News

ancient stone temple surrounded by trees, under a bright blue sky — SAM sokkolinmony/Unsplash Main gate of Presh Khan Kampong svay Temple in Cambodia's Presh Vihea Province, on the border with Thailand

Government

Domestic politics driving Thailand-Cambodia border tensions says Cornell Southeast Asia expert

12/8/2025 A&S Communications

… says after Thailand’s military launched air strikes along the Thailand-Cambodia border. … Thailand’s military launched air strikes along the Thailand-Cambodia border after both nations accused each … claim, and the border established during the colonial era has been a source of diplomatic friction since the 1960s. …

looking down on a large city set among mountains — Juan Pablo Ahumada/Unsplash Santiago, Chile

Government

Chile latest test case in South America’s far right shift

12/4/2025 A&S Communications

“Chile's vibrant democracy faces a new challenge in a highly polarized second-round presidential election" Dec. 14, says Ken Roberts, professor of government.

A city seen from a high vantage point, through a foreground of trees — Edgard Josue/Unsplash Tegucigalpa, Honduras

History

Is Silicon Valley driving Trump’s policy on Honduras?

12/2/2025 A&S Communications

Trump’s interest in Honduras is more about U.S. business interests, than democracy, says professor Raymond Craib, a historian of modern Latin America.

People sitting on benches, reading with a lake and forest vista in front of them — Simon Wheeler for Cornell University

Alumni authors

Your November 2025 reads

11/25/2025 Cornellians

This month’s titles featured in Cornellians include poetry, a famed restaurateur’s memoir, and a chronicle of the 1929 stock market crash

Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholar alumni profile: Jacqueline Allen ’23

11/21/2025 A&S Communications

"I got a taste of what neuroscience research is really like."

Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholar alumni profile: Nicole Hao ’24, MEng ’25

11/21/2025 A&S Communications

“Nexus, to me, was also a professional development experience."

Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholar alumni profile: Ricco Venterea ’24

11/21/2025 A&S Communications

"Nexus Scholars was the first time where the only thing I had to worry about was research."

Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholar alumni profile: Nnenna Ochuru ’25

11/21/2025 A&S Communications

"I want to further study the politicalization of education."

Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholar alumni profile: Rachel Craig ’24

11/21/2025 A&S Communications

"I had the opportunity to present what was exciting to me, and what I learned.”

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Raul Armenta

11/20/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

Raul Armenta, a doctoral student in sociology from Los Angeles, studies the intersection of education and the criminal legal system under the guidance of Bryan Sykes.

Several soldiers cluster near a tank; a blue and yellow Ukraine flag flies nearby — Ministry of Defense of Ukraine/Creative Commons license 2.0 Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine

International politics

U.S.-Russia peace plan should be ‘non-starter’ for Ukraine

11/20/2025 A&S Communications

The leaked peace initiative, which would allegedly require Kyiv to surrender territory and significantly reduce the size of its army and some types of weaponry, is largely an attempt to put pressure on Zelensky, says David Silbey.

A classroom empty of students; the chairs are on desks — Sigmund/Unsplash

Sociology

Whose God goes on the classroom wall? Cornell expert on religious freedom

11/20/2025 A&S Communications

Coordinated efforts across Texas, Louisiana, and Arkansas requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments "test whether American public schools belong equally to all families—or whether some families' faith gets privileged by law while others' gets diminished by the state.”

Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholar alumni profile: Neel Mehta '23

11/19/2025 A&S Communications

"The skills that you pick up in the lab are always going to stay with you."

Flags of east Asia on poles near a body of water. Blue sky behind them — FutureAtlas.com/Creative Commons license 2.0 Flags of east Asia

International politics

Relationship between China and Japan ‘on a knife’s edge,’ says Cornell expert

11/18/2025 A&S Communications

Japan’s refusal to retract remarks about military intervention if China moved to seize Taiwan has left relations between the two countries the worst they've been in a decade, says Allen Carlson, associate professor of government.

