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X-WR-CALNAME:Ithaca · education · Thursday · CalDiscovery BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Going to Gone: Earth's Biodiversity Loss and What We Can Do About It DTSTART:20260924T120000Z DTEND:20260924T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260807T040211Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_51209682858206 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:The teeming diversity of life on our Pale Blue Dot—planet Ea rth—is under grave threat from the impact of our own activity\, and biol ogists are raising the alarm about accelerating rates of decline in the pl ant and animal species of our world\, with sobering implications for the l ong-term health and well-being of human communities. But if we are the mai n drivers of biodiversity decline\, we also have the power to change the t rend. \n\nOrganized by Cornell University Library\, Going to Gone features illustrations from historical studies of our natural world found in the l ibrary’s collections and reflects on the looming possibility of a “Six th Extinction” on Earth. The exhibit identifies some of the key factors behind the decline of animal species in the 21st century. It also highligh ts emerging research insights and conservation efforts to give us hope and conviction that preserving the biodiversity of our beautiful planet is wi thin our grasp.\n\nThis exhibit is concurrent with related exhibits at Man n Library: Last Call: Bird Decline and the Threat of Extinction\, and Keep ing Common Birds Common: Birds and Habitat at Cornell Botanic Gardens and Beyond. \n\nJoin us for an opening celebration for these exhibits on Thur sday\, April 16\, with a lecture by Cornell Lab of Ornithology researcher Jordan Boersma on "Finding Hope in the Search for Lost Birds" at 4:00 p.m. in Mann Room 160\, and a reception at 5:00 p.m. in the Mann Library Galle ry. All are welcome!\n\n \n\nOther related events include:\n\n“Birds and Blooms” monthly bird and habitat tours\, starting April 17 with Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Register at cornellbo tanicgardens.org.\n\n“Keeping Our Common Birds Common” hybrid lecture April 26\, 3:00 p.m.\, by Douglas Tallamy\, professor of entomology and wi ldlife ecology in the University of Delaware\, presented by Cornell Botani c Gardens\, at Call Auditorium\, Kennedy Hall by zoom (registration requir ed).\n\nBiodiversity Fest\, Thursday\, September 24:\, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p .m. in the Mann Library lobby. Come find out about efforts being made by d epartments\, programs and student groups across campus to sustain the dive rsity of life on planet Earth!\n\nGoing to Gone is part of a series of exh ibits titled From the Brink: Contributions to a Sustainable Future from ac ross Cornell\, hosted by different libraries across Cornell University Lib rary in close partnership with other departments and groups on campus. LAST-MODIFIED:20260807T040211Z LOCATION:Mann Library\, Mann Lobby URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/declining-biodiversity-exhibit?utm_so urce=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Faculty Research Seed Grants: Global Hubs Info Session DTSTART:20260924T130000Z DTEND:20260924T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53938787432109 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Drop in to learn more and ask questions about the 2027 Global Hubs Faculty Research Seed Grants that Global Cornell and partner universi ties are offering through the Global Hubs initiative. \n\nJoin us on Zoom at any time during the session.\n\nThrough these seed grants\, Cornell fac ulty from across the university are invited to apply for research funds to explore and jumpstart collaborations with colleagues at Global Hubs partn er institutions. Funded projects should lead to tangible outcomes\, includ ing the submission of at least one co-authored peer-reviewed publication a nd at least one application for external grant funding.\n\nSuccessful prop osals will receive up to $5\,000 from Cornell\, with the potential for mat ching funds from some Global Hubs partner universities.\n\nApplication dea dline: October 14\, 2026\, 4:00 p.m. ET\n\nProject duration: January 1 –December 31\, 2027\n\nLearn more and apply for a Global Hubs joint seed grant. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/copy-of-faculty-research-seed-grants- global-hubs-info-session?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campai gn=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IT Training: SQL Querying Fundamentals - Part 1 DTSTART:20260924T130000Z DTEND:20260924T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53692056468627 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:This course\, SQL Querying: Fundamentals\, will teach you to u se SQL as a tool to retrieve the information you need from databases. This course is intended for individuals with basic computer skills\, familiar with concepts related to database structure and terminology\, and who want to use SQL to query databases.