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March 16, 2021 Online learning is still new to most instructors and students. Despite the fact that classes across Cornell and the globe have been taught online for years, only a small minority were accustomed to this learning format prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cameron Clark/Provided Flower Darby As instructors and students are still adjusting to the online format imposed on them at the outbreak of the pandemic a year ago, the Cornell Online Learning Community (COLC) asked speakers ...

March 16, 2021 Thursday, March 18th, 11 a.m. to Noon Presented by Dr. Anil N. Netravali, Jean and Douglas McLean Professor of Fiber Science, Department of Fiber Science and Apparel Design, Cornell University https://wsu.zoom.us/j/95414310072 Light weight fiber reinforced composites have replaced metals in many applications from automobile parts to satellites and from windmill blades to sporting goods. Most of these composites are made using fibers and resins that are derived from petroleum. Sin...

Michael Scott—The Office’s paper company petty tyrant—would have lost his mind. Women were strutting down the street in paper shift dresses they had colored with crayons. Others folded themselves…

March 4, 2021 A $30,000 grant from the non-profit organization VentureWell helped launch new class in the College of Human Ecology that gives senior design students the opportunity to develop and market their ideas. The class – Fiber Science & Apparel Design Futures – is open to seniors in the departments of Fiber Science & Apparel Design and Design + Environmental Analysis. In it, students take a concept they developed in a previous design course and move it closer to the marketplace. “H...

Date Time Cornell startup wins NFL innovation competition As millions of football fans eagerly await this year’s Super Bowl, two Cornellians have already scored a victory in another competition hosted by the National Football League. Organic Robotics Corporation/Provided Light Lace integrated smart garments can monitor athletic performance and muscle fatigue. Organic Robotics Corporation, a Cornell startup founded in 2018, won the sixth annual NFL 1st & Future competition, which aired...

Q&A with Malia Mills: On Inclusivity, Innovation, and Empowerment in Women’s Swimwear by Livia Caligor Tuesday, February 2, 2021 Designer and Founder of Eponymous Label, Malia Mills. Photo credits: http://www.oprah.com/spirit/malia-mills-swimwear-inspiration-guide/all Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, a mecca for swim and beachwear, Malia Mills graduated from Cornell University where she was initially enrolled in Design & Environmental Awareness. After spending a semester at La Chambre Syndicale de...

How much cypress is really in cypress mulch bags? Updated Dec 11, 2020; Posted Dec 11, 2020 Penn State researchers say they have a new method to determine whether the wood in a bag of mulch is what the label claims it is. Facebook Share Penn State University researchers claim that consumers buying bags of cypress mulch might not be getting what they think. Using a new method of analyzing wood, the researchers found that bags of cypress mulch might contain only 30 to 60 percent of cypress wood...