Two people sit at a table loaded with equipment, assembling a robot — Paul Treadwell/Cornell University Surabhi Bacchav '27 (l) and Thomas Jacobsen, University of Idaho, set up a up an AgXRP robot in summer 2025.

Engaged learning

Cornell showcases a decade of impact through new community-engaged learning video series

11/18/2025 Cornell Chronicle

The David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement has released a new video series highlighting a decade of progress and impact in community-engaged learning across the university.

Person in a red dress, singing into a microphone — Nada Žgank Cécile McLorin Salvant at the 2025 Ljubljana Jazz Festival

Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

Vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant featured on Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

11/14/2025 A&S Communications

Salvant, a 2020 MacArthur Fellow and three-time Grammy Award winner, is an artist celebrated for bringing historical depth, dramatic flair, and exceptional musical insight to jazz standards and original works.

Black and white photo from 1970 of two dignitaries in an outdoor event — Eric Koch/Anefo, Creative Commons license 3.0 President Suharto of Indonesia arrives in the Netherlands for a state visit with Queen Juliana

Government

‘National hero’ honor for Suharto speaks to enduring authoritarian influence in Indonesia

11/11/2025 A&S Communications

President Prabowo’s decision to confer the title underscores how Suharto’s legacy continues to shape Indonesian politics today, says a Cornell government professor who studies political and economic systems in Southeast Asia.

Future of the American University

Building university cultures of open inquiry: Nov. 18 talk

11/7/2025 A&S Communications

John Tomasi, the inaugural president of Heterodox Academy, will speak on “The University at a Crossroads – and How We Can Build Cultures of Open Inquiry” as part of a series of events organized by the Provost’s Committee on the Future of the American University.

Event poster in bright purple, pink and orange hues: Louise Farrence at 150 — Provided

Music

Commemorating composer, pianist, pedagogue Louise Farrenc Nov. 14-15

11/6/2025 A&S Communications

The two-day event features performances of Farrenc’s chamber music on historical instruments, a reimagining of the salon culture in collaboration with the Johnson Museum of Art, and scholarly presentations.

Sky scrapers rise from New York City in an aeriel shot — Triston Dunn/Unsplash New York City

Government

Is Mamdani’s win indicative of a new wave in national politics? Not likely says Cornell expert

11/5/2025 A&S Communications

New York City is too unique for Mamdani's victory to mean much for national politics, says professor of government Richard Bensel.

Hand holding a small American flag, a mail-in ballot — Janine Robinson/Unsplash

Politics

What this year’s off-cycle elections mean for the national mood

11/3/2025 A&S Communications

If Trump allies exceed expectations during Nov. 4 elections, despite his disapproval ratings, it will be a sign that Republicans can still benefit from Democrats’ continued unpopularity.

Chain link fence with yellow warning signs: CAUTION, UNDERGROUND RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AREA — Dan Meyers/Unsplash Fence with warning signs, rural Idaho

International politics

Plan to conduct nuclear tests comes with enormous risks, says Cornell expert

10/31/2025 A&S Communications

Where and how the tests will happen are important questions, says military historian David Silbey, as last confirmed nuclear test by the United States was in 1992.

Hand holding a glass sphere up toward the sky so it reflects trees and clouds, making the ball look like a tiny planet Earth — Margot RICHARD/Unsplash

Molecular biology and genetics

Faculty win Bezos grants to use AI for environmental challenges

10/31/2025 A&S Communications

Cornell has won three of 15 major grants from the Bezos Earth Fund, awarded to leverage artificial intelligence in the fight against climate change and environmental challenges.

two brown paper bags full of groceries — Maria Lin Kim/Unsplash

Government

SNAP benefit lapse: U.S. ‘officially losing’ war on poverty

10/29/2025 A&S Communications

The loss of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits November 1 if the government shutdown holds benefits will have profound repercussions for democracy, says government scholar Jamila Michener.

