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Vincent Mauro’s 2021–22 Amit Bhatia ’01 Global PhD Research Award from the Einaudi Center took him to archival collections in Brazil and Colombia to study how Latin American party systems shape social reform and economic inequality. He was new to archival research when he started his fieldwork.
Mauro’s research aligns with Einaudi’s work on Democratic Threats and Resilience. Read about his…
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A new podcast and video series hosted by three faculty members from Cornell, the University of Michigan and Columbia University explores what the future will look like as a result of cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a Nobel Prize-winning technique for visualizing in 3-D the molecules at work inside cells.
The method opened the door to understanding the function of molecules that previously…
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The internationally-renown indigenous Canadian dance troupe Kaha:wi Dance Theatre will perform their poignant and powerful theatrical dance performance, "The Mush Hole," at Cornell on Friday, Oct. 28.
The 7:30 p.m. performance will take place in the Kiplinger Theatre of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, 430 College Ave. Tickets to the performance are free of charge…
Six American Sign Language (ASL) poets and storytellers will visit Cornell between Oct. 12 and Nov. 28, in conjunction with this semester’s ASL Literature course in the Department of Linguistics in the College of Arts and Sciences.
American Sign Language does not have a standard written form, which leads to an erroneous tendency to discount ASL Literature as not being “real literature,” said…
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Belarusian political activist Ales Bialiatsky, speaking in Poland
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Belarusian political activist Ales Bialiatski, as well as two human rights organizations, Memorial in Russia and the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine.
Associate professor Valzhyna Mort, a poet born in Belarus, can speak to the political repression in Belarus and the significance of Ales Bialiatski’s activism on human rights.
Mort says that the…
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Parts used in semiconductor manufacture
The Biden administration has announced new export restrictions aimed at curbing China's advanced computing and chip production capabilities.
Sarah Kreps, professor of government at Cornell University and director of Cornell’s Tech Policy Lab, says the catch is whether the U.S. unilateral actions can lead by example.
Kreps says: “Today the administration rolled out an updated and even more…
Wen Zhang, an organic chemist, has harnessed electrochemistry to promote reactions of carbon-based compounds without relying on rare materials historically used in chemistry.
Xiaolong Liu, a postdoctoral researcher in physics, and Wen Zhang, a postdoctoral researcher in chemistry, both in the College of Arts and Sciences, have received 2022 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists from the Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences. The winners each receive a $30,000 unrestricted prize and will be honored at the 2022 New York Academy of…
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Fruits and vegetables for sale
The Food and Drug Administration has proposed a new system and set of guidelines for labeling food packages as “healthy,” sparking debate about what constitutes healthy food and questions around whether manufacturers and consumers will get behind the proposal.
Adrienne Bitar is an expert in the history and culture of American food and the author of “Diet and the Disease of Civilization” — the…
The first round of Brazil’s elections on Oct. 2 will see former leftist president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva face off against right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro.
Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government and Associate Vice Provost for International Affairs, is an expert in Latin American politics.
Flores-Macias says: “Polls suggest Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva enjoys a sizable advantage…
Italy will vote for a new national government on September 25. The outcome of the parliamentary elections could have dramatic effects on the country and European Union. Mabel Berezin is a comparative sociologist at Cornell University whose work explores fascist, nationalist and populist movements in Europe and associated threats to democracy.
Berezin says: “On Sunday, right-wing…
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The second inauguration of President Ferdinand Marcos on December 30, 1969
Next week marks the 50th anniversary of the late President Ferdinand Marcos imposing martial law on the Philippines.
Christine Bacareza Balance is an associate professor of Asian American studies. Her current book project, “Making Sense of Martial Law,” analyzes former President Marcos and First Lady Imelda Marcos during their 21-year dictatorial rule.
Balance says: “This year’s anniversary…
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A team of researchers has discovered a non-invasive biomarker that could aid with earlier diagnosis of breast cancer, the most common cancer among women, which will likely affect one in 13 women during their lives.
Advanced stage and metastatic breast cancer is considered incurable with current treatment options, with very poor prognosis. Early detection of breast cancer metastasis is…
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Queen Elizabeth II in the Blue Room of Buckingham Palace.
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, died Thursday after 70 years on the throne. Her 73-year-old son Prince Charles automatically became king upon her death.
Alexandra Cirone, assistant professor of government, is an expert on European politics. She says that “Prince Charles will be a distinctly different monarch than Queen Elizabeth II. Prince Charles has faced…
This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.
Click here to explore profiles of all the new faculty members.
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This image shows the exoplanet HIP 65426 b in different bands of infrared light, as seen from the James Webb Space Telescope: purple shows the NIRCam instrument’s view at 3.00 micrometers, blue shows the NIRCam instrument’s view at 4.44 micrometers, yellow shows the MIRI instrument’s view at 11.4 micrometers, and red shows the MIRI instrument’s view at 15.5 micrometers. These images look different because of the ways the different Webb instruments capture light.
For the first time, astronomers have used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to take a direct image of a planet outside our solar system. The exoplanet is a gas giant, meaning it has no rocky surface and could not be habitable.
NASA released the image, as seen through four different light filters, on Sept. 1. The release shows how Webb’s powerful infrared gaze can easily capture worlds…
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Sophia Veltfort, M.F.A. ’20, is a doctoral candidate in English language and literature from New York City. She attended Yale University as an undergraduate and now studies the representations of speech and thought in 20th-century fiction.