\n\nCost per participant is $495. Register to receive join link: \n\nhttps://www.myworkday.com/cornell/email-universa l/inst/17815$218/rel-task/2997$10951.htmld LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/cit_training_sql_querying_fundamental s_-_part_1?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Coffee\, Cookies\, and Conversation with CEA CAPA Education Abroad DTSTART:20260924T153000Z DTEND:20260924T180000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T122403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53697396533579 CATEGORIES:community,education DESCRIPTION:IC's affiliated study abroad partner\, CEA CAPA Education Abro ad\, will be offering an informal drop-in coffee hour. Come learn more abo ut the study abroad opportunities offered by CEA CAPA and CIS Abroad\, enj oy a cup of coffee or tea and some gourmet cookies from Levain Bakery in N YC\, and enter to win a flight credit for a CEA CAPA study abroad program! \n\nCEA CAPA Education Abroad is one of Ithaca College's study abroad part ners\, offering both affiliated and non-affiliated program options. They r ecently merged with CIS Abroad\, and now represent both portfolios of prog rams. CEA CAPA and CIS Abroad affiliated programs include options in Argen tina\, Costa Rica\, Czech Republic\, France\, Hungary\, Ireland\, Italy\, Japan\, Scotland\, and Thailand. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T122403Z LOCATION:International Lounge\, 071 Peggy Ryan Williams Center (Garden Lev el) URL:https://events.ithaca.edu/event/coffee-cookies-and-conversation-with-c ea-capa-education-abroad?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campai gn=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:IC Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ithaca.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:IC Event Planning 101 (Leading @ IC) DTSTART:20260924T155000Z DTEND:20260924T165000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T122648Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53794721209203 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:This SLI is intended for Office of Student Engagement Student Organization E-Board members. If you are not a student organization leader \, please register for a different SLI.\n\nDiscover how to bring your camp us events to life with IC Event Planning 101! Join us and meet the team at Conference and Event Services and learn the step-by-step process for plan ning successful\, engaging events on campus. Learn how to navigate the pla nning process with ease\, from choosing the perfect space and coordinating services to hitting key deadlines and creating meaningful\, community-bui lding programing. Whether you're a seasoned planner or just getting starte d\, this session will empower you to create memorable events with confiden ce and ease! \n\n \n\nPresented by Kirsten Hamberg\, College Events Coordi nator\, Conference and Event Services LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T122648Z LOCATION:Taughannock Falls Room\, Campus Center URL:https://events.ithaca.edu/event/ic-event-planning-101-leading-ic-2619? utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:IC Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ithaca.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Bovay Seminar Series: GenAI for Teaching and Learning Community of Practice DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260811T180235Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53673894207414 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:The Bovay Seminar Series: GenAI for Teaching and Learning Comm unity of Practice returns September 24 to kick off the 2026-2027 academic year. The first session will include a summary of updates from across camp us regarding GenAI for teaching and learning\, followed by small-group ref lections and a discussion.\n\nAs a reminder\, these monthly lunches provid e an opportunity to learn more about GenAI as it applies to multiple disci plines\, to hear what other instructors have tried\, and to ask questions and share ideas. This series is co-sponsored by the Center for Teaching In novation and the Sue G. and Harry E. Bovay Program in the History and Ethi cs of Professional Engineering. Lunch will be provided.\n\nRegister here!\ n\nMore of CTI's Fall 2026 events LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T180235Z LOCATION:CCC 220 Multipurpose Room URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/bovay-seminar-series-genai-for-teachi ng-and-learning-community-of-practice-7435?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_med ium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:London Live 2: Studying in London DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T165000Z DTSTAMP:20260814T122403Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53697397415290 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Meet virtually with ICLC staff and current students to learn a bout academic life in London\, including course offerings & registration\, academic expectations\, and support services. This session is required fo r those accepted for Spring 2027 in London. Prospective London Center stud ents are also invited to attend. LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T122403Z LOCATION:Online URL:https://events.ithaca.edu/event/london-live-2-studying-in-london-2733? utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:IC Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ithaca.