Russia announced it will conduct exercises simulating the use of nuclear battlefield weapons in response to statements made by French President Emmanuel Macron and U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron, suggesting the potential for increased engagement in Ukraine.David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University specializing in military history, defense policy and…
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Students in James Spinazzola's conducting class attend a extended reality (XR) orientation to learn how the immersive technology can help give students a sense of what it feels like to conduct an ensemble in real time.
President Biden has announced plans to triple the rates of tariffs on steel and aluminum from China amid pressure from labor unions concerned about the survival of the U.S. steel industry amid Chinese competition.
Allen Carlson is an associate professor of government at Cornell University, and an expert on Chinese foreign policy. Carlson says it’s crucial to note that President Biden…
Of the 300 Iranian missiles and drones launched against Israel on Saturday, nearly all were shot down well before reaching Israeli territory.
David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University where he specializes in military history and defense policy. Based on the evidence, he says the Iranian attack seemed designed more for show, than an attempt to actually inflict…
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Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine
Ukraine parliament passed a bill on Thursday overhauling mobilization rules. It must be signed by President Volodymyr Zelensky before it becomes law.
David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University specializing in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis.
Silbey says: “Ukraine’s recent bill changing the rules of mobilization is both a sign…
“Any poem, any language” is the theme of “Sweet Poetry,” the Language Resource Center’s (LRC) second annual celebration of National Poetry Month. Sweet Poetry will be on Wed., April 17, from 5-7 p.m. in the Groos Family Atrium in Klarman Hall.
During the event, tasty treats will be served while Cornell community members offer live poetry recitations in multiple languages. The event booklet,…
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KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley
Today, Kiss announced that it has sold its catalog, name and likeness to Pophouse Entertainment Group. Specific plans for Kiss’ avatars has not yet been revealed, but Pophouse teased that fans can look forward to a variety of entertainment.
Benjamin Piekut, professor of music at Cornell University, says the recordings can be endlessly reconfigured to bring Kiss to life for new audiences.
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Magnus Fiskesjö, associate professor of anthropology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently updated the Uyghur bibliography he began in 2017. The bibliography is hosted by the Uyghur Human Rights Project, "one of the most active and well-known organizations dedicated to the issue," he says.
Since 2017, the Chinese government has imprisoned more than one million Uyghurs in China's far…
While Florida’s Supreme Court ruling on Monday allowed the state to ban abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, in a separate decision released on the same day, the justices said that a proposed constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to an abortion could go on the November ballot.
Landon Schnabel, a professor at Cornell University, studies inequality, how it changes…
Nora Brown, Ph.D. ’23, is an alumna of the genetics, genomics, and development doctoral program at Cornell, during which she was co-advised by Mariana Wolfner and Andrew Clark. She is now a postdoc at MIT.
What was your research focus at Cornell?
My thesis work was focused on understanding the function and evolution of a major class of male reproductive proteins called seminal fluid…
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Rowhomes on Pennington Avenue in Curtis Bay, Baltimore.
In the wake of the tragic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, the port city’s role as the second largest exporter of American coal has come into clear focus. With coal exports expected to be snarled for more than a month, coal shipping executives are eager for a return to business as usual.
But residents who have experienced effects of the transport and storage of coal in…
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Esra Akcan, Michael A. McCarthy Professor of Architectural Theory (AAP), and Iftikhar Dadi, John H. Burris Professor of Art History and Visual Studies (A&S), recently published Art and Architecture of Migration and Discrimination: Turkey, Pakistan, and their European Diasporas (Routledge, 2024), a collection of essays on art and architecture that reveal both distinct and convergent histories,…
Eight Cornell research degree students will be advancing to the final round of the 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT), having competed in a pool of 22 students in the preliminary round. The students and their fields are:
Cátia Dombaxe, biomedical engineering
Amanda Domingues, science and technology studies
Sharada Gopal, biomedical and biological sciences
Viviana Maymi,…
Amber Bal is a doctoral candidate in romance studies from London, England. She earned her bachelor’s degree at the University of Oxford and now studies the urban-rural divide in 20th and 21st century French and Francophone literature under the guidance of Imane Terhmina at Cornell.
