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Sanctions Against Russia Ignore the Economic Challenges Facing Ukraine

In a New York Times guest essay, Nicholas Mulder considers why the Russian economy has proven relatively resilient under sanctions.
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Elusive transition shows universal quantum signatures

In the experimental metal-to-insulator transition, even a tiny amount of imperfection plays a key role in revealing the universal physics.
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Reforming police culture across nation a ‘shared responsibility’

Professor Joseph Margulies says that while President Biden was right to call for police accountability in the State of the Union address, we all share responsibility for police culture.
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Spanish lagoon proposed as Mars ‘astrobiological time-analog’

Alberto G. Fairén led an inaugural study of a dynamic analogous Earth environment where changes can be analyzed over many years.
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Same-race reviews reduce inequality in Airbnb bookings

White guests favor Airbnb properties with white hosts, but are more inclined to rent from Black or Asian hosts if they see featured reviews from previous white guests, Cornell research finds.
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Rare drought coincided with Hittite Empire collapse

An interdisciplinary collaboration used tree ring and isotope records to pinpoint a likely culprit: three straight years of severe drought in an already dry period.
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In a Posthumous Memoir, Famed Prof Recalls a Turbulent Childhood

Long before Isaac Kramnick joined the Cornell faculty, he was a foster child from a family grappling with poverty and mental illness.
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Lessons learned from pandemic successes and failures: a conversation Feb. 20

What have we learned about the successes and failures of the policy responses to Covid‑19?
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New Yorker critic wins 2021-22 Nathan Award

Vinson Cunningham, a theatre critic at The New Yorker magazine, has been named winner of the 2021-22 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.
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Student wins fellowship to continue quantum computing education

“This program focuses on the social good that can come from interactions between science and policy."
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Two A&S alums honored for volunteer efforts

The two are among five winners of the inaugural Robert S. Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards.
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When there’s an “I” in history

Enzo Traverso critiques a new trend in historical writing, in which historians place themselves in their books.
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U.S. strikes deal for military bases with Philippines

The United States is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia with an agreement to establish four bases in the Philippines, as part of an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Professor Thomas Pepinsky says the deal is a major development in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy.
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Cornell expert: ‘We’re now paying George Santos not to do the hard work’

New York Representative George Santos has told GOP colleagues that he is temporarily stepping back from his congressional committee assignments. Steve Israel, professor of government and policy at Cornell University and a former congressman, can speak to the ramifications for Santos’ constituents.
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The unexpected importance of the sea sponge in classical history

In the Society for the Humanities Invitational Lecture Feb. 15, art historian Verity Platt will present her research on the humble sea sponge.
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Study abroad, travel opportunities ramping back up

“We are thrilled that study abroad opportunities around the world are once again available to our students."
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A&S welcomes 10 new Klarman Fellows to expanded program

The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019.
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Doctoral student to speak in Soup & Hope series

Alex Nik Pasqualini will share their story of hope in a talk as part of the Soup & Hope series on Feb. 23.
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On a Half-Century of Navigating a ‘Maze Lined with Flypaper’

First elected at just 23, retired Assemblyman Richard Gottfried ’68 holds the record for longest-serving New York State legislator.
Ross Gay

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New York Times best-selling author Ross Gay to read Feb. 9

A poet and essayist, Gay will read from his most recent collection of essays, “Inciting Joy” and other works.
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Cornell-led telescope project completion in sight

The Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope “will be able to look regularly at frequency ranges very few other telescopes can even detect."
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Job hunting amid tech layoffs

Career Development is offering a free online session for students interested in the tech sector.
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A&S secures gifts, embarks on McGraw Hall renovation

The refurbishment and preservation of McGraw has become a top priority for the College of Arts & Sciences and the university.
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Mating causes ‘jet lag’ in female fruit flies, changing behavior

A seminal fluid protein transferred from male to female fruit flies during mating changes the expression of genes related to the fly’s circadian clock, Cornell research has found.
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Cornell expert: Strike on Iran latest example of how drones are changing warfare

Scholar Paul Lushenko says this attack, which Iran blames on Israel, suggests that the ongoing proliferation of drones has resulted in distinct patterns of strikes.
Ross Brann

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Brann elected as Fellow of the Medieval Academy of America

In recognition of his distinguished scholarly contributions to medieval studies, Brann will be inducted during the academy’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on Feb. 25.
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Tweezers untangle chemotherapeutic’s impact on DNA