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Data-driven Learning and Control Seminar: Johannes Betz (TU Munich ) DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260910T180323Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53939669252300 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Data Driven Learning and Control seminar series is organized b y the Information and Decision Science Lab at Cornell University and aims to explore the latest advancements and interdisciplinary approaches to dat a-driven learning and control systems.\n\nWatch on YouTube Live\n \n\nBio: Johannes Betz studied automotive engineering at Coburg University of Appl ied Sciences (B.Eng.\, 2013) and the University of Bayreuth (M.Sc.\, 2013) \, as well as Philosophy of Science and Technology at the Technical Univer sity of Munich (M.A.\, 2019). From 2013 to 2018\, Johannes was a research associate at the Technical University of Munich\, where he earned his Dr.- Ing. degree in 2019 with a dissertation on the “Evaluation of an Intelli gent Fleet Dispatching System for Mixed Vehicle Fleets.” From 2018 to 20 20\, he was a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Automotive Technolog y at the Technical University of Munich\, where he founded the TUM Autonom ous Motorsport team\, which has since competed successfully in internation al competitions. From 2020 to 2022\, he was a postdoctoral researcher at t he University of Pennsylvania\, where he worked in the xLab for Safe Auton omous Systems. In 2023\, he was appointed Rudolf Mößbauer Professor at t he Technical University of Munich\, where he holds the Professorship of Au tonomous Vehicle Systems in the Department of Mobility Systems.\n\nBetz’ s research focuses on holistic software development for mobile robots and autonomous vehicles with the goal of developing the next generation of int elligent autonomous systems. By developing new algorithms for environmenta l awareness\, path and behavior planning\, and control\, these robots will be able to interact with each other and with humans while operating safel y\, efficiently\, and powerfully. A big focus of his research is the integ ration of Ai-based techniques to achieve end-to-end models. With these inn ovative algorithms\, it will be possible to efficiently and effectively ma ke the right decisions\, especially in complex and uncertain environments. Simulation environments and various real-world vehicle platforms like aut onomous cars\, quadruped robots\, and humanoids are used to generate data and validate these algorithms. With real-robot deployment\, safe and trust worthy autonomy will be enabled across a wide range of highly integrated r obotic applications. LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T180323Z URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/data-driven-learning-and-control-semi nar-johannes-betz-tu-munich?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_cam paign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Private Military Companies (PMCs) and Peacekeeping DTSTART:20260924T160000Z DTEND:20260924T171500Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53506416186566 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:In the late 1990s\, a new private military company (PMC) from South Africa\, Executive Outcomes\, intervened in Angola and Sierra Leone\ , where the company's operations ushered in a ceasefire. Still\, when Exec utive Outcome's CEO\, Eeben Barlow\, declared his PMC capable of doing "wh at blue helmets could not\," few in the peacekeeping and NGO world took hi m seriously. Twenty years later\, after the rise of the Russian PMC Wagner Group\, peacekeeping and mercenaries are direct competitors. Countries wh o traditionally contributed soldiers to the UN\, such as Rwanda\, Uganda\, and Burundi\, now market their troops to Exxon and the Gaza Board of Peac e. Whether UN peacekeeping can survive this latest round in the privatizat ion of warfare remains to be seen. \n\nAbout the speaker\n\nJohn Lechner g raduated from the Master of Science in Foreign Service (MSFS) Program at G eorgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. At Georgetown\, John f ocused on security issues in Central Africa and the Sahel\; Turkey\; Russi a\, and the former Soviet Union. He is an expert on Russia’s growing inf luence in Africa. He speaks fluent Russian\; advanced French\, Turkish\, a nd Georgian\; and conversational Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian (BCS)\, Chechen\ , German\, and Sango (the lingua franca of the Central African Republic).