What is your area of research and why is it important?
My research highlights the varied importance of …
The New York Senate and Assembly are calling for housing deals that offer incentives for developers while also providing tenant protections. It’s part of a push ahead of the due date for the state budget. However, the proposals don’t fully align with Governor Kathy Hochul’s plans.
Jacob Anbinder, a Klarman postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University, researches how America’s most progressive…
With majority of opposition leaders in prison or abroad, Russians are preparing to vote in a presidential election that is unlikely to bring significant change.
Bryn Rosenfeld is an assistant professor of government at Cornell University and studies post-communist politics and public opinion. She suggests that after the election, we can expect the announcement of an unpopular policy.
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French lawmakers voted to add abortion as a guaranteed freedom in France’s constitution. The vote makes France the first county in the world to include a right to an abortion in its constitution.
Landon Schnabel is an assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University. He focuses on gender inequality alongside other dimensions of social inequality, including sexual orientation and race. He…
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One recent Engaged Opportunity Grant project will support shore clean-up efforts in Massachusetts.
On Thursday, Greek parliament will vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. It would be the first Orthodox Christian country to take that step.
Landon Schnabel is the Robert and Ann Rosenthal Assistant Professor of sociology in the College of Arts and Sciences. He studies social inequality with a focus on religion. He says that legalizing same-sex marriage in Greece would show…
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Thursday that he would replace his top general, Valery Zaluzhny, with Gen. Oleksandr Syrsky.
David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University where he specializes in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis. He says that Zaluzhny appears to be taking the fall for recent failures and circumstances…
In 1913, women were granted the right to vote in the first act of the Territoral Legislature of Alaska. In historical and popular press accounts, this act is often referred to as a feminist achievement. But given that the 1913 act effectively excluded Alaska Native peoples, “it appeared instead to be a maneuver to boost the white population in a territory with a majority of Native inhabitants and…
President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele is on track to handily win reelection on Sunday.
Gustavo Flores-Macías is an expert in Latin American politics at Cornell University. He is able to dissect what a reelection of President Nayib Bukele would mean.
Flores-Macías says: “President Nayib Bukele is likely to comfortably win reelection and his party could control the vast…
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Ann Druyan, writer, producer and widow of Carl Sagan, speaks at the 2015 Inauguration of the Carl Sagan Institute: Pale Blue Dot and Beyond.
“Cosmos: A Personal Voyage” was the most-viewed series in American television history for a decade after its release in 1980. As its host, Carl Sagan inspired children and adults alike as he shared the wonders of the universe.
As part of their “Voyager Spacecraft Week,” the Cornell Astronomical Society (CAS) joins Cornell Cinema to present “Cosmos” Episode 6: “Traveler’s Tales” on Tuesday, Feb…
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Fluorescence imaging of C. elegans fed with a new chemical probe developed in this study – a branched-chain fatty acid analog. The red signal derives from selective ‘click chemistry’ reaction between the probe and a red fluorescent dye.
A new study delves into the microscopic universe of proteins, unveiling an aspect of their existence that could hold profound implications for the understanding and treatment of a myriad of human diseases.
Through meticulous investigation using high-resolution mass spectrometry, researchers discovered critical patterns of fatty acid attachment in the model organism C. elegans, a microscopic…
Israel’s reported plans to establish a 1km-wide buffer zone around the Gaza Strip has been met with criticism from U.S. and international experts.
Uriel Abulof is a visiting professor in Cornell University’s government department and a professor of politics at Tel-Aviv University. Abulof says Biden’s previous offer of security guarantees for Israel would be more effective than destroying…
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An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle parked on a taxiway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada
President Biden has vowed a response after drone strike by Iran-backed militias killed three US troops and wounded many more in Jordan last Sunday.
