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Cornell’s CHESS Lab Receives $20 Million Grant For XLEAP, New High-Intensity X-ray
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Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source received a $20 million grant from the National Science Foundation to construct a new micro-focusing X-ray facility.
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Cornell’s New York Consortium for Space Technology Innovation and Development to Receive $5 Million From Department of Defense
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Cornell’s New York Consortium for Space Technology Innovation and Development was awarded $5 million from the U.S. Department of Defense to support development of defense technology and manufacturing in New York State.
Chuck Schumer
Sen. Charles Schumer Attends Ceremony for Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source Expansion
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Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer visited Cornell campus on April 14 to celebrate the new $8.5 million expansion.
Cayuga Nation
Cayuga Nation Leadership Standoff Culminates in Late-Night Building Demolition, Sparking Backlash From N.Y. Officials
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The Cayuga Nation Council seized and demolished 12 buildings at 2:30 a.m. on Saturday morning in Seneca Falls, New York –– the result of a dispute between two tribal factions, both claiming to lead the Cayuga Nation.
AgriTech
Cornell to Become ‘Epicenter of Grape Research’ With New $68.9 Million Lab
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New York’s grape industry won’t be going sour anytime soon, thanks to $68.9 million in funding secured to construct a new state-of-the-art research laboratory at Cornell’s Grape Genetic Research Unit.
Chuck Schumer
Schumer Gives $400,000 of Federal Funds to Cornell Lab
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The grant, awarded in person by Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY), is meant to enable the Nematode Quarantine Lab to upgrade equipment and give researchers the tools they need to study nematodes and combat nematode epidemics.
CGSU
New York Senator Announces Support For Cornell Grad Workers
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As graduate students prepare to head to the polls, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) sent a statement to Cornell graduate workers pronouncing his support for unionization.
Chuck Schumer
Schumer Calls on EPA to Investigate Water in Ithaca Schools
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Following complaints and safety concerns in Ithaca’s public schools last week, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on both the Environmental Protection Agency and Congress to help evaluate and address the presence of lead in the district’s water supply. “I am calling on the federal EPA to step up to the plate and get all hands on deck to help the community test this water … and move forward with ways to remediate this situation,” Schumer said in a press release Friday. “We need the EPA inspectors and lead experts here, on the ground, as soon as possible to work with the school district to develop a plan and prevent any future contamination.”
Ithaca superintendent Luvelle Brown — who said Wednesday’s water shut-off was motivated by an “abundance of caution” — welcomed the intervention of the government on the state and national level. “The Ithaca City School District is committed to working diligently to ensure the safety of our students and staff,” Brown said. “We thank Senator Schumer for his support and advocacy on our behalf, and we welcome federal health expertise to the area to work collaboratively with the school district to remedy this situation.”
Schumer stressed that New York state deserves Congressional legislation to expedite the process of purifying the water.