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Hostage Video and Humanitarian Aid

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MS Swaminathan, ‘visionary’ father of India’s green revolution, dies at 98

Pioneering plant geneticist and agronomist whose work revolutionised farming and brought self-sufficiency in food production to India

The Guardian - UK

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Jameel Jaffer (Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia) and I, at Cornell, on Free Expression

I much enjoyed this panel, introduced by Cornell President Martha Pollack and moderated by Cornell Dean of Faculty Eve De Rosa; you can watch it here. My fellow panelist (with whom I largely agreed), Jameel Jaffer, is a former deputy legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union and director…

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Cornell University agrees to pay $3m settlement for virtual learning during the pandemic

‘The University and Plaintiffs have agreed that the University will pay $3,000,000 into a Settlement Fund to resolve the Action,’ a notice read

The Independent UK

Another point for remote work: It’s better for the Earth

Remote work is helping offices slash their carbon footprint and killing the commute, resulting in up to 54% lower emissions, new research finds.

Fortune

The impact of rice on climate change

". . . a niche regional rice movement has been germinating for several decades, though growth has been piecemeal"

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Calls for Starbucks boycott grow amid aggressive union-busting activities

Boycott would aim to use consumer power to pressure company to negotiate its first union contract

The Guardian - US

The Town Without Zoning

Can Caroline, New York, resist the imposition of its first-ever zoning code?

Reason

Three Mysuru students attend debate camp in the U.S.

Five Karnataka students, incl. three from Mysuru, receive scholarships to attend Cornell Univ. Int'l Summer Debate camp. Avni Baliga & Gowri S. Nayak recognised as best-transformed debaters. 46 students from Mysuru, Bengaluru, Mangaluru, & Udupi participated in 5-day workshop hosted by VIIS. VIIS offers customised courses to universities & facilitates…

The Hindu

Cornell Free Speech Alliance Launches

An encouraging sign for the future of American higher education has been the emergence of local faculty groups organizing themselves to advance free speech principles at their particular institution. The latest is the Cornell Free Speech Alliance at Cornell University. Of particular interest is their new report on policy recommendations…

Reason

AI Swipes Data By Listening to Keyboard Keystrokes with 95% Accuracy

A team of researchers from Cornell have managed to train AI to retrieve data with 95% accuracy by recording keystroke audio.

Tom’s Hardware

New York colleges under pressure to end legacy admissions after Supreme Court affirmative action ruling

With the Supreme Court striking down the use of affirmative action in higher education last month, New York colleges have come under pressure to reconsider giving priority to the children of alumni in admissions decisions.

Tribune News Service

Affirmative action for white people? Legacy college admissions come under renewed scrutiny

In the wake of a Supreme Court decision that removes race from the admissions process, colleges are coming under renewed pressure to put an end to legacy preferences, the practice of favoring applicants with family ties to alumni

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

It's Cornell for New Orleans student with $10M in offers

A New Orleans student who had his choice among 149 colleges and universities making scholarship offers that totaled more than $10 million has made his decision: Dennis “Maliq” Barnes, a senior at the International High School of New Orleans, said Friday he will attend Cornell University

Chicago Sun-Times

Free speech should be defended against ‘illiberal impulses’

Martha Pollack at Cornell University rejects the pernicious premise that universities should protect students from offensive ideas. Her example is worth emulating.

Reason

Cornell's President Defends Free Speech Against Illiberal Impulses

Martha Pollack rejects the pernicious premise that universities should protect students from offensive ideas.

Reason

Cornell Vows Free Expression–Themed Academic Year

"It is critical to our mission as a university to think deeply about freedom of expression and the challenges that result from assaults on it," said Cornell President Martha E. Pollack.

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Dynamite News

Study suggests teenagers who trust internet information find it less stressful

Teens' trust in the news they read on social media - or lack thereof - may be critical in determining whether it contributes to or detracts from their well-being, according to a Cornell-led psychology study. Read further on Dynamite News:

Reason

Cornell University President's and Provost's Statement Rejecting Student Assembly Call for Trigger Warning Mandate

The call was for trigger warnings for "any traumatic content that may be discussed, including but not limited to: sexual assault, domestic violence, self-harm, suicide, child abuse, racial hate crimes, transphobic violence, homophobic harassment, xenophobia."

Reason

A Town Without Zoning Fights To Stay Free

In Caroline, New York, officials are trying to impose the city's first zoning code. These residents won't have it.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cornell vs. Denver, live stream, TV channel, time, how to watch NCAA College Hockey

The Denver Pioneers are gearing up for a matchup against the Cornell Big Red in the NCAA Tournament Northeast Regional Semifinals on Thursday.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Cornell vs. Yale live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch Ivy League Tournament

The top-seeded Yale Bulldogs prepare to take on the No. 4 seed Cornell Big Red in the semifinals on Saturday morning.

Axios

Worker strikes increased nearly 50% last year

These aren't the blue-collar factory strikes of yore.

The Guardian - UK

Paul Hyams obituary

Other lives: Expert in medieval history who taught for long spells at Oxford and then Cornell University in the US

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