David Silbey is an associate professor of history at Cornell University where he specializes in military history and defense policy. Despite vows of retaliation, Silbey says it’s unlikely that Tehran abandons its current strategy of supporting…
Freelance writer Rhoda Feng has been named winner of the 2022-23 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.
In selecting Feng, the Nathan Award committee noted that freelancers who must ply their trade in a shrinking number of receptive publications merit special commendation and admiration.
The committee comprises the heads of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton and Yale…
In a significant advancement in the field of biochemistry, scientists at BTI and Cornell University have uncovered new insights into a family of metabolites, acylspermidines, that could change how we understand aging and fight diseases.
The study, recently published in Nature Chemical Biology, presents an unexpected connection between spermidine, a long-known compound present in all living…
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CPFB grantee Veronica Zellers ’24 (second from left) and community partner Professor Bruce Levitt (fifth from left) with Art Beyond Cornell members and supporters at a spring 2023 event
The Oscar nominations were announced today, spurring a discussion about prominent snubs.
Kristen Warner is an associate professor at Cornell University who studies the impact of racial representation in the performing arts. She highlights the shutout of Ava Duvernay’s “Origin” across the board, as well as racial politics of the Oscars.
Warner says: “The Academy membership could not find a…
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The Oceans Across Space and Time research team collected brine from South Bay Salt Works during an initial field trip in 2019.
A new study on microbes in extremely salty water suggests life may survive conditions previously thought to be uninhabitable. The research widens the possibilities for where life may be found throughout our solar system and shows how changes in salinity may affect life in aquatic habitats on Earth.
The research is part of a large collaboration called Oceans Across Space and Time led by Britney…
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A Filipino family traveling on carabao from an American concentration camp, circa 1900. Image adjusted into positive from Gerow Brill's glass plate negatives kept in Cornell University Library's Rare and Manuscript Collections.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation creating a new commission to study reparations and racial justice.
Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò is an expert in Africana studies at Cornell University. He wrote about how America should respond to its history of racism in an opinion piece in The Washington Post. He advocates for the creation of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Táíwò says: “Any step…
On Monday, Pope Francis announced that priests were permitted to bless same-sex couples.
Landon Schnabel is an assistant professor of sociology who studies social inequality with a focus on factors like religion that compensate for inequality – by providing social, psychological and material benefits to a subordinated group – but can paradoxically end up legitimating and reinforcing it…
The Department of Energy (DOE) has selected a multidisciplinary team that includes Cornell to advance a superconducting approach to advanced computer chip technology. The team will explore ways to use new superconducting materials and structures in ultra-energy-efficient Superconducting Digital (SCD) electronics aimed at emerging artificial intelligence and quantum computing technologies.
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As Congress is stalled in efforts to pass aid for Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to meet with President Biden ahead of a joint news conference.
David Silbey, associate professor of history at Cornell University, specializes in military history, defense policy and battlefield analysis. He says the sustainability of Ukraine’s efforts is uncertain without Western…
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Budgerigar parrots get a treat of millet in Cornell's Corson Hall aviary
When humans learn to speak a language, we learn to produce new vocalizations and use them flexibly for communication, but how the brain is able to achieve this is an important but largely unanswered question, according to Zhilei Zhao, Klarman Fellow in neurobiology and behavior in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S).
To explore this question, Zhao and Cornell collaborators compared the…
When cult movies—films with a passionate fanbase and oft-quoted dialogue—are discussed in academic settings, works such as "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" or "The Big Lebowski" are frequently used as examples, says Dr. Kristen J. Warner, an associate professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at the College of Arts and Sciences. Movies with predominately Black casts and their own…
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS) continues to fund Cornell research tackling some of society's most immediate challenges. In alignment with the Center's interdisciplinary ethos, CCSS's fall grants round consists of 16 awards across eight Cornell schools and colleges. These grants will seed research in 12 different departments, supporting the exploration of such topics as the…
