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Alumni News | Captain Megan Unrath ’21 builds a legacy of service
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20% of admits to the Class of 2026 are first-gen college students
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On April 1, two new laws went into effect in NYC to reduce nighttime illumination during peak bird migration periods. Public buildings, including City Hall, will reduce unnecessary lighting to reduce the danger that birds will collide with lit windows.
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All About Birds | NYC Passes Landmark Lights-Out Laws
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Cornell psychologist Michael Goldstein found that personality affects how zebra finches find a mate. “It turns out they pair by exploration,” he said. “Low-exploring males and low-exploring females got together, and high-exploring males and high-exploring females got together.”
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NYT | Wildlife Personalities Play a Role in Nature
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Photo: A. Schauhuber/blickwinkel, via Alamy
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“The Amazon labor union, they didn’t shoot the beast’s forearm. They hit it squarely between the eyes.”
Cornell professor says Amazon union showcases the power of grassroots labor organizing Source: Marketplace | Amazon union showcases the power of grassroots labor organizing QUOTE
Students march with this year's two-headed dragon, made from recycled materials. Dragon Day is a century-old campus tradition.
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Return of the dragon | Cornell Chronicle
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