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For 75+ years, students have made Watermargin a home

The pioneering co-op led the way in creating an interracial, interfaith house as a nondiscriminatory ideal.
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‘Shredding’ cancer cells: Study of CRISPR-Cas3 brings us a step closer

Cornell researchers have taken an important step toward harnessing CRISPR gene editing in “targeted, safe and potent” cancer treatment.
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With 'Succession,' another Emmy for producer Scott Ferguson '82, BA '83

The veteran Hollywood exec boasts a resume including Oscar winners, ratings toppers and critical favorites.
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Campus time capsules are blasts from the past

From contemporary ephemera to a missive from Ezra himself, the historic containers are relics of an earlier Cornell.
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Democratic decline a global phenomenon, even in wealthy nations

Democratic backsliding is occurring in an unprecedented number of wealthy countries once thought immune to such forces – the United States among them, finds a new analysis led by Cornell political scientists.
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Opinion: What Oprah gets right about diet culture

Some Americans felt betrayed when Oprah Winfrey recently revealed that she had taken weight-loss medication, writes Adrienne Bitar, lecturer in the American Studies Program, in a CNN op-ed.
Cornell Cinema

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Now showing: Spring 2024 at Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema's spring semester film slate features a mix of contemporary and classic films selected to spark curiosity, inspire understanding, and advance teaching across disciplines.
Michell Chresfield

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Breaking silence: Speak up to honor MLK Jr., historian says

A Cornell historian says one of the most important aspects of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy was his insistence on speaking up against social and economic injustice.
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New research on microbes expands the known limits for life

The research shows how changes in salinity may affect life in aquatic habitats on Earth and widens the possibilities for where life may be found throughout our solar system.
Kate Manne

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‘Fatphobia’ a form of oppression, says philosopher Kate Manne

In her new book, “Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia,” Prof. Kate Manne draws on personal experience as well as scientific research.
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Pinkham wins British Journalism Award for feature on migrants

Pinkham’s winning story follows migrants from Syria “wandering in a cold, wet purgatory” on the Polish border of the European Union.
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A&S grad wins Marshall Scholarship

The award allows Andrew Lorenzen ’22 to pursue two years of graduate study in the United Kingdom.
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In chatty midshipman fish, the midbrain awakens a gift of gab

The midbrain in these fish may serve as a useful model for how mammals and other vertebrates, including humans, control vocal expressions.
Satellite of the middle east region, seen from space: brown land, dark blue sea, highlights of snow, unusual for the region

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Maps have political power, sociologist says

A new paper examines the politics at play in the maps published in 2020 as part of a peace plan proposed by the Trump Administration.
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The west would harm itself with rash seizures of frozen Russian assets

A watertight legal basis for confiscations is lacking because the US and its allies are not openly at war with Moscow, argues historian Nicholas Mulder in an op-ed.
Black and white historic image of Filipino family traveling on carabao from an American concentration camp, circa 1900

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Digitized images illuminate U.S. colonial period in the Philippines

Idyllic images of the Philippines taken by a Cornell alumnus in 1902 illuminate the tumultuous U.S. annexation of the archipelago in the aftermath of the Philippine-American War, according to a Ph.D. student in history.
Environment & Sustainability Program

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Student opinion pieces encourage action on climate change

Students in Prof. Caroline Levine’s Communicating Climate Change class wrote opinion pieces spurring readers to take action related to climate.
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What if ‘food noise’ is just…hunger?

Kate Manne writes that “food noise,” ubiquitous on social media, is a rebrand of some of the most basic human drives: hunger, appetite, craving – and she argues that we should resist this reframing.
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For two Cornellian pals, art meets life — now in book form

An enduring friendship between alums — dating back to when they were mentor and student — has led both to cultivate their creativity.
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Cornell historian testifies in landmark Indigenous rights case

Jon Parmenter helped the defense successfully assert an Aboriginal right to trade based on 18th century treaties.
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NY Times op-ed by philosopher Kate Manne wins award

The award honors “standout pieces that successfully blend philosophical argumentation with an op-ed writing style.”
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Cornell’s ’24-25 Schwarzman Scholars named

A&S young alumni are among this year’s group of 150 scholars, who are from 43 countries and 114 universities. Schwarzman Scholars, an international program, nurtures a network of future global leaders.
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Math professors honored as AMS fellows

Two professors in the Department of Mathematics were recently named fellows in the American Mathematical Society.
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LGBTQ Catholics in a state of ‘conditional belonging’

Sociologist Landon Schnabel says the blessing of same-sex couples is an important and complex step for the Catholic Church.
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Animals, disasters, love: Book traces nonhuman voices in literature

Laura Brown's research looks beyond “the singular, autonomous, rational, human protagonist" to find that many other-than-human presences appear in literature – with a lot to say to readers.
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December A&S graduates share stories of growth

