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"The support of our donors helps make our rover's designs come to life," says Loren Weiner '24, member of Cornell Mars Rover. "We're able to have hands-on engineering opportunities we otherwise wouldn't have with traditional coursework," Weiner says.
Cornell Mars Rover surpsassed its $10,000 goal to raise $12,820 during the November 2023 Cornell crowdfunding burst. Source: Cornell Crowdfunding QUOTE
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In a January 9 interview, Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne talks with Salon about fatphobia and pushes back on the overwhelming societal pressure on women to be thin. Her new book, “Unshrinking,” has been featured in more than 50 media outlets, with a total reach of 305 million.
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Salon | "There will always be fat people": Kate Manne fights fatphobia in the age of Ozempic
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Come face to face with over 250 real spider specimens in Spiders — From Fear to Fascination. Cornell's resident arachnologist Dr. Linda S. Rayor helped design this exhibit, which will travel to Atlanta's Fernbank Museum of Natural History and to San Antonio's Witte Museum in 2024. “No other spider museum exhibit has come close to being as transformative or as fun as this show is!” says Rayor. “Where else do you see the visitors dancing with jumping spiders?”
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Australian Museum | Touring exhibition: Spiders – From Fear to Fascination
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