People reading on benches that overlook a grand view of a lake and autumnal trees — Simon Wheeler for Cornell University Reading on Libe Slope

Alumni

Your October 2025 reads

10/23/2025 Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include short stories, a fantasy book for tweens, and a scholarly look at Carmen adaptations – all by Arts & Sciences alumni and faculty.

Cabinet Public Relations Office, Cabinet Secretariat/Creative Commons license 4.0 Sanae Takaichi, 2025

History

Election of Japan’s first female PM isn’t a win for women, says Cornell historian

10/22/2025 A&S Communications

Sanae Takaichi’s election may seem surprising in a country that ranked lowest among OECD nations in women’s political representation as recently as 2023, but it is not a victory for gender equality, says professor Kristin Roebuck.

Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Aleesha George

10/20/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

Aleesha George, a doctoral candidate in chemistry and chemical biology, studies the optical and electronic properties of organic and hybrid materials under the guidance of Andrew Musser at Cornell.

Three people sitting in arm chairs during an on-stage event — Jason Koski/Cornell University At a 2018 panel discussion, “Celebrating 150 Years of Ezra Cornell’s Promise.”

Alumni

Alum and former Law School dean named president of Georgetown

10/20/2025 Cornellians

An A&S College Scholar who clerked for the U.S. Supreme Court, Eduardo Peñalver ’94 currently leads Seattle University.

small boat traveling over open water — Jorge Salvador/Unsplash A small boat off the coast of Venezuela

Government

U.S. returning to ‘familiar pattern’ of interventionism in Latin America

10/20/2025 A&S Communications

Trump's move to cut aid to Columbia and enact tariffs is the latest in a string of escalating tensions between the U.S. and countries in Latin America, says Cornell government professor Ken Roberts.

Government

Gaza ceasefire shouldn’t be considered a “peace deal”

10/15/2025 A&S Communications

Uriel Abulof, a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department, calls it “a survival pact for leaders who thrive on conflict and enmity."

Microphone up close — Kane Reinholdtsen/Unsplash

International politics

Hot-mic moment with President window into ‘transactional foreign policy’

10/14/2025 A&S Communications

Trump has turned U.S. foreign policy into a tool for petty corruption and insider deal-making instead of supporting U.S. national interests, says a Cornell government faculty member.

City under a sky with clouds — Brent Ninaber/Unsplash Antananarivo, Madagascar

International politics

African Union must condemn Madagascar coup, says Cornell expert

10/14/2025 A&S Communications

… of Africana studies at Cornell University, said the move is another coup d’etat that Madagascar, and the African continent, does not need. … parliament voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina, who has reportedly fled the country. Olúfémi Táíwò, professor …

Music

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to perform with violinist James Ehnes Oct. 26

10/13/2025 A&S Communications

… Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) production of the 2025-26 season. … Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) production of the 2025-26 season. The event will be held on Sunday, October 26 at 4 … Postales. Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is a radical experiment in musical democracy, proving for over fifty …

Economics

Gold surge does not pose a threat to the US dollar

10/9/2025 A&S Communications

“It would be virtually impossible for Gold to take on the multifaceted role of the USD in international trade and finance."

mosque spire rises in fog over a war-damaged street — Tomer Texler/Unsplash

History

Gaza ceasefire is a resounding policy victory for Trump

10/9/2025 A&S Communications

… The president's leadership was a key factor in getting the deal done, says professor emeritus Barry Strauss. … President Trump says Israel and Hamas have "signed off on the first phase" of the 20-point peace plan he unveiled last … Trump's leadership was a key factor in getting the deal done. Strauss says: "The deeper lessons of a war only become …

Jane Wang's face, with short dark hair and a smile.

Physics

Wang receives 2025 Stanley Corrsin Award from American Physical Society

9/30/2025 Cornell Engineering Magazine

Wang was honored for “original and innovative work on insect flight that provided fundamental insights into unsteady aerodynamics, flight efficiency, flight stability, and neural control, and for opening new dimensions of research in biological fluid dynamics.”

