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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.
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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.
Three small, colorful parrots cluster around a hand in a blue glove

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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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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.
 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.”
Derek Berman

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Student Spotlight: Derek Berman

Derek Berman, doctoral student in geological sciences, studies the geophysical environment of Mars’ Jezero crater.
Congress building with wide porteco and green dome: Argentina

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Cornell expert: Milei’s platform ‘important driver’ of significant change

Argentines have voted to elect Javier Milei, economist and former TV pundit, as their next president, and Gustavo Flores-Macías weighs in.
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OpenAI board may have won the battle – but lost the war

Differences of opinion about OpenAI’s “benefit of humanity” vision became more evident over recent months, says Sarah Kreps, professor of government and director of the Tech Policy Institute.
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Cornell expert: Don’t expect big breakthroughs from Biden-Xi meeting

With President Joe Biden meeting face-to-face with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday, government professor Allen Carlson says a key factor will be how much the two heads of state are able to publicly agree to disagree. 
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Talk on arts and sciences and why they matter, Nov. 30

Christopher S. Celenza will suggest some answers that arise from considering the history of the liberal arts, medieval and early modern universities, and the rise of the arts and sciences in the modern era.
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Community spotlight: 2023 First Generation Celebration Week

To kick off the 2023 First Generation Celebration Week, Student and Campus Life gathered insights and advice from first-gen students, alumni and staff.
A few dozen people stand on a stage below a banner: 2023 President's Awards for Employee Excellence

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Employee Excellence awards honor staff achievements

Seventeen individuals and three teams of Cornell employees received President's Awards for Employee Excellence in seven categories, highlighting the achievements of staff and faculty who excel in their roles.
People in a crowd look thoughtful and carry signs depicting women from around 1911

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Remembering the Triangle

About 2,000 people gathered in October in Greenwich Village for the Triangle Fire Memorial dedication. The 1911 workplace disaster became a catalyst for worker protections and a defining moment for the nation.
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Looking ahead: State elections ‘not always great predictors’ of what’s to come

Virginia voters flipped the House of Delegates to Democratic control, but this is not necessarily an indication of what’s to come nationally in 2024, says David Bateman.
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Struggling with sarcasm: Cornell expert on why Musk’s Grok chatbot isn’t funny

The key to funny sarcasm is found in empathy, says professor David Shoemaker, who studies the moral psychology of humor.
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A. R. Ammons Reading Series: Reviving a beloved tradition

Over two decades since Ammons’s passing, an open mic tradition is being revived thanks to a gift from his student Beverly Tanenhaus ’70.
John Foster

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Bethe Lecture: Testing space propulsion on Earth

On Nov. 15, physicist and engineer John Foster will discuss the challenge of testing high power electric propulsion on the ground.
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Role of women in early Christianity informs Catholic present

“As Roman Catholic Church leaders meet this month for the Synod on Synodality, some women—both nuns and laypeople—have been invited to join the workshop," says Kim Haines-Eitzen.
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Argentina’s run-off to be decided by Patricia Bullrich supporters

Which candidate can capture the votes of supporters of Patricia Bullrich, the mainstream conservative candidate?
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As Pew investigator, Goldberg to study how animals feed young

The collaboration aims for a breakthrough in understanding the neural mechanisms by which parental animals balance their own needs with the needs of their offspring.
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Research repository arXiv receives $10M for upgrades

Cornell Tech has announced more than $10 million in gifts and grants to support arXiv.
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Law and Justice party seeing ‘double rebuke’ from voters

Prof. Bryn Rosenfeld comments on Poland’s Law and Justice party losing power.
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U.S.-supplied, long-range missiles of ‘limited utility’ for Ukraine

Military historian David Silbey comments on Ukrainian forces using American-supplied, long-range missiles on the battlefield for the first time.
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Library publishes catalog on Jewish fables

Jon A. Lindseth’s collection of Jewish fables complements the library’s holdings related to Jewish Studies.
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Nature’s missing evolutionary law identified

An interdisciplinary group of researchers has identified a missing aspect of Darwin's theory that applies to essentially everything.
A pink-tinged crescent edge of a planet with a thin blue layer of atmosphere framed against the black emptiness of space

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Webb detects quartz crystals in clouds of hot gas giant

The quartz crystals are only about 10 nanometers across (one-millionth of one centimeter), so small that 10,000 could fit side-by-side across a human hair.
Megan Driscoll

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Student Spotlight: Megan Driscoll

A doctoral student in chemistry and chemical biology with a focus in polymer chemistry from Chelmsford, Massachusetts Driscoll researches new ways to make and upcycle polymers.
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Israel-Hamas conflict: Fighting misinformation requires better tools

“Every time there is some major event and information is at a premium, we see misinformation spread like wildfire," says professor Gordon Pennycook.
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Cornell scholar: Netanyahu’s policy failures on display following attack

The sense of collective shock in Israel is larger than after the surprise attack on the country which started the Yom Kippur War, says Uriel Abulof.
U.S. House of Representatives in 2019

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With McCarthy out, ‘we are slouching towards political chaos’

With our government stalled, our democracy is threatened like never before, says comparative sociologist Mabel Berezin.
Dark, late evening sky in purple and orange over the ornate dome of St. Peter's Church in Rome; many pedestrians crowd cobblestone sidewalks in the foreground

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Synod of Synodality ‘much needed listening session’

The gathering in Rome is unique both in structure and theme, says Daniel Gallagher, a professor of practice in the classics department.
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Uyghur children in China’s genocide: A symposium

Reported violations of ethnic minority children’s rights by the Chinese government will be explored in a symposium Oct. 27.
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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.
Two spheres against a dark background: images of a moon

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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.
 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