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Cornell Plantations Features and Winter activities-November 10, 2015

By WRFI News Staff

WRFI News Team volunteer Esther Racoosin talks with Billy Kepner, Marketing and Public Relations Coordinator for Cornell Plantations.  They discuss the different gardens of Cornell Plantations and why they are of value to the Ithaca Community.  In addition, the educational components of Plantations and volunteer opportunities are described. This interview initially aired on the Tuesday,…

Moving Cornell’s Endowment Away From Fossil Fuel Investments (October 26, 2015)

By WRFI News Staff

Lori Sonken speaks with Cornell professors David Shalloway and Brian Cabot about their efforts to encourage Cornell’s Board of Trustees to no longer invest in fossil fuels. This interview aired on October 26, 2015.  

Matt Bengtson, pianist and expert on Scriabin

By WRFI News Staff

The Westfield Center for Historical Keyboard Studies based at Cornell, brought internationally known Scriabin specialist Matthew Bengtson to Ithaca as part of a commemoration of the centenary of Scriabin’s death.  I talked to Matt before his performance on the 22nd. Matt Bengtson’s Web Site is mattbengtson.com

2015 Quiet Drive Results

By katrina

Thanks to everybody who contributed to our 2015 Quiet Drive last month! We raised a total of $6,620 from 91 donors, including (in no particular order): Mark Stenzler David Mazzarella, who gave in memory of Privacy & Democracy Camille Doucet Bob Fitzsimmons Rachel Lampert Philip Snyder Erica Crytzer Randi Beckmann & John Hoffmann Gail &…

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