A stage bathed in green light: several people play on keyboard instruments, including standing sythesizers, pianos, and an organ — Simon Wheeler for Cornell University Keyboard Energies concert, spring 2025

Music

‘The Keyboards Strike Back’: concert sequel set for Oct. 9

9/29/2025 A&S Communications

Cornell faculty and graduate students unleash a genre-bending program across seventeen keyboard instruments, from the delicate whisper of the clavichord to the analog punch of the Roland Juno-60.

Blue sky, stone spire with a cross on top, people holding red, yellow and blue flags — Sasha Pleshco/ Unsplash Chișinău, Moldova

History

Moldovans showed “clarity about what is at stake” in pro-EU party vote

9/29/2025 A&S Communications

… Moldova’s pro-EU party has decisively won a parliamentary election plagued …

Alumni

Alum spotlight: Ibrahim Gemeah, Ph.D. ’23

9/26/2025 Cornell University Graduate School

Ibrahim Gemeah, Ph.D. ’23, is an alumnus of the Near Eastern studies doctoral program with a focus on the history of the modern Middle East. He is now an assistant professor of modern Middle East and North African history in the department of Middle Eastern languages and cultures at Indiana University.

Autumn orange tree with a person lying under it, reading — Lindsay France/Cornell University

Alumni authors

Your September 2025 reads

9/26/2025 Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include the latest by a National Book Award winner and a classical history of Jewish resistance to Rome.

Two people sit at a desk on the set of a late night TV chat show — Pete Souza/White House Jimmy Kimmel Live! video taping in 2015

Philosophy

Satire under siege: Cornell humor expert on ‘Kimmel’ comeback

9/25/2025 A&S Communications

“Political leaders – of all stripes – hate two things: unfettered speech and being mocked. With Jimmy Kimmel, the administration got a chance to squelch both."

Sun beams shoot through heavy clouds over a bay — Adrian Diaz-Sieckel/ Unsplash

Religion

#RaptureTok and the history of end-times beliefs: Cornell religion expert

9/25/2025 A&S Communications

Apocalyptic predictions are "far from new, but social media has whipped up a frenzy," says Cornell religion expert Kim Haines-Eitzen.

Public policy

Brooks and A&S partner on new option for public policy major

9/25/2025 A&S Communications

Students in the major will be admitted into the College of Arts & Sciences and take courses in both Brooks and A&S.

Members of an orchestra playing on a stage — Casey Martin Cornell Symphony Orchestra

Live performance

Music Oct. 2-5: Homecoming concerts and historical keyboards

9/22/2025 A&S Communications

Cornell orchestras, vocal ensembles and the Center for Historical Keyboards plan performances.

Stylized image featuring a photograph of a person wearing a beaded sash and a headpiece made of leaves — Provided Deskaheh

History of Art and Visual Studies

‘Defending Haudenosaunee Sovereignty’ exhibit opens Sept. 24

9/18/2025 A&S Communications

… The outdoor exhibit celebrates the centenary of Deskaheh Levi General’s 1923 intervention on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy at the League of Nations in … An international exhibit will run Sept. 24-28 on the Arts Quad, celebrating the centenary of Deskaheh Levi …

Center for Racial Justice and Equitable Futures

Inaugural “Freedom Party” in downtown Ithaca centers on community connection

9/16/2025 A&S Communications

A Sept. 27 event taking inspiration from the foundations of the Harlem Renaissance will highlight collaboration, resource sharing and storytelling.

