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Post-Zoom: shifts in the work space

As of July 11, 2021, more than 89 percent of Cornell’s Ithaca, Geneva, and Cornell Tech campus populations is vaccinated, including more than 10,100 faculty and staff. Only a single … Read more

By Linda Copman July 13, 2021
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Alumni-elected trustees reflect on service

We asked two alumni-elected trustees finishing four-year terms of service to reflect on their time with the Cornell University Board of Trustees. Hear what they are proud of, what they … Read more

By Kaitlin Provost July 13, 2021
Renata Geer ’82 photographed her children watching a Cornell ice hockey team practice in Lynah Rink.

Potluck: seven Cornell stories to savor

In honor of Virtual Reunion 2021, we asked Cornellians to share their favorite Big Red moments. From a young man raised in the ghettos of Uganda celebrating his acceptance to … Read more

By Linda Copman June 30, 2021
Slide by Vishaan Chakrabarti '88, founder and Creative Director, PAU, illustrating what he calls the “incredible thud of the same apartment building” in cities across the globe

Facing our urban future: what to expect

Hundreds of Cornellians in cities and communities around the world tuned in to Virtual Reunion 2021 on June 11, to hear from a panel of experts about The Future of … Read more

By Linda Copman June 16, 2021
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Spreading Big Red spirit around the world with Virtual Reunion

For the second year Cornell Reunion took place online, bringing together alumni from across the globe. Cornellians from six continents tuned in June 10-13, with alumni from Ithaca to the … Read more

By Kaitlin Provost June 16, 2021
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Class of 2020: learning to let it flow

When 2020 graduates gather online for the Class of 2020 Celebration on Sunday, June 13, they will be Zooming in from locations across the globe—from Brooklyn to Seattle and from … Read more

By Linda Copman June 3, 2021
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Virtual Reunion 2021 will bring alumni together, no matter where they live

Cornellians will gather June 10-13 to celebrate Virtual Reunion 2021, a weekend full of digital events and opportunities to gather online with friends and classmates. Content from last year’s first … Read more

By Kaitlin Provost May 19, 2021
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Requiring the COVID-19 vaccine: insights for businesses

More than 900 viewers tuned in on May 4 to hear Cornell alumni and industry experts representing both management and workers discuss whether U.S. employers should require their employees to … Read more

By Linda Copman May 10, 2021
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Making space: creating a female culture in STEM

“What do we picture when we think of an engineer?” asks Karina Popovich ’23. Karina is working with her peers to redefine preexisting notions about who belongs in STEM fields … Read more

By Linda Copman April 30, 2021
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Cornellians have green thumbs!

In honor of Earth Day, we asked Cornellians to tell us about their experiences over this past year growing gardens. Since the start of the pandemic, a record number of … Read more

By Linda Copman April 19, 2021
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