The College hosted a new pre-graduation reception in the Groos Family Atrium of Klarman Hall for December graduates and their families.
Hand-lettered sign "No Justice, No PEACE" held by a person in a crowd

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Reparations commission ‘step in right direction,’ but education is key to understanding

Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, an expert in Africana studies, wrote about how America should respond to its history of racism in an opinion piece in The Washington Post.
Book cover: Racial Blackness and Indian Ocean Slavery

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Tracing Indian Ocean slavery through Iranian cinema

In a new book, Professor Parisa Vaziri explores how Iranian cinema preserves the legacy of Indian Ocean slavery.
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In India, computer typists embody ‘fuzzy’ nature of state borders

State borders are taken for granted as fixed, hard lines, but Natasha Raheja argues that crossing spaces are, in reality, expansive and indistinct.
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Cornell alumna shapes future of media at NBCUniversal

When Ali Soong ‘16 goes to work each day at NBCUniversal, she uses various skills she acquired at Cornell.
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Nearly 70 students recognized at pinning ceremony

Dean’s Scholars are selected for their demonstrated commitment to academic excellence and advancing aspects of diversity, access, equity, inclusion, and belonging in the academy and other communities.
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Long-lost Moog synthesizer finally makes it to the stage

The rebuilt and rewired instrument, designed by theorist David Rothenberg and built by renowned synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog Ph.D. ’65, is now a part of Cornell’s instrument collection.
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The Dead rise: Cornell '77 tribute show among top stories of 2023

When Dead & Company came to Cornell in May for a benefit concert commemorating the Grateful Dead’s famed “Cornell ’77” show, it drew thousands to Barton Hall. The March announcement of the show was the most-viewed Chronicle story of 2023.
Jamila Michener

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Poverty is a political choice, Michener tells NYS Senate

On Dec. 12, Jamila Michener offered expert testimony during a New York State Senate committee hearing focused on the causes and effects of poverty in the state’s small and midsized cities.
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Class explores Nabokov as writer and ‘butterfly man’

Writer Vladimir Nabokov spent much of his time on campus in nature and in the Cornell Insect Collection.
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Klarman Fellow: Studying electron interactions with ultrafast lasers and more

New experimental tools developed by Hongyuan Li give insight into an exponentially complicated world.
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Undergraduates celebrate Latinx history through Rockefeller Hall exhibition

The collaborative mixed media projects, showcased online and in Rockefeller Hall, explore how culture strengthens and uplifts communities.
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DOE funds new research to advance computer chip technology

Cornell researchers are part of a project to enable sustainable hardware for AI and quantum computing, one of 11 projects selected by DOE to receive a total of $73 million.
Steven Strogatz in front of a blackboard with "small world" and an illustration on it showing a circle and interconnected lines inside

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For the joy of x, y, and z

With Professor Strogatz helping to lead the charge, the Math 101 initiative will attempt to decrease disparities, democratize the subject and better prepare young people to solve math problems.
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Exploring the complexities of the US-China relationship

As part of the Cornell University 2023 Stewardship Report, this story highlights how donor philanthropy is supporting faculty and their pursuit of new knowledge and solutions that do the greatest good for people and communities all around the world.
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Without aid, Ukraine’s ability to continue fighting ‘deeply in question’

Historian David Silbey gives perspective to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy scheduled meeting with President Biden ahead of a joint news conference.
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Parrots, songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms, Klarman Fellow finds

The study provides a clue into how parrot – and human – brains allow continuous, flexible vocal learning.
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Alumna encourages undergrads to ‘be bold’

Estefania Perez ’21 is in her second year as a paralegal with the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.
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Big Red books, perfect for gifting

Need a present for the Cornellian on your list? Here are titles on University history, traditions, songs, famous alums—even recipes!
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Giving voice to the often voiceless, alum wins a ‘Genius Grant’

Fiction writer Manuel Muñoz, MFA ’98, draws inspiration from his upbringing in a Mexican-American farming family
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Winter Session Spotlight: Dr. Kristen Warner on Black Cult Media

Students can take a deeper dive into cult cinema by enrolling in Black Cult Media (PMA 4403), an online three-credit course that will be offered for the first time during Cornell’s Winter Session, Jan. 2-19.
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Cornell Center for Social Sciences announces 2023 fall grantees

Faculty member Douglas Kriner and graduate student Aaron Childree received grants in CCSS's fall round, among 16 awards across eight Cornell schools and colleges.
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Welcoming AI into the classroom

Students are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence in everything from essay writing to computer code creation.
 Toni Morrison at Cornell

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Toni Morrison Collective hosts book talks, giveaways during December

"The project makes Ithacans aware that this Nobel writer lived in Ithaca for two years."
 Mostafa Minawi

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Minawi wins Middle East Studies Association book prize

The award was given for “Losing Istanbul: Arab-Ottoman Imperialists and the End of Empire.”