Colored rugs make a collage under a blue sky — Provided

International studies

Einaudi welcomes SWANA Program

9/16/2025 Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

… Einaudi Center welcomes the Southwest Asia and North Africa Program and four new program directors this fall. … excited to introduce the Southwest Asia and North Africa Program ! SWANA is Einaudi's new hub for research, learning, … Einaudi welcomes SWANA Program …

Grassy hill with a road leading up it: Scene from Taiwan — Sam Chang/Unsplash A road in Taiwan

Alumni

18 Cornellians receive Fulbright awards

9/15/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's 2025–26 Fulbrighters, including several A&S alumni and students, will conduct research, study and teach English in Canada, France, Honduras, India, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Norway and Taiwan. Most will be on site by October.

People standing in front of a big brick building with three levels of pagoda-style roofs — binaya_photography on Unsplash Patan Durbar Square, Lalitpur, Nepal

Anthropology

Nepal expert comments on violent protests in Nepal

9/10/2025 A&S Communications

Kathryn March, professor emerita of anthropology, comments on the violent protests in Nepal.

A field of stars surrounding one circular and one oblong area of extreme blackness surrounded by a halo of light — SXS Lensing/Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes Collaboration. A visualization from a computer simulation of two black holes similar to those of GW250124.

Physics

On 10th anniversary, LIGO verifies Hawking’s theorem

9/10/2025 A&S Communications

… The LIGO-VIRGO-KAGRA team has announced a black hole merger … Since September 14, 2015, when the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory … direct detection of gravitational waves, the observatory has been making history. Cornell astrophysicists Saul … an extent that we can now confirm Hawking’s theorem almost perfectly,” said Teukolsky, who is the Hans A. Bethe …

Flag with broad red stripe on top and broad white tripe on bottom on flagpole against a blue sky. — Photo by Mufid Majnun on Unsplash Flag of Indonesia

Government

Cornell expert: Indonesia’s Prabowo ignoring ‘needs of the people’ in cabinet shake-up

9/9/2025 A&S Communications

… on the news that Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has reshuffled his cabinet, removing top economic and … privileges, Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has reshuffled his cabinet, removing top economic and … credentials—amidst unrest and protest across Indonesia that has led to over a dozen deaths—is a shock to Indonesian …

Seen from the air: Pentagon-shaped building — Touch Of Light/CC BY-SA 4.0 The Pentagon, the Headquarters of the US Department of Defense

Government

DOD rebrand ‘risks being performative’ without subsequent structural changes

9/8/2025 A&S Communications

“The proposal to rename the Department of Defense back to the Department of War carries symbolic weight but raises questions about substance," says Sarah Kreps, government scholar and former active-duty officer in the U.S. Air Force.

Sociology

Macron to blame for instability in French government, says Cornell scholar

9/8/2025 A&S Communications

The writing was on the wall for the no confidence vote says international populism expert Mabel Berezin.

Five musicians hold folk instruments in a publicity portrait — Annie Diotte/Provided Le Vent du Nord

Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

Le Vent du Nord plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series Sept. 20

9/5/2025 A&S Communications

A leading force in Quebec’s progressive francophone folk movement, Le Vent du Nord will perform in the first Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) on Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall.

Six people in suits walk abreast up a red carpet, conversing — President of Russia//Creative Commons license 4.0 General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Chinese Communist Party and world leaders attending the 2025 China Victory Day Parade in Beijing.

History

China’s parade signals power shift, cold war parallels, says Cornell expert

9/5/2025 A&S Communications

The massive display of new military power by the Chinese this week served several purposes, says military historian David Silbey.

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Alexei A. Aravin

9/3/2025 A&S Communications

Alexei A. Aravin, Molecular Biology and Genetics

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: María Angélica Bravo Núñez

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

María Angélica Bravo Núñez, Molecular Biology and Genetics

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: James Byrne

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

James Byrne, Literatures in English

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Shami Chatterjee

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Shami Chatterjee, Astronomy

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Sulagna Dasgupta

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Sulagna Dasgupta, Economics

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jacob Dorn

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Jacob Dorn, Economics

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Patricia Ekpo

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Patricia Ekpo, History of Art and Visual Studies

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Pavel Galashin

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Pavel Galashin, Mathematics

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Manuel Olmedo Gobante

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Manuel Olmedo Gobante, Romance Studies

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Laura Tain Gutierrez

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Laura Tain Gutierrez, Romance Studies

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jonathan “Jon" Kephart

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Jonathan “Jon" Kephart, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Marissa Lavagnino

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Marissa Lavagnino, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

2025: New Faculty

New Faculty: Thomas "Tal" A. Lewis

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Thomas (Tal) A. Lewis, Religious Studies and German Studies.

