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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"

Salon

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

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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.

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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

Show Me the Money: College Athletes Might Soon Get Paid

California’s State Assembly, the lower house of the legislature, passed a bill to do just that.

The Street

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

The Independent UK

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.

Chicago Sun-Times

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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The Atlantic

American Madness

Thousands of people with severe mental illness have been failed by a dysfunctional system. My friend Michael was one of them. Twenty-five years ago, he killed the person he loved most.

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.

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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

USA Today Sports Media Group

College Basketball Predictions For Every Game. Friday, February 17

College basketball predictions for every game along with the schedule, game times, and how to watch on Friday, February 17

Zenger

Cornell Medicine Team Develop Contraceptive Pills For Men As A Game Changer For Fertility

The team at Weill Cornell Medicine hailed the breakthrough contraceptive pills for men that can be taken just before sex.

Dynamite News

Health: Study Finds Food Colouring Nanoparticles Can Affect Human Gut

In their research, the group used human-relevant doses of titanium dioxide and silicon dioxide in the Tako laboratory's in vivo system, which offers a health response similar to the human body's. Read full story on Dynamite News

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