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"Former Cornell Student Sentenced for Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students On Campus"

From a Justice Department press release Monday: Patrick Dai, 22, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, was sentenced today to 21 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release and a special assessment in the amount of $100 for posting threats to…

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Former Cornell Student Sentenced To Prison For Threatening Jewish Students

Former Cornell student sentenced to 21 months for posting threats against Jewish individuals on campus. Case highlights consequences of making threats of v...

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More Olympians are set to compete in the Seine River. Here's the latest on water quality concerns

At the Paris Olympics, whether the water quality in the Seine River is safe enough to host some swimming events has been a major question

The Independent UK

Dune's Stillsuits Could Soon be Real Gear for Astronauts

Cornell University researchers just unveiled a prototype of a system that would turn a spacesuit into a stillsuit, complete with a urine processor.

Inverse

Can chameleons change colour in their sleep? The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast

Have you ever wondered how chameleons change colour? And can they do this while they’re asleep? What about if they are able to dream? Does their dream flash across their bodies in reds, turquoises and greens?

The Conversation

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Researchers use 'cloaked' proteins to deliver cancer-killing therapeutics into cells

Researchers at Cornell University have created a generalized method for "cloaking" proteins, which may allow for the recycling of materials like antibodies for biological research and therapeutic applications. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Some student protesters aren't deterred by the prospect of punishment

Some students face criminal charges, suspensions and even expulsions for participating in pro-Palestinian protests and encampments. Their reason? A "just cause."

WEKU

Purple bacteria could be key to finding extraterrestrial life on exoplanets

On many exoplanets, the best clue that life is present may be a purple hue. New research into some of Earth's most extreme bacteria explains why.

LiveScience

"Former Cornell Student Pleads Guilty to Posting Online Threats Against Jewish Students on Campus"

From the Justice Department Wednesday: Patrick Dai, 21, formerly a junior at Cornell University and originally from Pittsford, New York, pleaded guilty today to posting threats to kill or injure another person using interstate communications…. As part of his guilty plea, Dai admitted that, on Oct. 28 and 29, 2023,…

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Cornell University Develops Sound-Based Eye And Gesture Tracking Technology

Cornell University's GazeTrak and EyeEcho technologies enable non-camera gaze and expression tracking in VR, revolutionizing immersive experiences.

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Our solar system's ocean moons may be habitable — and their icy shells could hold proof

The thicknesses of ice shells covering our solar system's ocean-bearing moons could provide hints about whether these mysterious bodies may harbor life.

Space

Raspberry Pi Pico powers digital audio looper

Alina Wang, Yaqi Gao, and Xiaoyu Liang created a Raspberry Pi Pico-powered digital audio looper for their project at Cornell University.

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Inside the brains of "singing" fish

Midshipman fish are known to hum and sing. The parts of the brain that let them do it reflects some of our own

Al Jazeera

The US’s budget deal is a victory for Mike Johnson. But for how long?

Far-right members of the Republican caucus have opposed the bipartisan budget bill, which averted a government shutdown.

Chicago Sun-Times

Linda Hirshman, lawyer and author who urged educated mothers not to stay home to raise kids, dead at 79

“The real glass ceiling is at home,” Ms. Hirshman, who lived in Lincoln Park before moving East, wrote in a controversial 2005 article.

WEKU

Education Department opens school probes over alleged antisemitism, Islamophobia

In its announcement, the Education Department said five complaints involve alleged antisemitic harassment and two involve anti-Muslim harassment on campuses across the country.

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Detecting alien life might be easier if we hunt for 'Jurassic worlds.' Here's why

"If they're out there, this analysis lets us figure out where they could be living."

The Independent UK

Emhoff visits New York's Cornell University as he seeks to reassure Jewish community after threats

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, has met with students and administrators at Cornell University as he offered support to the school’s Jewish community after threats of violence amid Israel’s war against Hamas

The Independent UK

Cornell student accused threatening Jewish people had mental health struggles, mother says

The mother of a Cornell University student accused of making online threats against Jewish people on campus said he had mental health struggles and later posted an apology

Al Jazeera

‘Career on the line’: US students fear job backlash for protesting Israel

Pro-Palestinian students say the threat of losing future opportunities has had a silencing effect on their activism.

The Independent UK

Cornell cancels classes after student is charged with threatening Jewish people on campus

Cornell University is canceling classes after a student was charged with making online threats against Jewish people on campus

The Independent UK

Cornell University cancels classes over ‘extraordinary stress’ of death threats against Jewish community

Upstate New York campus to close on Friday after student was arrested over antisemetic threats

The Guardian - US

Cornell cancels classes citing ‘stress’ after antisemitic threats lead to arrest

Patrick Dai, a junior, charged with threatening to murder Jewish students and will remain in custody at least until next court appearance

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