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February 3, 2026 Announcements The Department of Communication is pleased to announce the Marshall Engaged Scholars Program. Thanks to the generous and visionary support of Cornell Alumni Terry and Ann Marshall, the program will support a...
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September 24, 2025 Awards Graduate student Rosie Nguyen received the Adam Smith Fellowship from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. This one-year fellowship is aimed at doctoral students from any university and discipline who are...
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Cornell researchers are working to understand how robots can assist humans in dangerous and physically challenging environments, but the project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, has been halted by a stop-work order.

  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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A study tracked users of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's Habitat Network platform, comparing "citizen science" and "environmental stewardship" labeling in the environmentally focused yard mapping tool.

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Lab of Ornithology
  • Communication
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Events On February 6, the Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures (RJEF) will present a faculty panel, “The Purpose and Practice of Care: Sustaining Resilience to Preserve and Transform Communities,” the opening event in their Black...
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Conferences & Invited Lectures Professor Bruce Lewenstein delivered the paper “Core Competencies for Communicating Basic Science” at the SciPEP workshop on equipping scientists to communicate about basic research, which was co-sponsored by the...
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Awards Grad student Rebekah Wicke received the Amanda L. Kundrat Thesis of the Year Award from the Health Communication division of the International Communication Association and National Communication Association. Conferences & Invited...
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Events Join us for COMMColloquium this Friday, February 10, at 4:00 pm in 160 Mann Library Building. Professor Poppy McLeod will present “Harnessing the Power of Groups for Addressing the Climate Crisis.” The colloquium is followed by a...

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Eleven 2030 Project grants were awarded to Cornell faculty for an array of fast-track climate solutions, including tools to help New York communities reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.