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‘Age alone’ should not dominate the decision for older politicians to resign

We need to recognize and remember the mark made by Dianne Feinstein says professor Elizabeth Sanders, but it’s also time for older politicians to begin considering the length of their careers.
Michelle Wang, next to a microscope and with dangling wires and equipment behind her

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Physicist Michelle Wang named Biophysical Society Fellow

Wang was chosen for “advancing our understanding of transcription, replication, and chromatin dynamics through the lens of DNA mechanics and topology.”
N.K. Jemisin

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How are N. K. Jemisin’s novels acts of political resistance?

Anindita Banerjee explains how dispossessed peoples’ stories can inspire a more equitable future for us all.
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Webb telescope finds carbon source on Jupiter’s Europa

Astronomers using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified carbon dioxide on the icy surface of Europa – one of a handful of worlds in our solar system that could potentially harbor conditions suitable for life.
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Hundreds of Armenian heritage sites at risk in Nagorno-Karabakh

Faculty researchers paint a picture of what will happen if multilateral organizations fail to protect Armenian cultural heritage as Azerbaijan shells the disputed region.
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New research introduces ‘freedom of design’ for molecules

This concept can be used to identify molecules with targeted properties, which has important implications in the fields of rational molecular design and computational drug discovery.
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Powerful X-ray laser ushers in a new era of science

Cornell researchers contributed critical knowledge in the early days of the LCLS-II project.
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World Bank reforms central to Biden’s G20 trip

Richard T. Clark comments on new Biden administration objectives for the World Bank.  
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Google requires disclosure for AI in election ads

Sarah Kreps: "Google's decision to require the disclosure of AI in political ads gestures toward the type of transparency and disclosure measures that research finds can backstop trust toward AI and those who use it."
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The College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24

Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
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California Forever plans prove ‘colonizing spirit’ still exists

Silicon Valley’s ultra-wealthy are looking to build a start-up city north of the Bay Area, and professor Raymond Craib is not surprised.
Eric Robert Dufresne

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New Faculty: Eric Dufresne

Eric Dufresne, Physics
Dr. Xavier Pickett

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New Faculty: Dr. Xavier Pickett

Dr. Xavier Picket, Africana Studies
Cat Lambert

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New Faculty: Cat Lambert

Cat Lambert, Classics
Erik Thiede

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New Faculty: Erik Thiede

Erik Thiede, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Yusheng Luo

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New Faculty: Yusheng Luo

Yusheng Luo, Mathematics
Yunan Yang

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New Faculty: Yunan Yang

Yunan Yang, Mathematics
Ambre Dromgoole

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New Faculty: Ambre Dromgoole

Ambre Dromgoole, Africana Studies
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Kim Jong-un ‘taking advantage’ of Russian need for artillery shells

Putin’s turn to North Korea is a sign of the resource intensive nature of the war in Ukraine, says history professor David Silbey.
Jennifer Kuo

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New Faculty: Jennifer Kuo

Jennifer Kuo, Linguistics
Camille Suárez

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New Faculty: Camille Suárez

Camille Suárez, , History
Nigel Lockyer

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New Faculty: Nigel Lockyer

Nigel Lockyer, Physics, CLASSE
Rachel Webb

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New Faculty: Rachel Webb

Rachel Webb, Mathematics
Nils Deppe

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New Faculty: Nils Deppe

Nils Deppe, Physics
Gordon Pennycook

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New Faculty: Gordon Pennycook

Gordon Pennycook, Psychology
Ruth Lawlor

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New Faculty: Ruth Lawlor

Ruth Lawlor, History
Mari Jarris

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New Faculty: Mari Jarris

Mari Jarris, German Studies
Daniel Stern

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New Faculty: Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern, Mathematics
Mary Loeffelholz

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New Faculty: Mary Loeffelholz

Mary Loeffelholz, Literatures in English
Gavin Walker

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New Faculty: Gavin Walker

Gavin Walker, Comparative Literature
Julieta Caunedo

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New Faculty: Julieta Caunedo

Julieta Caunedo, Economics
Mendi Lewis Obadike

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New Faculty: Mendi Lewis Obadike

Mendi Lewis Obadike, Performing and Media Arts
Jean Bernard Cerin

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New Faculty: Jean Bernard Cerin

Jean Bernard Cerin, Music
Ana Howie

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New Faculty: Ana Howie

Ana Howie, History of Art and Visual Studies
Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani

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New Faculty: Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani

Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Neurobiology and Behavior
Xiaomeng Liu

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New Faculty: Xiaomeng Liu

Xiaomeng Liu, Physics
Lindsay Thomas

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New Faculty: Lindsay Thomas

Lindsay Thomas, Literatures in English
NoViolet Bulawayo

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New Faculty: NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo, Literatures in English
Drisana Misra

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New Faculty: Drisana Misra

Drisana Misra, Asian Studies
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As Covid funding expires, ‘fundamental flaw’ in childcare industry remains

The childcare industry has been unstable for decades, says Justine Modica, who is writing a book on the history of childcare labor in America.
Gabriela Gómez Estévez

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New Faculty: Gabriela Gómez Estévez

Gabriela Gómez Estévez, Music
Rachel Sandwell

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New Faculty: Rachel Sandwell

Rachel Sandwell, History
Jonathan Lawrence

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New Faculty: Jonathan R. Lawrence

Jonathan R. Lawrence, Near Eastern Studies
Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

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New Faculty: Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik, History
Yuon Jue Bae

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New Faculty: Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae

Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Shaoling Ma

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New Faculty: Shaoling Ma

Shaoling Ma, Asian Studies
Jessica Rosenberg

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New Faculty: Jessica Rosenberg

Jessica Rosenberg, Literatures in English
A stag with a crown rearing next to a shield with a star on it and feather plumes at the top; on the other side is a condor, also with a crown, and the text across the bottom "Por la razon o la fuerza"

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Shadow of former dictatorship hangs heavy in Chile

Historian Raymond Craib comments on Chile's government announcing a national search plan to find the remains of people who disappeared during Pinochet's regime.
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Does Gabon coup hurt or aid democracy? Too soon to tell

Government Professor Nicolas van de Walle comments on the coup in Gabon, saying it's too soon to tell if it will undermine or help democracy.
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Student Spotlight: Ningdong Wang

'My work is part of a larger effort to build the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.'