The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/author/srishtityagi/)
As COVID-19 continues to dominate the political backdrop of the 2020 presidential election, the candidates’ plans for promoting public health and eventually distributing a vaccine have taken on outsized importance as voters head to the polls.
The Amazon River Basin is under threat, largely at the hands of humans. To help change that, Prof. Carla Gomes, computer science, Prof. Alexander Flecker, ecology and evolutionary biology, and Rafael Almeida, postdoctoral researcher with the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, designed an interdisciplinary research project to inform policymakers of the environmental consequences of human actions.
Each October, Americans honor their loved ones battling breast cancer with charity fundraisers, pink clothing items and ribbons. Breast Cancer Awareness Month often comes as a somber reminder of lives lost to the devastating disease and all that researchers have yet to understand. But what exactly is breast cancer, and how can it currently be treated?
Bias and exclusion have festered within STEM fields for centuries, perpetuating a system that deprives others of a chance to experience the same levels of success as white males. Prof. Corrie Moreau, ecology and evolutionary biology, wants to change that.
As the number of COVID-19 cases on campus continues to rise, stress associated with the pandemic has worsened mental health concerns for many students. According to postdoctoral researcher Kaylin Ratner, human development, college students often struggle with mental health more as they navigate the uncertain process of becoming independent adults.
On Sunday and Thursday afternoon, Ithaca community members witnessed the rapid onset of dangerous winds and precipitation, prompting University-wide alerts through Cornell’s emergency management system. Despite widespread concern, the storms were “nothing spectacular, meteorologically” according to a Cornell professor.
An employee of Simeon’s American Bistro in Downtown Ithaca tested positive for COVID-19, potentially exposing customers during four shifts last week.
The Cornell program has three core components — arrival testing, surveillance testing and testing with cause. Here’s what you need to know about those three components.
Cornell announced move-in dates and COVID-19 test time slots to on-campus students on Friday.
With the risk of over a thousand infections predicted by Cornell’s reopening plan, one pressing question still remains unanswered — how will you be cared for if you become seriously ill with COVID-19?