\ n\nAfter working in finance for several years\, John decided to leverage h is language skills and significant experience living abroad—especially i n Russia and Europe—for a career in international affairs. After arrivin g in Washington DC\, he took an internship with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD)\, analyzing and publishing articles on Turkish domes tic politics\, security\, and foreign relations. \n\nWhile attending Georg etown he has continued to work as a freelance journalist\, covering issues related to language\, history\, culture\, and politics in eastern Ukraine \, Moldova\, Turkey\, the Sahel\, and the Central African Republic. He is an expert on the history\, languages\, and politics of Central Africa\, Tu rkey\, and the former Soviet Union. You can find his articles published in Foreign Policy\, War on the Rocks\, Kyiv Post\, The Diplomat\, Africa is a Country\, African Arguments\, The National Interest\, and Defense One\, among others.\n\nHost\nReppy Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies\, pa rt of the Einaudi Center for International Studies\n\nCo-sponsor\nInstitut e for European Studies\, part of the Einaudi Center for International Stud ies LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z LOCATION:Uris Hall\, G08 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/author-john-lechner-at-pacs-seminar?u tm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:The Urban Grotesque: Life and Debt in Jakarta DTSTART:20260924T161500Z DTEND:20260924T173000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53602163430330 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Gatty Lecture Series\n\nJoin us for a talk by Doreen Lee\, Pro fessor of Anthropology\, Director of Global Asian Studies\, Department of Sociology and Anthropology\, Northeastern University.\n\nThis Gatty Lectur e will take place at the Kahin Center\, 640 Stewart Ave. Lunch will be ser ved. For questions\, contact seap@cornell.edu.\n\nAbstract\n\nThis talk di stills the flows and values of life in Jakarta\, Indonesia’s largest cit y and financial core\, into a central idea: The Urban Grotesque. The urban grotesque is a name and framework for situating the dynamic\, generous\, predatory\, and unpredictable textures of Jakarta’s financial lives. The talk presents the vantage points of individuals who experience the high s ocial costs of living in the city\, tracking their commonplace gestures of giving and taking to build a systematic analysis of how redistribution\, circulation\, and compliance dominate urban life. This talk will focus on the predatory aspects of debt and redistribution in the city. Combining et hnography and memoir\, and playing with genre\, the talk showcases the cha llenges of capturing the financial edge of urban life without romanticizin g the fast-paced economic developments and collective forms of resilience that characterize this Global South city. \n\nAbout the Speaker\n\nDoreen Lee is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Northeastern University. She received her PhD in Sociocultural Anthropology from Cornell University wi th a concentration in Southeast Asian Studies and History. She directs the Global Asian Studies program at Northeastern University and serves as a c ouncilor for the American Ethnological Society. Her first book Activist Ar chives: Youth Culture and the Political Past in Indonesia was published by Duke University Press in 2016 and won the Harry J. Benda Prize from the A ssociation of Asian Studies in 2019. Her forthcoming book\, The Urban Grot esque: Life and Debt in Jakarta (Duke University Press\, 2026)\, depicts t he urban conditions of debt and obligation in Jakarta. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z LOCATION:Kahin Center URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/the-urban-grotesque-life-and-debt-in- jakarta?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:NBB Seminar Series: Michael Sheehan\; Cornell University DTSTART:20260924T163000Z DTEND:20260925T053000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53941023068180 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Animal Behavior is a No Brainer LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z LOCATION:Corson/Mudd Hall\, Morison Room\, A106 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/nbb-seminar-series-michael-sheehan-co rnell-university?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithac a-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Graduate Student Research Grant Showcase DTSTART:20260924T170000Z DTEND:20260924T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53692756740141 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:An afternoon featuring research findings\, project updates\, a nd new scholarship from a selection of our current and past research grant ees.\n\nGraduate Student Research Grants support transformative research b y equipping students to pursue bold\, justice-oriented scholarship that ad vances racial equity and social change. We invite graduate students from a ll disciplines and fields to apply. The Center for Racial Justice and Equi table Futures will provide resources to support innovative\, creative\, an d compelling projects with the potential to build knowledge useful for adv ancing racial justice.\n\nThis year's showcase features grantee presentati ons by:\n\nJoshua FeltonAsh KopetzkyVicente MataDuke MwedziAmanda Vilchez. ..and more!