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“The Janes” director: ‘I think we’re going way backwards.’

10/6/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Tia Lessin '89 will be on campus Oct. 13 for a screening at Cornell Cinema.

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Panelists: War in Ukraine reshapes world political order

9/27/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , Cornell Chronicle

… crisis. “Why are we so sure there is a President Biden in 2025? Why not imagine another president, perhaps not elected …

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New faculty director takes helm of Office of Undergraduate Biology

9/26/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Nicholson said her mission is to empower students and give them confidence.

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Archaeological conference expands discussion beyond colonial roots

9/19/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

'We saw this conference as a way to expand the conversation beyond Cornell.'

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Eminent physicist Kurt Gottfried, co-founder of Union of Concerned Scientists, dies at 93

9/8/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Gottfried was also the author of a classic text on quantum mechanics and numerous scholarly articles on missile defense, space weapons, nuclear weapons and cooperative security.

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$8.3M award boosts chemistry research into fuel cells, batteries

9/8/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The funding supports research, as well as the establishment of a small fleet of fuel-cell and battery powered (EV) cars at Cornell.

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New Jewish studies major approved in College of Arts & Sciences

9/8/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

“These efforts recognize the critical questions Jewishness raises and its place as part of a shared heritage.”

Arts Unplugged, Aftershocks, geopolitics since the Ukraine invasion, image of world with warplanes and ripples

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Journalists join A&S professors to discuss global impacts of war in Ukraine

9/6/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Ann Simmons, Moscow bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, and Mark Landler, London bureau chief for the New York Times, join Professors Peter Katzenstein and Jessica Chen Weiss for the Sept. 22 Arts Unplugged event.

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Student’s research focuses on Indigenous agriculture system

9/6/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The movement involves not only re-establishing heritage foods, but also bolstering the systems that sustain them: irrigation and land access, for instance.

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Community read launches Society for the Humanities’ ‘Repair’ theme

9/1/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

"The Society for the Humanities thought there is no better way to kick off the year of Repair, than to begin at home."

The three researchers are sitting around a desk and Ailong Ke is pointing to an image of the IscB molecule on the computer screen.

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Microscopy reveals mechanism behind new CRISPR tool

8/25/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

New research could lead to promising antiviral and tissue engineering tools in animal and plants.

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Energy center receives $12.6 million in renewed funding

8/25/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The award allows the center to continue its work developing advanced fuel cell technologies in alkaline media.

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Summer reflections from Milstein students

8/16/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Hear from four of the 29 students in the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity about their summer at Cornell Tech.

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Humanities Scholars explore future careers through legal internships

8/15/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Two students in the College explored legal careers this summer thanks in part to grants from the Humanities Scholars Program.

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Milstein students spend summer producing, questioning, exploring

8/15/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Milstein students spent eight weeks this summer wrestling with societal questions about technology's role in our world.

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Iván Andrade: ‘I love interacting with patients’

8/15/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Iván Andrade’s summer experience helped him realize that he’s headed in the right direction as he pursues a career in medicine.

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Harrison College Scholars explore politics, wellness, environment in summer work

8/3/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

From Ithaca to Hawaii to Ecuador, students in the Robert S. Harrison College Scholars Program took advantage of the summer as a time to explore their research interests.

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PMA prof honored with fellowship for screenwriting work

7/26/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Austin Bunn, associate professor of performing and media arts, has been awarded a New York State Council for the Arts/New York Foundation for the Arts fellowship in screenwriting.

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Exploring life in front of a classroom

7/26/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Stephanie Naing is working with sixth and seventh graders this summer who want to gain entrance into New York City's independent schools.

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Chasing carbon from trees to soils

7/25/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A group of students, including some in the Nexus Scholars Program, completed field work and analysis this summer on soil coming from a long-term forest fertilization experiment.

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Internship offers insights into banking career

7/25/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Eros Georgiou ’25 is spending the summer exploring a career in banking, with help from a Summer Experience Grant.

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Student researchers explore changing chemical reactions

7/19/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Undergrads in the Nexus Scholars Program used ultrafast laser spectroscopy to understand how organic semiconductors behave when they absorb and emit light.

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Studying connections between animal-human health

7/19/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Their map will visualize research about the spread of existing or known and new or emerging zoonotic diseases.

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Celluloid recollections: Cornell Cinema names new director

7/5/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A new director, Molly Ryan, will take the helm of Cornell Cinema this fall, succeeding Mary Fessenden, who has led the organization for 35 years, eight years as 8 manager and 27 as director.