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Fangfang Li

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Fangfang Li, Asian Studies

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jordan Miller

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Jordan Miller, Near Eastern Studies

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Annie Ornelles

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Annie Ornelles, Romance Studies

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Sandeep Parmar

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Sandeep Parmar, Literatures in English

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Matt Pennell

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Matt Pennell, Computational Biology

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Talia Prussin

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Talia Prussin, History

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Igor Santos

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Igor Santos, Music

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jeremy Schneider

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Jeremy Schneider, History

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Milena Šereikaitė

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Milena Šereikaitė, Linguistics

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Nicholas Swanson

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Nicholas Swanson, Economics

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Sarah Thompson

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Sarah Thompson, Government

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit, Music

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Amanda Weiss

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Amanda Weiss, Government

2025 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jordan Wylie

9/1/2025 A&S Communications

Jordan Wylie, Psychology

Cartoon illustraiton of four little white robots looking at little blue laptop computers — Mohamed Nohassi/Unsplash

Government and technology

xAI lawsuit: Popularity alone doesn't constitute illegal exclusion

8/26/2025 A&S Communications

Government scholar Sarah Kreps comments on xAI's suit of Apple and OpenAI in U.S. federal court.

A crowd raises their hands with excitement as a band plays on a stage (barely in the image) and confetti rains down from above — Lindsay France/Cornell University The Flaming Lips play Barton in 2010

Alumni

From Springsteen to the Stones: Your Big Red concert memories

8/15/2025 Cornellians

We asked you to recall the musicians you saw on the Hill—and like a great rock show, your responses blew our minds

Person sitting in tall grass on a hilside, reading a book — Jason Koski/Cornell University Reading on Libe Slope

Alumni

Your August 2025 Reads

8/15/2025 Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include the latest from a top mystery writer, a Marvel omnibus, and a look at challenges to democracy – many by A&S faculty and alumni.

Illustration of a free-standing microphone surrounded by yellow lines and a red circle — Ashley Osburn/Cornell University

Alumni

Tune in: Alumni-hosted podcasts offer something for everyone

8/8/2025 Cornellians

Your fellow Cornellians can keep you entertained and informed—with shows on topics from science to sports and beyond.

Stage with five pianos on it — Provided Historic instruments from the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards will take center stage during public concerts, lectures, roundtables and more during Forte | Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes.

Music

Festival celebrates pianos in history, history in pianos

7/22/2025 A&S Communications

Musicians, scholars and instrument makers will gather at Cornell Aug. 5-10 for Forte | Piano 2025: Crafting Soundscapes, a conference and festival exploring dimensions of historical keyboard practice from performance and scholarship to instrument making and listening.

Person speaking into a microphone — Sean Coon/Creative Commons license 2.0 Malcolm-Jamal Warner at National Black Theater Festival in 2007

Performing and Media Arts

‘Significant cultural loss’: Cornell TV expert on Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s death

7/22/2025 A&S Communications

Professor Samantha Sheppard: “Warner’s legacy is both rooted in his foundational and very funny role within a groundbreaking moment in television history and his commitment to moving beyond the character and show that turned him into a beloved household name."

Person reading a book in grass at the top of a hill — Sreang Hok/Cornell University Reading on Libe Slope

Alumni authors

Your July 2025 reads

7/18/2025 Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include a look at the world’s first advice column, self-help for parents, and a scholarly book on Venezuela.

