods to produce findings that would bring publicity to the lab.

safety

New App to Turn Cornellians’ Phones Into ‘Personal Safety Device’

By Emma Newburger | March 18, 2018

Rave Guardian users can create safety sessions during which their selected guardians — friends, family, or the Cornell University Police, for instance — can view their status and location in an emergency situation.

Food Lab

New Controversies Emerge Surrounding Cornell Professor’s Fundraiser and Studies

By Emma Newburger | March 5, 2018

Following the retraction of six of his studies, Prof. Brian Wansink, founder of Cornell’s Food and Brand Lab, has now been exposed for not following through on a project that raised over $10,000 in an online fundraiser.

Food and Brand Lab

Students Who Worked in Cornell Food Lab Say Director’s Retracted Studies Stain Reputations

By Emma Newburger | February 8, 2018

Prof. Brian Wansink, founder and director of the Cornell Food and Brand Lab, has retracted five studies in the last year, staining the reputations of the University and his students, those who worked with him say.

Food and Brand Lab

Cornell Food Researcher Retracts Fourth Study Due to ‘No Empirical Support’

By Emma Newburger | November 28, 2017

The retracted publication is the food researcher’s fourth full retraction this year, along with at least eight corrections published or forthcoming and a slew of misconduct allegations facing at least 50 of Wansink’s studies.

college of arts and sciences

Ritter ’83 to Step Down as Dean of Arts and Sciences

By Emma Newburger | November 17, 2017

Gretchen Ritter ’83 told students on Monday that she is stepping down as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences with the conclusion of her five-year term at Cornell, slated for the end of June 2018. Gretchen is the first female dean of the College and a third-generation Cornellian.

Presidential Task Force

Greenwood ’20 ‘Not on Campus,’ Task Force Nominations Open, Pollack Tells U.A.

By Emma Newburger | November 14, 2017

John P. A. Greenwood ’20, the student charged on Monday with a hate crime and who prosecutors and witnesses say punched a black student and called him the N-word in September, is currently “not on campus,” Pollack said.

Cornell Cinema

Students Protest at S.A. After Committee Votes to Defund Cornell Cinema

By Emma Newburger | November 3, 2017

Gabriel Kaufman ’18, appropriations committee chair, said the Cinema was an “insolvent, high-cost, labor intensive enterprise,” that failed to comply with the S.A.’s request to improve efficiency. The University, not the students, should be subsidizing costs of the Cinema, he said in the meeting.

chemistry

Chemistry Professor, Evolution Expert Who Serenaded Students, Dies at 80

By Emma Newburger | October 31, 2017

After receiving tenure at Cornell, Usher combined his knowledge of chemistry, biology and astronomy to focus on the origin of life, a decision that did not sit well with his Cornell colleagues, he said in an interview.

News

Hate Speech Forum Criticized as Community Calls Out Lack of Attendance

By Emma Newburger | October 28, 2017

“Why are members of the CJC not here?” asked Morgan Miller, grad. “If people on U.A. and CJC are not here, then that speaks to the level of their commitment to implementing change.”

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