\n\nThe showcase will be informal and open-house style\, and we welcome you to stop by at any point during the afternoon. Food will be pr ovided. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z LOCATION:Physical Sciences Building\, Baker Portico URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/graduate-student-research-grant-showc ase?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Grad School Jump Start (Leading Self) DTSTART:20260924T190000Z DTEND:20260924T195000Z DTSTAMP:20260821T122721Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53688547362863 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Considering going to Grad School? Getting a Masters or a Ph.D is an essential part of alot of young professionals' journey. Get your app lication process jump started by learning what you need\, when you need it \, and how to get it before application season rolls around. All academic standing are welcome -- it's never too early to start\, PLUS you can pick up tips and tricks on how to engage with our upcoming Grad School Fair on October 6th!\n\n \n\nIn order to sign up to receive Student Leadership Ins titute (SLI) credit for this workshop\, please RSVP at least 24 hours in a dvance. LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T122721Z LOCATION:Muller 101 URL:https://events.ithaca.edu/event/grad-school-jump-start-leading-self-70 95?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:IC Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ithaca.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Who Are You Sexting? (Leading Others) DTSTART:20260924T200000Z DTEND:20260924T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260825T122648Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53794724109374 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Let’s chat about how to have fun on-line dating while stayin g safe. We will have a real discussion about what it’s like to use datin g apps and navigate those first few interactions safely.\n\n \n\nPresented by Linda Koenig\, Director of Title IX Compliance and Elyse Nepa\, Assist ant Director of Clery Act and Prevention LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T122648Z LOCATION:Taughannock Falls Room\, Campus Center URL:https://events.ithaca.edu/event/who-are-you-sexting-leading-others?utm _source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:IC Events Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.ithaca.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dr. Lei Tian Distinguished Lecture Series: Kunal Mukherjee (Stanfo rd) DTSTART:20260924T200000Z DTEND:20260924T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260917T002134Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53993948914455 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:From Dislocations to Luminescence: Heteroepitaxy of Dissimilar Semiconductors for Infrared Optoelectronics\n\nIntegrating dissimilar sem iconductors on a single crystalline platform could enable the next generat ion of devices for optical communication and sensing. Materials such as II I-V and chalcogenide semiconductors\, when epitaxially integrated with est ablished platforms\, offer distinct optoelectronic properties that expand the capabilities of conventional technology. However\, bridging structural and chemical mismatches between these crystals introduces extended crysta l defects such as dislocations\, making this a significant materials scien ce challenge. A key theme of this talk is that structural perfection is no t always achievable or even necessary in heteroepitaxy. Materials and devi ce design can instead be used together to mitigate or tolerate the effects of these defects on performance.\n\nIn this talk\, I will first show how understanding dislocation dynamics led us to design more defect-tolerant I II-V telecom lasers on silicon. By combining alloy hardening with InAs qua ntum dots\, we realized lasers 100× more reliable than prior state-of-the -art devices. I will then contrast this approach with IV-VI semiconductors such as PbSe\, which we demonstrate can tolerate naturally high dislocati on densities while maintaining efficient infrared light emission at wavele ngths spanning 3–8 µm for sensing applications. I will conclude with an isotropic chalcogenides\, including SnSe\, where we developed heteroepitax ial approaches to preserve optical anisotropy and harness crystalline-to-c rystalline phase transitions for reconfigurable photonics. By identifying the key limitations in mismatched epitaxy\, we find new ways to preserve f unction during scalable integration of optoelectronic materials.