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Former Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev has died at 91.
Military historian David Silbey is an adjunct associate professor of history in the College of Arts and Sciences, associate director of Cornell in Washington, and faculty member in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.
Silbey says: “Mikhail Gorbachev likely haunts Vladimir Putin's dreams. He was trying to save the USSR in the…
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U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan, becoming the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island.
Allen Carlson, associate professor of government in the College of Arts & Sciences, is an expert on China. He says:
"Ever since President Richard Nixon moved to normalize relations between the United States and the People’s Republic…
Maternal exposure to stress during pregnancy could have long term detrimental effects on their children’s diets, and thereby on health conditions related to diet – such as increased levels of obesity and obesity-related diseases – according to new research from Michele Belot, professor in the Department of Economics.
“Being exposed to stressful events when pregnant seems to impact the…
Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei is a doctoral candidate in music from Denton, Texas. He attended the University of North Texas as an undergraduate and now studies music composition with a focus on time malleability.
What is your area of research and why is it important?
In my research and practice, I am interested in time malleability: the ways that our experience of time ebbs and flows. I love…
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The Finnish flag (front) and Swedish flag (fifth) fly with those of other nordic countries
NATO has formally invited Finland and Sweden to join its alliance after Turkey dropped its objections. The decision comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine continues.
Barry Strauss, professor of history and classics at Cornell University and the Corliss Page Dean Fellow at the Hoover Institution, is an expert on military strategy. He says history is full of alliances…
Yongjian Tang is a doctoral candidate in physics from Guangdong, China. After attending Hong Kong University of Science and Technology as an undergraduate, he chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to the physics faculty, facilities, and collaborative atmosphere. Yongjian Tang is a recipient of a 2022 Wu Scholarship.
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I’m doing…
The House Committee charged with investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol is set to hold the first of several hearings on Thursday, hearings that will present evidence and propose reforms designed to strengthen the U.S. democracy.
Doug Kriner and Steve Israel, professors of government at Cornell University, recently conducted a poll designed to measure public opinion of election…
Michael Lee is a master of fine arts student in creative writing with a concentration in poetry from Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota as an undergraduate and now studies the interrelated histories of European colonialism and industrial warfare.
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Weeks before WWI began, Karl Kraus declared Austria a …
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The Summit of the Americas will take place this week in Los Angeles, and though the gathering typically represents an opportunity for leaders to move their agendas forward, the absence of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and possibly others will be a dominant factor.
Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences and the former director of…
Germán Reyes is a doctoral candidate in economics from La Plata, Argentina. He attended the Universidad Nacional de La Plata as an undergraduate and now studies why some students perform better than others on standardized exams and how test-score gaps eventually lead to income inequality.
What is your area of research and why is it important?
In many countries, standardized exams are used…
The Department of Sociology has redesigned a glass case on the third floor of Uris Hall with Augmented Reality (AR) to represent the wide field of sociology. The redesign was a collaborative exploration involving student researchers, staff and faculty.
“I have always loved these kinds of small recess spaces, reserved for showcasing a department's contributions to the University and science in…
Esther Kondo Heller is a master of fine arts student in creative writing with a concentration in poetry. She attended Humboldt University in Berlin, Germany as an undergraduate and now studies how stories, histories, and emotion are expressed using sound, images, and performance.
What is your area of research and why is it important?
In my poetry, I explore how stories/histories are…
The United States and twelve other nations are joining forces to create a new alliance, termed the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. One of its four main goals is paving the way for greater digital trade.
Sarah Kreps, the John L. Wetherill Professor of Government in the College of Arts & Sciences and director of Cornell’s Tech Policy Lab, researches the intersection of…
Vaibhav Sharma is a doctoral candidate in physics from Delhi, India. He attended Delhi Technological University for his bachelor’s degree and the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay for his master’s degree and now studies the quantum mechanical behavior of ultracold atoms.
What is your area of research and why is it important?
My research focuses on trying to understand the quantum…
Key decision-makers in Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions on NATO membership this week – an expansion would leave Russia surrounded by NATO countries.
Cristina Florea is an assistant professor at Cornell University and historian of Central and Eastern Europe.
Florea says: “Finland and Sweden’s announcement that they would consider joining NATO, thus ending decades…
The 2022 Cornell Undergraduate Psychology (CUP) Conference will bring together undergraduate students with diverse psychology interests to share their research, meet other students and faculty, and learn about the various kinds of psychological research being conducted across the Cornell campus.
The conference will be held May 12 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Martha Van Rensselaer (MVR) Hall. Talk…
Reports suggest the U.S. has provided intelligence that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action during the Ukraine war.
David Silbey, associate professor of history at Cornell University, studies wars of the 20th century and the asymmetry – guerrilla warfare, insurgency and terrorism – to the wars that evolved after 1945. He published…
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European flags at La Défense in Paris
The European Union’s top official called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Daniel Schade, visiting assistant professor of government at Cornell University, studies the politics of the European Union. He says that the EU’s decision to phase out and sanction Russian oil supplies is an important…
On Monday evening, a draft opinion was leaked suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Kate Manne is a professor of philosophy at Cornell University and author of the book “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny,” which explores the social dynamics of misogyny, even in the seemingly post-patriarchal…
