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COVID-19 Complicates Student Research Plans, But Opens Some New Doors
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Across dozens of research labs at Cornell, professors and students are facing challenges and implementing novel solutions to adapt to a new normal.
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How Cornell Departments Are Helping in the Fight Against Coronavirus
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With the spread of COVID-19 affecting communities across the nation –– and recently even Cornell’s campus itself –– various Cornell departments are doing what they can to help during the pandemic.
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Cornell Suspends Majority of on Campus Research
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On March 15, Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Vice Provost Emmanuel Gianellis alerted principal investigators and researchers in an email that the majority of on campus research activities would be restricted.
For some, this suspension could result in significant delays in conducting experiments and publishing papers. But it remains unclear how this halt in research will affect the long term projects of laboratories or the degree progress of graduate students.
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In-Person Class Cancellations Halt Undergraduate Research on Campus
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Undergraduate students in the biological sciences honors program were informed on Wednesday afternoon that they will officially not be allowed to work in laboratories starting March 28, the deadline the University set after which all classes must be held online. As a part of the honors program, students conduct novel, independent research and then write a formal honors thesis in a specific field of study. As a result of the disruption, participants should plan to collect as much data as possible before spring break, according to an email sent by Laura Schoenle, coordinator of undergraduate research and honors. Even though aspects of the course will be cut short, students enrolled in Biology 4990: Independent Research in Biology, will receive full credit. “If you are enrolled in BIOG 4990, you will be able to receive full credit for the course, as we will have passed the 60% time point in the semester when we reach spring break,” Schoenle wrote in an email to biological sciences honors students.
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Popular Among Cornell Professors, Mechanical Turk Continues to Face Ethical Questions
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In topics as diverse as love, hedge fund analysis, and wellbeing, Cornell faculty and students have been using a popular crowdsourcing platform known as Mechanical Turk for research.
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Professors Committed to Diversity Win Inaugural $15,000 Award
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Two professors committed to diversity through excellence and research receive $15,000 for promoting the very motto Cornell exists by- “any person, any study.”
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Six Scholars Set to Pioneer Cornell’s Klarman Fellowship Program
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The College of Arts and Sciences will welcome six emerging scholars into its new Klarman Fellowship program for postdoctoral researchers.
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Five Cornell Faculty Named AAAS Fellows
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Each year, scholars around the nation are nominated to join the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific body. This year, five Cornell faculty were named Fellows, according to a University press release.
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Undergraduate Research Shines at CURB Fall Forum
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CURB aims to promote undergraduate research on campus, and the fall forum is one platform that allows students to do so. The event was organized by the symposium committee and encourages research from a diverse array of disciplines including biological sciences, engineering and applied science and social sciences.
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From Surfing Waves to Sifting Data: Jojo Aboaf ’22 is Trying to Assess Bias in Surf Competitions
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Jojo Aboaf ’22 is tackling the question of bias in surf judges in his independent project that investigates nationality bias in the realm of international surfing competitions.