What can faculty, students and community members be doing in response to institutional racism and its role in shaping health equity? A webinar organized by the Cornell Center for Health Equity will examine this question.
Cornell Cooperative Extension and faculty experts discussed opportunities to diversify agriculture and address food insecurity during a New York State Senate hearing on April 13.
Cornell’s Pre-Orientation Service Trips program provides incoming first-year and transfer students an introduction to each other, returning student leaders and off-campus volunteering opportunities.
Big data, machine learning and digital surveillance have the potential to create racial and social inequalities – and make existing discrimination even worse, according to a team of Cornell scientists addressing the problem.
Rick Geddes,professor and founding director of Cornell University’s Program in Infrastructure Policy, says the biggest challenge to improving America’s infrastructure is funding.
Facebook’s global head of safety faced questions from senator’s about concerns that the photo-sharing app has caused mental and emotional harm. Brooke Erin Duffy, says Big Tech’s self-regulation mechanisms continue to fail users.
Cornell is joining a collaboration of 36 colleges and universities committed to building the field of public interest technology and preparing a generation of civic-minded technologists.
The panel, moderated by Noliwe Rooks, discussed ways to steer conversation toward meaningful action, including: listening to scholarly experts; implementing new initiatives; and engaging students and faculty in organizations beyond the university.
