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 Rhodessa Jones

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Activist and artist to speak on empowerment in theatre

Award-winning activist, artist, director, and scholar Rhodessa Jones brings her techniques of “Creative Survival” to Cornell’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on March 20 and 22 for a public lecture and master class, respectively.

 Caroline Levine

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Levine keeps the 'Norton Anthology of World Literature' fresh

The 2017 edition adds new sections of oral works and poetry and politics.
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Medieval and renaissance scholar speaks March 19

A Medieval and Renaissance literature scholar from Bard College will visit campus March 19 to talk about her research related to truth and fiction in texts from the Middle Ages.

 Wynton Marsalis

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Jazz Legend Wynton Marsalis in concert with Cornell ensembles March 28

 Two patches of crystals are seamlessly "sewn" together to create atomically-thin fabrics.

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Researchers sew atomic lattices seamlessly together

Joining different kinds of materials can lead to all kinds of breakthroughs.
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Fortune editor visits March 16 for Munschauer lecture

Leigh Gallagher '94, an English major, will talk about her work and her career path.
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Cornell benefactor Imogene Powers Johnson dies at 87

Imogene “Gene” Powers Johnson ’52, a devoted alumna, benefactor and matriarch of a multigenerational philanthropic Cornellian family, died March 3 in Racine, Wisconsin. She was 87.

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Undergrad researcher explores ways to combat antibiotic resistance to cholera

Researchers have discovered a gene whose presence creates a larger “porin,” a hole in a bacteria’s outer membrane, allowing larger antibiotics to enter and attack the cell wall.
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Cornell Symphony Orchestra offers annual young person’s concert

Young musicians from Ithaca High School Chamber Orchestra, the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra’s Youth Orchestra and the Cornell Synphony Orchestra will come together to perform a concert for the Ithaca community on Sunday, March 11.

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University reaffirms its commitment to, support of undocumented students

Numerous resources are available on campus for undocumented students with and without DACA status.
 Fukushima I nuclear power plant before the 2011 explosion, with ocean in the background

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Translation by Brett de Bary inaugurates new Cornell Press imprint

Brett de Bary has translated one of the first two books in a new Einaudi Center imprint at Cornell University Press, Cornell Global Perspectives.
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Professor offers talk on history of sexual minority rights in Zimbabwe

A professor from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, will visit campus March 7 to deliver a lecture examining the history of activism among sexual minority groups in Zimbabwe. Marc Epprecht, professor of Global development studies, History and Cultural studies will offer “Reflections on the Struggle for Sexual Minority Rights in Zimbabwe” at 4:30 p.m. at the A.D. White House.

 Siu Sylvia Lee

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To stay young and disease-free longer

Lecturer Siu Sylvia Lee of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics is conducting research on aging.
 Professor Timothy Campbell

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Colloquia explore Italian art, culture, literature, philosophy

This spring, the Italian program within the College of Arts & Sciences is hosting the Italian Studies Colloquium, a series of lectures bringing together enthusiasts of Italian art, culture, literature and philosophy.
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Boycotts won't weaken the NRA's bottom line – but that's not the point

In this piece in The Globe and Mail, Lawrence Glickman, the Stephen and Evalyn Milman Professor in American Studies, argues that recent NRA boycotts are succeeding at an unprecedented level, utilizing a boycott for what they've always been been about: indignant consumers puncturing political influence.

 Ravi Kanbur

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Forms of imbalance in our world

Two major issues face humanity: justice between the generations, and justice within the current generation, according to Ravi Kanbur, Applied Economics and Management.

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It's mostly luck, not pluck, that determines lifetime reproductive success

While trait variation can influence the fate of a population, researchers found that the fates of individuals are often determined by “dumb luck.”
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Undergrads can apply for new summer research opportunities at Cornell Tech

Students will work with Cornell Tech faculty and postdocs, or partner organizations over a 10-week summer program.
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Professor explores complexities of communicating the 'norms of science'

Overcoming gaps between knowledge and belief requires scientists to engage with the public, Bruce Lewenstein says.
 Nelson Hairston sits watching two students use lab equipment in an experiment in his lab.

