Earth Day 2021
From Stream-a-Thons to Seminars, Earth Day Events to Push for Sustainability, Climate Justice
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This year’s virtual Earth Day festivities at Cornell will range from a stream-a-thon to a scavenger hunt and seminar series.
in-person classes
As Cornell Prepares for In-Person Classes, Parts of Zoom Era Learning Might Stay
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With President Martha Pollack’s announcement on the possibility of in-person classes next semester, professors are deciding what they might implement from their time online into the new semester.
statler
‘As Real World As It Gets’: A Hotel School Tradition, Restaurant Management Goes Virtual
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Students in the School of Hotel Administration are getting the experience of running the Statler’s restaurant virtually — complete with takeout containers and video surveillance to ensure that their planned night goes smoothly.
Adoption
Ithaca Cat Cafe Allows Students to Foster Felines Up for Adoption
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For all Cornell students desiring a pet in college without having to undertake a lifetime commitment, look no further — the Alley Cat Cafe allows students and Ithaca community members to foster cats while they wait to be adopted into a forever home.
Cornell Democrats
Cornell Democrats Sell Blonde-Haired ‘Trumpkins’ to Raise Funds for Gun Control
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In the days leading up to Halloween, visitors to Willard Straight Hall’s lobby may have noticed pumpkins for sale that looked, well, familiar: Radiant orange, and topped with a distinctive blonde hair combover, the miniature pumpkins bore a resemblance to President Donald Trump.
app
‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Hackers are Coming to Town’ Cornell Hackathon Kicks Off Friday
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Kicking off in the Physical Sciences Building Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. and finishing Sunday, Sept. 22 at 8 a.m., participants will spend 37 hours creating, developing and testing original coding projects — individually or on teams determined at the event.
Sexual Assault Awareness Week
#MeToo Affects More than Just Hollywood ‘In the Workplace,’ Event Shows
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In her Wednesday evening talk entitled “In the Workplace,” Lara Hamburger outlined the often-overlooked culture of sexual harassment that plagues places of employment, ranging from waitressing joints to well-off corporate headquarters.
maternal health
Black Mothers at Higher Risk of Infant Mortality and Chronic Diseases, Professor Says
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Black mothers face worse health outcomes than white mothers both before and after their child is born, which could result in high infant mortality rates and chronic diseases later in life, according to a Monday lecture by Prof. Julia Felice, nutritional sciences.