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Cornell releases official land acknowledgement
Faculty members, staff and students are encouraged to read the full acknowledgement at the beginning of gatherings and events and include it in websites, course syllabi and other materials. A pronunciation guide can be found on the website of...
  • American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program
  • Land
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When developers seem fair, new tech looks less risky
People who view developers as fair also perceive less risk from the technology. They are also more likely to seek out news stories that portray the technology positively, rather than clicking on items that emphasize the downsides, according to...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Communication
  • Behavior
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Cornell Atkinson: a decade of collaborative sustainability
Atkinson, a successful financier and CALS graduate, had just been selected to join CALS’ Advisory Council. At the time, an explosion of new research made it “inevitable,” Atkinson said, that Cornell would need to respond to climate change, and...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Global Development Section
  • Natural Resources and the Environment Section

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Community-engaged learning to build on colleges’ strengths

Five years into its mission to make community-engaged learning a hallmark of the Cornell undergraduate experience – and building on the passion and commitment of faculty, staff and students across the university – the Office of Engagement...

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management

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NYC mayor appoints McComas to climate change panel

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has appointed Cornell’s Katherine McComas, Ph.D. ’00, to the fourth New York City Panel on Climate Change (NPCC), an independent group of 20 scientists who will synthesize climate study data and advise city...

  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Cornell Cooperative Extension
  • Department of Communication
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Reunion panel discusses value of ‘One Health’ approach
In short, it’s the idea that we’re all in this together. “One Health is a way of reminding all of us of our place within the whole,” said Cornell Provost Michael Kotlikoff in a video introduction to a panel discussion on the One Health...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Health + Nutrition
  • Biology

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Five students receive SUNY graduate fellowships

The SUNY Chancellor’s Graduate Fellowship is a one-time, one-year grant that incentivizes outstanding students at four-year institutions in the state university system to enroll in SUNY graduate programs. The scholarship provides $5,000 in...

  • Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management
  • Biology
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In the fog of pandemic, opportunities to improve risk communication
Each message conveyed important information but also was interpreted in ways potentially counterproductive to the goal of protecting vulnerable populations. Some residents of lower-density communities and younger people inferred they were at low...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication
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Webinar to address COVID-19 crisis communication
The current COVID-19 public health crisis has created lots of uncertainty, but on March 20 at 11 a.m., three of Cornell’s most prominent faculty will share their crisis communication expertise to help people best serve their stakeholders...
  • Department of Communication
  • Communication