New research into a common chemotherapy agent is advancing the study of cancer inhibitors.
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‘Bombing among friends’: Historian probes Allied raids on Italy

In WWII, two-thirds of the Italian civilian victims of Allied bombing were killed when Italy was no longer an enemy.
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Peter Gierasch, planetary astronomer, dies at 82

Gierasch contributed to a wealth of knowledge on the processes of planetary atmospheres and served as a team scientist on the Viking, Pioneer, Voyager, Galileo and Cassini missions for NASA.
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It’s not just about Trump, it’s about content moderation standards

Meta will be reinstating former president Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts in the coming weeks; Cornell government scholar Alexandra Cirone weighs in on extremism and governing online content moderation.
Michelle Yeoh

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Oscars 2023: Meaningful diversity is not ‘finally here’

Professor Kristen Warner responds to the 11 awards nominations for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” with caution: "we are still on an incremental set of progressions that can still only favor one racial group at a time."
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Germany weighing decision to deliver modern battlefield tanks to Ukraine

Giving the Leopard 2 to Ukraine would give them a substantial quality advantage over the Russian army, says history professor David Silbey.
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Cornell, NYSEG pilot app to help consumers moderate electricity use

The app was inspired by an A&S researcher's own electrical bills.
Andrew Morse

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Morse named A&S Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist

Recently appointed president and publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Andrew Morse ’96, a former leader at CNN, Bloomberg and ABC News, will be on campus in March and April.
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Historian wins NEH grant for work on British-India empire building

Historian Robert Travers is taking a deeper look at the impeachment trial of Warren Hastings.
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Experts assess innovative Cornell election study

The researchers, including those from the government department, revealed the results from the Cornell-led 2022 Collaborative Midterm Survey Jan. 20 at an event at Cornell Tech.
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A&S Klarman Fellows program renewed and expanded

Thanks to additional significant support from Seth Klarman ’79 and Beth Schultz Klarman, the Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowship program has been expanded to support 10 fellows per cohort.
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CU in Congress: Alumni in the House

The seven Cornellians serving as representatives in D.C. include military veterans, businesspeople, and even a former MMA fighter — and two A&S graduates.
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Chemist wins National Academy of Science award

Geoffrey Coates’ discoveries have revolutionized polymer recycling, materials for green hydrogen generation, and the synthesis of sustainable plastics.
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TikTok Star’s Eclectic Offerings Entertain—and Educate—Millions

Exploring topics from marine mammals to moisturizers, leading influencer J.C. Dombrowski ’23 loves to share science.
 Peter Enns

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Results of innovative Cornell-led public opinion survey to be released Friday

Peter Enns is the lead investigator on the 2022 Collaborative Midterm Survey, containing answers by more than 19,000 Americans to a wide-ranging survey about political views.
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New work by Prof. Roberto Sierra featured in Jan. 29 concert

The Sierra Duo – John Haines-Eitzen, cello, and Matthew Bengtson, piano – will Sierra’s “Cuatro Piezas para cello y piano” and other pieces Jan. 29.
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MLK's 1960s visits to Cornell still resonate today

King’s historic visit on Nov. 13, 1960, and a second, on April 14, 1961, came during a period when he was honing ideas that would take center stage at the March on Washington in 1963
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Ancient farming strategy holds promise for climate resilience

A paper by Cornell researchers suggests maslins have the unique capacity to adapt in real time to extreme weather.
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Traverso wins Italian literature award for nonfiction

“Rivoluzione 1789-1989” has also been published in English, French and Spanish, with translations to follow in German, Portuguese, Greek, Korean and other languages.
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Electrochemistry converts carbon to useful molecules

Cornell chemists discovered they could produce two products used in medicinal chemistry by changing the electrochemical reactor.
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Cornell to lead new semiconductor research center

Dan Ralph, Ph.D. ’93, the F.R. Newman Professor of Physics, is among the center’s 25 principal investigators.
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Mellon grants $1M to deepen and improve Freedom on the Move

Cornell is partnering with multiple institutions to foster a research community around a growing collection of “runaway slave” advertisements published in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Perseverance rover records sound of dust devils on Mars

Thanks to the first working microphone to traverse the surface of Mars, the sound of a tiny, extraterrestrial dust tornado has reached Earth.
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Creativity flourishes at student-run Milstein Salon

The event featured a cello ensemble, a fashion shoot spread and a series of poetry and prose readings.