On August 23, India became the fourth nation to safely land a robotic spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. Cornell's Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF) hosted a landing party, “so that we can all enjoy historic developments in space exploration together,” says SPIF director Alexander G. Hayes. SPIF's mission is to ensure that cosmic discoveries are accessible to everyone.
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Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility
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Photo: ISRO
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Top banana: CaféNana, a banana-inspired, caffeinated pick-me-up snack partly made with food waste by @Cornell students, has won the @IFT Student Association and Mars Wrigley Product Development competition. @BigRedFoodSci@BPFriedlanderhttps://t.co/kuNqkW9nO0
Cornellians all over the US showed up to lend their hands to community projects through Cornell Cares summer edition. Steven Wolhandler JD ’84, who led the volunteer paint crew at the Sun Valley Youth Center in Denver, was impressed with his Big Red team. “The time flew by. In addition to feeling grateful to have helped in a small way the Sun Valley Youth Center, I also feel grateful for having met Emily, Monique, and Beth—each an honor to Cornell,” he says.
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Alumni News | Cornell Cares: making a difference in your hometown
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Dr. Mandy Cohen ’00 has been named the new director of the CDC. President Joe Biden, who appointed Dr. Cohen to the post, said she is "one of the nation’s top physicians and health leaders with experience leading large and complex organizations, and a proven track-record protecting Americans’ health and safety.”
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Cornell Chronicle | Cornell alumna to lead CDC in pivotal era
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Photo: CDC/Lauren Bishop
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