Smith feeds the chickens at Fallen Tree.

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Sustainability and spirituality in the garden

7/1/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A group of students, including some Nexus Scholars, is learning practical skills related to sustainability and connecting them to community behaviors.

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Learn & travel with Cornell alumni, faculty this summer

6/13/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A&S faculty will lead many courses on campus and join educational vacations as part of Cornell Adult University.

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Students, formerly incarcerated people publish book of creative works

6/10/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A performing and media arts class composed of Cornell students and formerly incarcerated people has produced a book of their writings, exploring their own stories and their discoveries about each other.

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Posthumous album brings Cornell staffer’s music to life

6/2/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

An album featuring the work of Daniel Gaibel, former information technology manager for the Language Resource Center (LRC), will debut this weekend at the Ithaca Festival.

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Student films document Cornell’s LGBTQ history

6/1/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , Cornell Chronicle

The film projects for the introductory class, which draws students from all of Cornell’s schools and colleges, celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cornell’s LGBT Studies Program.

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First class of Milstein students heads toward graduation

5/26/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Twenty Milstein Program seniors will graduate this year with degrees in everything from biology to linguistics to computer science to physics.

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Students tackle community projects in moral psychology course

5/24/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Students spent the semester working with local non-profits addressing issues from migrant family justice to food insecurity to sustainable agriculture.

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Reunion 2022 features host of A&S events

5/24/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.

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Humanities students present diverse research projects

5/18/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Humanities students studying an array of topics presented their work at the A.D. White House.

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College Scholars tackle interdisciplinary research projects

5/18/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

This year’s graduating class of Robert S. Harrison College Scholars presented their final theses during a daylong event May 7 in Goldwin Smith Hall.

Graduating A&S Seniors in the class of 2022

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Grateful to be together: Meet the extraordinary class of 2022

5/16/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Hear about the Cornell experiences of some of the amazing students in our graduating class.

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$10M gift to A&S boosts College Scholar Program, scholarships

5/2/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , Cornell Chronicle

The gift will designate the College Scholar Program as the Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program.

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First cohort of A&S Nexus Scholars chosen for summer research positions

4/27/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Fifty undergrads in the College of Arts & Sciences will take part in paid research projects in Ithaca this summer with faculty from throughout the College.

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Underground Railroad project releases new 3-D model

4/1/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The 3-D tour focuses on the building, its foundation, the archaeological excavation underway and a Civil War monument on the church site.

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First group of Zhu Fellows named

3/31/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

… are the inaugural recipients of the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities. Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro in … on their research and complete their dissertations. The fellowships were created through a gift from Jonathan Zhu, … recruitments, the Humanities Scholars program, Klarman Fellowships , New Frontier Grants and public engagement …

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A&S sophomore earns spot in summer program in D.C.

3/29/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Mar’Quon Frederick, a government major, will spend the summers of 2022 and 2023 in the Institute for Responsible Citizenship's Washington Program.

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Ten A&S faculty honored with endowed professorships

3/25/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

These professorships continue the College’s priority to recognize faculty excellence and accomplishments.

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Professor’s book wins major literary prize

3/24/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A book by Liliana Colanzi won a prize honoring the best short stories in Latin American and Spain.

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Doctoral student’s work featured in Oxford Handbook chapter

3/24/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The chapter is an introduction to the ideas and links between AI and politics.

Michael Reynolds, M.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’21, postdoctoral associate in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the College of Engineering, demonstrated an origami model of a nanobot.

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Panelists explore ‘Science of the Very, Very Small’

3/18/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , Cornell Chronicle

From a nanoscale “brobot” flexing its muscles to a discussion of the artistry of scientific images, participants at a March 9 event got an up-close look at how quantum science and nanotechnology are shaping our lives.

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Students can apply now for Summer Experience Grants

3/17/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

More than $500,000 will be available to help students pay for housing, food, travel costs and other expenses during an unpaid or minimally-paid internship or career opportunity

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NYC, CU artists collaborate for “quarrelsome” opera production

3/14/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The opera centers on a pivotal moment in French operatic history known as the “War of the Buffoons.”

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Glass blower crafts intricate creations for Cornell scientists

3/3/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The work of Karl Termini, scientific glassblower in the College of Arts & Sciences, saves departments money and time and ensures that scientists get exactly what they need.