Science
Cornell Alumna Leads Panel to Encourage Community-Based Climate Action
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Climate panel featuring alumna gave space for the voices of artists and scientists who are making climate action a top priority.
community engaged learning
Virtual Panel Shares Future Vision for Community Engaged Learning at Cornell
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The new David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement shared its plans and the importance of applied learning in a virtual Monday event.
college admission
Cornellian Co-founded Startup Brings College Visits to Students’ Homes
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A new platform, co-created by Jake Roll ’21, helps high school seniors decide where to attend college when they can’t visit campuses.
politics
At Women’s Issues Panel, Political Experts Discuss the Wage Gap, Gender Discrimination
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“I don’t get to have a bad day,” said Leslie Danks Burke, founder and president of the Trailblazers PAC and a former state senate candidate. Burke, along with three other high-powered women, delivered a Lewis Auditorium panel discussion on Monday tackling how women’s issues are gaining momentum in the 2020 election.
CIS
Alumni, Industry Leaders to Return to Ithaca to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of Computing and Information Science
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Twenty years after Cornell launched an interdisciplinary Computing and Information Science unit to “mold the next generation of tech innovators and thought leaders,” some of those leaders will return to Ithaca to share their vision for the next 20 years — just a few days before Homecoming weekend.
Featured in Category
Sheriff, District Attorney Weigh In on Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
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Though Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D-N.Y.) proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in New York was dropped from the state budget last month, discussions about the drug continue in Tompkins County.
asian american
Popular YouTubers of Wong Fu Productions Discuss Experience in Film as Asian Americans
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Wesley Chan and his fellow co-founders of popular YouTube channel Wong Fu Productions never intended to become Asian American icons — but 13 years later, their channel boasts over 3 million subscribers.
puerto rico
One Year Later, Students and Faculty Reflect on Hurricane Maria’s Toll
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“The simple act of walking outside of my household and seeing debris everywhere was surreal. The fabric of our everyday lives suddenly stopped,” Quijano told The Sun.
Opioid epidemic
Panelists Address Growing Opioid Epidemic On and Off Campus
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Winnie Ho ’19, president of APO and MEDLIFE Cornell, thought the event was a good chance to “hear from experts in the field about the realities of drug use and what it looks like.”
Women's Empowerment
Panel Encourages Optimism and Self-Empowerment for Women in the Workforce
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During the panel, the three woman pioneers reflected on their personal experiences with gender barriers but also expressed optimism about women’s power to determine the course of their careers.