Montclair Film/Creative Commons license 2.0 Stephen Colbert

Media

Politics and punchlines: Cornell humor expert on ‘Colbert’ cancellation

7/18/2025 A&S Communications

Political satire—long a staple of late-night TV—plays a critical role in democracy, cutting through partisanship and exposing hypocrisies that traditional news often can’t, says philosophy professor David Shoemaker.

People in red hard hats construct a structure on the floor of a large indoor space — Provided Cornell's Steel Bridge Project Team at the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC)’s Student Steel Bridge Competition.

Physics

Partnership helps Cornell student team build a winning bridge

7/15/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell’s Student Machine Shop at the Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics (LASSP), students have access to industry-standard equipment and expert guidance: “We have users from physics, chemistry, architecture, engineering, physical education — you name it.”

A curved stone building with a row of colums on the facade — Carol M. Highsmith Columns on the Internal Revenue Service Building, part of the Federal Triangle in Washington, D.C

Sociology

Pulpit politics? Cornell expert questions IRS filing

7/9/2025 A&S Communications

Prof. Landon Schnabel comments on the new IRS filing regarding political endorsements by religious institutions.

person at a desk with computers, looking thoughtful — Ryan Young/Cornell University Semiconductors are at the core of the economy and national security. Their importance makes them a target. Sarah Kreps, director of the Tech Policy Institute in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, discusses how Cornell is helping to keep the semiconductor supply chain safe.

Cornell Matters

From halting cancer to protecting soldiers, Big Red research is at risk

7/2/2025 Cornellians

A look at some projects imperiled by federal funding cuts — and how you can support your alma mater through "Cornell Matters."

Government

Iranian nuclear project may be more dangerous now than ever

6/24/2025 A&S Communications

Professor of government Uriel Abulof: “In the aftermath of recent regional escalations, there’s a growing risk of repeating a familiar—and dangerous—pattern: ceasefire, self-congratulation, and strategic blindness

Person sitting on grass, reading a book propped on knees — Sreang Hok/Cornell University Summer reading on the Arts Quad

Alumni

Your June 2025 reads

6/23/2025 Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include the latest from A&S faculty Ishion Hutchinson and Charlie Green, plus A&A alumni Chris Pavone '89 and Sarah Spain '02.

Music

Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series announces 2025-26 Season

6/13/2025 A&S Communications

… The 2025-26 season for the Cornell Concert Series, now the Dallas … lineup includes: Le Vent du Nord Saturday, September 20, 7:30 p.m., Bailey Hall A leading force in Quebec’s … Bailey Hall The orchestra, which calls itself “a radical experiment in musical democracy,” has been making music for …

Person sitting at a white piano on a stage, giving an "okay" sign with hand — Takahiro Kyono/Creative Commons license 2.0 Brian Wilson in 2012 in The Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Reunion

Music

‘End of a hopeful era’: Cornell expert reflects on Wilson and Stone legacies

6/11/2025 A&S Communications

The deaths of Brian Wilson, co-founder of The Beach Boys, and funk and soul pioneer Sly Stone, of Sly and the Family Stone, mark the end of a pivotal era in music, says professor Judith Peraino.

Person wearing pink headphones, walking outdoors in a city — Devon Divine/Unsplash

Psychology

Study shows how city life shapes music choices

6/10/2025 A&S Communications

Living in a metropolis broadens our musical horizons, and makes our playlists less alike.

people in military fatigues stand by the side of a street — Levi Meir Clancy/Unsplash

Military history

Military use in Los Angeles coming right up to Insurrection Act

6/10/2025 A&S Communications

History professor David Silbey points out restrictions on and risks of using active-duty military to respond to protests.

Person sitting on a bench under a tree, reading a book — Noël Heaney/Cornell University Graduate student Esther Kondo Heller (MFA, Cornell Poetry ’23)

Literatures in English

Your May 2025 reads

5/27/2025 Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include essays on womanhood by A&S alumna Nicole Graev Lipson ’98.