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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 and participants at its 7th annual event, “What Works and What’s Next in online teaching and lea...

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. Since they tend to be non-degradable, non-recyclable and non-reusable, most of them end up in landfills...

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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. “How would it be made? What would it cost to produce? What would it’s end of life look like? These a...

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 Feb. 2 on the NFL Network. The two-part competition was designed to spur new ideas for athlete safe...