NPR: Cornell https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126917123 Cornell en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Sat, 14 Jun 2025 23:31:35 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: Cornell https://www.npr.org/tags/126917123/cornell Talkin' Birds: The Great Backyard Bird Count Bird lovers around the world are counting birds this weekend for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which provides valuable data for avian research. Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:44:16 -0500 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/16/695494292/talkin-birds-the-great-backyard-bird-count https://www.npr.org/2019/02/16/695494292/talkin-birds-the-great-backyard-bird-count

Bird lovers around the world are counting birds this weekend for the annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which provides valuable data for avian research.

]]> Amanda Morris After 20 Years, Can Cornell Finally Bust Open Its Great Pumpkin Mystery? In 1997, <em>someone </em>speared a pumpkin on the top of a 173-foot tower. It stuck around for months, an object of fascination and speculation. And no one knows who did it ... unless <em>you </em>know. Wait, do you? Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:25:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/31/561217424/after-20-years-can-cornell-finally-bust-open-its-great-pumpkin-mystery https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/31/561217424/after-20-years-can-cornell-finally-bust-open-its-great-pumpkin-mystery

In 1997, someone speared a pumpkin on the top of a 173-foot tower. It stuck around for months, an object of fascination and speculation. And no one knows who did it ... unless you know. Wait, do you?

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]]> Camila Domonoske Excited About The Pope's Visit? Read 'Laudato Si' Encountering Pope Francis's <em>Laudato Si</em> only through secondhand sources may leave many out of touch with its most profound philosophical, spiritual and ethical nuances, say two Cornell anthropologists. Sat, 26 Sep 2015 11:26:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/09/26/442485534/excited-about-the-popes-visit-read-laudato-si https://www.npr.org/sections/13.7/2015/09/26/442485534/excited-about-the-popes-visit-read-laudato-si Encountering Pope Francis's Laudato Si only through secondhand sources may leave many out of touch with its most profound philosophical, spiritual and ethical nuances, say two Cornell anthropologists.

]]> Vincent Ialenti and Annelise Riles Let's Go, Big Red! <strong>Here's hoping Cornell will advance in the NCAA tournament tonight.</strong> Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:51:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2010/03/lets_go_big_red.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2010/03/lets_go_big_red.html Here's hoping Cornell will advance in the NCAA tournament tonight.

]]> David Gura The Tourney My Big Red is in the Big Dance. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:54:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2009/03/the_tourney.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2009/03/the_tourney.html My Big Red is in the Big Dance.

]]> David Gura Growing Up, Getting Help A year after Virginia Tech, campuses react. Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:58:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2008/04/growing_up_getting_help_1.html https://www.npr.org/sections/talk/2008/04/growing_up_getting_help_1.html A year after Virginia Tech, campuses react.

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