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Nelson Hairston elected Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

Nelson G. Hairston Jr., Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Environmental Science in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has been elected a Fellow of the Ecological Society of America (ESA) for “outstanding contributions” in advancing ecological knowledge.
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New York City events honor Triangle fire victims, focus on new activists

Marking the 107th anniversary of a turning point in labor history and law, the 1911 Triangle Shirtwaist Co. Factory fire in New York City, commemoration events this month will remember its victims and focus on a new generation of activists who organize against global sweatshops.

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Enrichment program boosts STEM for black students but leaves Latinos behind

“There should be more connections with schools, parents and communities to fill the gaps in access to opportunity and to STEM resources."
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Cornell helps unlock doors to careers in data science

A new course this semester called Data Science for All offers data skills that students will need regardless of their career.
 Kate Manne

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Kate Manne on how attitudes to sexual harassment must change

The #MeToo movement seems to have sparked a sea change in how we think of sexual harassment. But in this Academic Minute, Kate Manne, assistant professor of philosophy, discusses why our attitudes are still not where they need to be. She is the author of the recently published “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny.”

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Alum continues activism in new role as president of City College

… 6029 … When he arrived as a graduate student in 1984, Vincent Boudreau, Ph.D. ’91, thought he … professor to department head to leader of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at City College to … geared toward improving social mobility.” From biomedical engineering faculty focused on studying health care …
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Alumna explores colonialism in Puerto Rico in aftermath of Maria

Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico this past fall, and the slow recovery has left scholars and politicians wondering how to best help. On March 5, alumna Rosa Ficek ’03 will explore colonialism in Puerto Rico after this destructive hurricane in a public lecture, “Infrastructure, Colonialism and the State of Puerto Rico after Maria.” The talk, at 3:30pm in Cornell’s Morrill Hall, is free and open to the public.

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Historian to deliver Seymour Lecture on political activism of athletes

When NBA star Lebron James criticized President Trump on ESPN, Fox News host Laura Ingraham told him to “shut up and dribble.” Historian Amy Bass will discuss what happens when professional athletes speak publicly about political issues, in this year’s Harold Seymour Lecture in Sports History, "Listen to Athletes for a Change: Race, Politics, and Sports," March 8 at 4:30 pm in Lewis Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.

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Public Service Center announces Ewing Award recipients

Three student and staff groups were selected as winners of the Ewing Family Service Award, a fund established in 2015 to support community-engaged projects that directly impact the Cornell campus community.
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Locally Grown Dance performances showcase improvisation, discipline

The Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) will present the 2018 Locally Grown Dance concert March 1-3 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts on the Kiplinger Theatre mainstage. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m. nightly.
 Associate professor of government Jeremy Lee Wallace.

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Is Xi Jinping now a ‘leader for life,’ like Mao?

Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government, writes in this Washington Post op-ed that China's proposed constitution revisions to drop the two-term limit for president Xi Jinping has dangerous implications. 

 Daniel Boone holding rifle and leading a mounted party of settlers

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Robert Morgan to appear in History Channel docudrama

Robert Morgan, the Kappa Alpha Professor of English, will appear in the first episode of the new History channel docudrama, "The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen” on Wednesday, March 7 at 9PM ET/PT.  Morgan was tapped by the History Channel producers (who include Leonardo DiCaprio) for his expertise o

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Einaudi Center to provide research help to doctoral students

The program offers seminars, workshops and mentoring to doctoral students in the humanities and social sciences.
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Pollack receives Cassini model as inauguration gift

s an inauguration gift, the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science (CCAPS), the Department of Astronomy, and the Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility (SPIF) presented President Pollack with a model of Cassini on Feb. 16 in Day Hall, commemorating three decades of Cornell participation in Cassini’s historic mission.
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Congressional oversight, faltering?

Although graduate student Claire Leavitt has always held a keen interest in politics, it was only toward the end of her undergraduate degree that she began envisioning a career in the sector.

