DIY tinkerers tackle defunct tech at Earth Day Repair Fair

Visitors to the Earth Day Repair Fair can fix, donate or recycle their defunct tech - from laptops to keyboards to headphones. Anything with a cord (including the cord!) will be accepted.

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From pinot noir to public policy: John S. Dyson ’65 shares lessons in leadership

Entrepreneur, public servant, longtime Cornell trustee, and Dyson Alumni Leadership Award recipient John Dyson spoke at Dyson Leads in New York City.

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Winding up value: How media shapes the luxury watch market

New SC Johnson College research shows that news articles and reviews play a significant role in promoting luxury watch brands.

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As Croll Professor, Hanrath to lead Engineering Energy Transitions research

Tobias Hanrath, a Cornell Engineering nanomaterials and energy researcher, has been appointed Croll Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems and lead for the college’s research pillar in Engineering Energy Transitions.

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Cornell research designs maple sugarbush agroforestry system

The Cornell Maple Program is growing 18 species of perennial fruit- and nut-bearing plants within a maple sugarbush forest. They want to help maple producers be more resilient to economic challenges and extreme weather events, and offer unique products like maple-elderberry wine and maple-hazelnut spreads.

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In ‘Silence’ spring conference, Fellows ‘attend to what is not there’


On April 25, seven Society for the Humanities’ Fellows will present their projects in progress during the annual Spring Fellows’ conference, highlighting the various ways that the theme of silence has been explored –

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PMA’s ‘SHED’ performance features intermedia dance

The culmination of a year-long study of “New/Futurism: Installation, Intermedia, Interactive & Immersive Dance,” the April 25-26 performance also features the work of influential choreographer Merce Cunningham and highlights collaboration among art forms. 

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Hincapié wrestles with future of U.S. immigration policy in 2025 Nixon Lecture

The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy welcomed Marielena Hincapié, John W. Nixon Public Policy fellow at the Brooks School, to Willard Straight Hall on Cornell’s Ithaca campus for the 2024 Nixon Lecture “From Crisis to Renewal: Immigration, Inclusion, and the Next 250 Years.”

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Students pitch innovative startups in San Francisco

Teams from eLab, the Runway Startup Postdocs Program and BioVenture eLab pitched their business ideas at the annual Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase at San Francisco’s Autodesk Gallery on March 27.  

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