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Nearly 600,000 birders around the globe participated in The Cornell Lab's Great Backyard Bird Count in February. Here, birders in Panama join in the fun. Click on the link to see the full gallery of photos.
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The Cornell Lab | Great Backyard Bird Count
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Photo: Rosabel Miró
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On May 15, 1873, Ezra Cornell penned this letter to future Cornellians. The letter was sealed in a lead box in the cornerstone of Sage Hall. Almost 125 years later, the letter was unearthed. In it, Cornell's founder stated what he saw as the biggest danger facing the university: “sectarian strife.”
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Cornell University Library | Sage Cornerstone Letter - Rare and Manuscript Collections
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Cornell musicians traveled to Cuba for a tour in collaboration with the National Concert Band of Cuba.
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A musical bridge: Cornell Wind Symphony makes transformative journey to Cuba
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“The idea that cognitive decline is inevitable as we get older is not only ageist but ignores a growing body of evidence that some aspects of cognition actually improve as we age.”
Cognitive decline is not inevitable as we get older says Weill Cornell physician Source: Esquire | The Seismic Shift That’s About to Change the American Workplace QUOTE