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Cornell, Yale scholars to debate role of law in preventing war

Is the pen really mightier than the sword? Specifically, do laws and treaties have the power to stop armed conflicts before they begin? That is the question on the table at the next Einaudi Center Lund Debate, “Can War Be Prevented by Law?,” March 1 at 4:30 p.m. in Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall.
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‘Arabic Movie’ explores Israeli cultural phenomenon

Israel and Egypt were at war in 1968, but every Friday night families across Israel gathered in their homes to watch Arabic-language Egyptian movies; Palestinians did as well. “Arabic Movie,” a documentary directed by Sara Tsifroni and Eyal Sagui Bizawi and shown Feb. 12 at Cornell Cinema, offers a glimpse into this phenomenon of cultural connection that lasted more than a decade, exploring why the films were shown and how they were obtained.
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New edited volume examines Russian science fiction

Anindita Banerjee says Sputnik played an instrumental role in transforming Russian science fiction into a serious object of study.
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Plato offers lessons in literacy, artistry, politics

With one small change in interpretive approach, Jill Frank breaks with tradition in her new book, “Poetic Justice: Rereading Plato’s ‘Republic.’” Taking seriously that Plato appears in none of his texts and insisting that nothing that anyone in any of the dialogues says – including Socrates – should be attributed to Plato, Frank aims to shift how Plato is read.
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Trevor Pinch receives 2018 J.D. Bernal Prize

Trevor Pinch, Goldwin Smith Professor of Science & Technology Studies, has been awarded the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) 2018 John Desmond Bernal Prize, a lifetime achievement award for his “distinguished contribution” to the field of science and technology studies (STS).
 Above-ground tombs at the cemetery site of Yuraq Qaqa (Colca Valley, Peru).

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Infant skull binding shaped identity, inequality in ancient Andes

For families in the Andes between 1100-1450 AD, cranial modification was all the rage.
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Sweet Honey In The Rock to offer concert & free workshops

The female a cappella group Sweet Honey In The Rock has used the power of music to advocate for justice, freedom, and democracy since the 1970s.
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What is Metaphysics?

Metaphysics includes big, abstract questions about the nature of reality that can’t be fully answered or investigated empirically: questions about whether or not we have free will and the nature of consciousness; about how objects or people persist through time. Are we the same people as we were as babies? Is a table the same if you inscribe your name into its surface? And what about causation, which is so central to our thinking, on what terms does one event cause another? 

 Peter Katzenstein

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Book introduces uncertainty into understanding power

In the new book “Protean Power: Exploring the Uncertain and Unexpected in World Politics,” co-editors Peter Katzenstein and Lucia A. Seybert, Ph.D. ’12, argue for a new approach to international relations.
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Institute nurtures promising social scientists with ‘dream’ semester

Five Arts & Sciences faculty were chosen for the honor and will have the opportunity to finish books, research projects or work on other initiatives.
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Helping students jumpstart ‘side projects’

Tina He '19 and Maya Frai '20 say they can help students turn an idea into a completed project in about six weeks.
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Former NBA player to discuss athletes and activism in Feb. 27 lecture

Social activism efforts of professional athletes such as Chris Long, who recently donated his entire $2.25 million salary to support educational equality efforts, will be the focus of a Feb. 27 visit by former NBA player Etan Thomas. Thomas, author of “We Matter: Athletes and Activism,” will also discuss his new book at the free lecture at 4:30 p.m. in Kauffmann Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.

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Inaugural Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows selected

The program encompasses research-based disciplines in Ithaca, at Cornell Tech in New York City and at the Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva.
 Holly Prigerson

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Sociologists to explore end-of-life care in Feb. 23 talk

The number of Americans over age 65 is expected to double by 2060, to 24 percent of the population, intensifying concerns about end-of-life care. In a talk on Feb. 23, sociologists Holly Prigerson and Libby Luth will speak on “Psychosocial Influences on End-of-Life Care: Leveraging and Application of Social Constructs,” at 3:30 pm in Rm. 302, Uris Hall. 

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Chemistry professor wins Sloan fellowships

Assistant professors Brett Fors, Karthik Sridharan and Jin Suntivich have been named recipients of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation fellowships. These awards support early-career faculty members’ original research and broad-based education related to science, technology and economic performance.

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Wall Street execs give inside scoop on interview process

Alumni will offer advice, resources and role play with students to illustrate typical questions and scenarios they might encounter.