\n \n\nBio : Kunal Mukherjee is an assistant professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University. His research focuses on c ompound semiconductor thin-film synthesis and defect science. He received a B.Eng. in electrical engineering from Nanyang Technological University\, an M.S. from the National University of Singapore\, and an M.Eng. and Ph. D. in materials science and engineering from MIT. Before joining Stanford\ , he held postdoctoral appointments at IBM and MIT and served as an assist ant professor in the Materials Department at UC Santa Barbara from 2016 to 2020. His work on epitaxy and crystal defects has been recognized with an NSF CAREER Award\, the Corbett Prize at the International Conference on D efects in Semiconductors\, the Young Scientist Award at the International Symposium on Compound Semiconductors\, and the Young Investigator Award at the North American Molecular Beam Epitaxy Conference. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T002134Z LOCATION:Kimball Hall\, B11 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/dr-lei-tian-distinguished-lecture-ser ies-kunal-mukherjee-stanford?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_ca mpaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Dyson Study Abroad Information Session DTSTART:20260924T200000Z DTEND:20260924T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53657921719503 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Join us to learn about studying abroad as a Dyson student! LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z LOCATION:Warren Hall\, 401 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/dyson-study-abroad-information-sessio n-fall-26?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Biomedical Engineering M.Eng. Virtual Info Session - Sept 24 4:30p m DTSTART:20260924T203000Z DTEND:20260924T213000Z DTSTAMP:20260918T002615Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53984909248764 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Register Online\n\nLearn more about Cornell University’s Mas ter of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering program during a virtual info rmation session hosted by Dr. Newton De Faria\, Director of the BME M.Eng. Program. The session will provide an overview of the program\, including curriculum\, experiential learning opportunities\, admissions\, and the M. Eng. student experience at Cornell. Attendees will also have an opportunit y to ask questions.\n\nAdministrative note: The Zoom event has been create d. Please use the Eventbrite registration page as the public registration link rather than publishing the direct Zoom meeting link. LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T002615Z URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/biomedical-engineering-meng-virtual-i nfo-session-sept-24-430pm?utm_source=caldiscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campa ign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Unmaking Toxic Supply Chains: On the Trans-local Movement of War M etals in Iraq DTSTART:20260924T204500Z DTEND:20260924T214500Z DTSTAMP:20260917T182716Z UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_53189209513958 CATEGORIES:education DESCRIPTION:Talk by Kali Rubaii (Anthropology\, Purdue University)\n\nTaki ng war as a toxic structure\, this talk begins at the belly of war\, in Fa llujah\, Iraq. Rubaii's forensic ethnography between 2014 and 2024 traces weaponized metals from the sand and bodies of people in Fallujah back to t heir origins at war's jaws: mineral mines in the Democratic Republic of Co ngo\, where such metals are extracted by artisanal miners for use by tech and weapons companies\, and to the smelters of Rwanda and the US\, where s uch minerals are refined and distributed. The talk also follows the post-b attle life of weaponized metals to its tail\, where these metals are recyc led by Indian laborers in steel factories in Iraqi Kurdistan as a central part of the concrete industry\; or to Colfax\, Louisiana where they are de stroyed in burn pits\; and to Guam’s coral reef\, where they are detonat ed. At each site\, people are trapped in biochemically and socially toxic relations with components of weaponized earth. By tracing the toxic exposu res people face at multiple sites of metal extraction\, weaponization\, re use\, and disposal\, Rubaii’s talk identifies two key points about war's long chain of supply: 1) the many bodies and people whose lives are ravag ed by warfare far from the site and dates of documented battles\, and 2) l ocations for antiwar intervention in an increasingly diffuse network of co rporate and contracted war-making. \n\nKali Rubaii is a cultural anthropol ogist at Purdue University whose scholarship focuses on displacement\, hea lth justice\, and the environmental impacts of war. She is the author of R esurgency: Outlasting the War on Terror in Iraq and co-editor of The Socia l Properties of Concrete. She leads the Parts Per Million Project \, an in terdisciplinary\, international team of researchers concerned with multi-g enerational health effects of environmental exposures from the war industr y. She also co-leads the War and Geos project on military supply chains a nd the environmental legacies of warfare. LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T182716Z LOCATION:Uris Hall\, G08 URL:https://events.cornell.edu/event/unmaking-toxic-supply?utm_source=cald iscovery&utm_medium=ics&utm_campaign=ithaca-ny X-SOURCE-NAME:Cornell Calendar X-SOURCE-URL:https://events.cornell.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR