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New Faculty: Nigel Lockyer

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Nigel Lockyer, Physics, CLASSE

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New Faculty: Rachel Webb

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Rachel Webb, Mathematics

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New Faculty: Nils Deppe

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Nils Deppe, Physics

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New Faculty: Gordon Pennycook

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Gordon Pennycook, Psychology

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New Faculty: Ruth Lawlor

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Ruth Lawlor, History

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New Faculty: Mari Jarris

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Mari Jarris, German Studies

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New Faculty: Daniel Stern

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Daniel Stern, Mathematics

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New Faculty: Mary Loeffelholz

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Mary Loeffelholz, Literatures in English

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New Faculty: Gavin Walker

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Gavin Walker, Comparative Literature

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New Faculty: Julieta Caunedo

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Julieta Caunedo, Economics

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New Faculty: Mendi Lewis Obadike

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Mendi Lewis Obadike, Performing and Media Arts

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New Faculty: Jean Bernard Cerin

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Jean Bernard Cerin, Music

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New Faculty: Ana Howie

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Ana Howie, History of Art and Visual Studies

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New Faculty: Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Neurobiology and Behavior

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New Faculty: Xiaomeng Liu

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Xiaomeng Liu, Physics

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New Faculty: Lindsay Thomas

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Lindsay Thomas, Literatures in English

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New Faculty: NoViolet Bulawayo

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

NoViolet Bulawayo, Literatures in English

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New Faculty: Drisana Misra

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Drisana Misra, Asian Studies

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As Covid funding expires, ‘fundamental flaw’ in childcare industry remains

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

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

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New Faculty: Gabriela Gómez Estévez

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Gabriela Gómez Estévez, Music

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New Faculty: Rachel Sandwell

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Rachel Sandwell, History

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

8/31/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

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

8/30/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

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

8/28/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

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

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Student Spotlight: Sarena Tien

8/2/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

A doctoral candidate in romance studies Sarena Tien studies representations of female friendship in literature and film from French-speaking Africa and Asia.

Darren Pereira in a white shirt rolled up to his elbows, smiling with a black beard and mustache, standing at chalkboard in front of diagrams.

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Discovering the secrets of ultracold atoms in Italy

7/29/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

The Graduate School spoke with Darren Pereira, a doctoral candidate in physics, about his summer research at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy.

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James Webb Space Telescope sees Jupiter moons in a new light

7/27/2023 by : Staff , Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell astronomer who is part of JWST’s Early Release Science program report the first detection of hydrogen peroxide on Ganymede and sulfurous fumes on Io, both the result of Jupiter’s domineering influence.

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Unearthing the lives of enslaved peoples at a historical St. Croix sugar plantation

7/26/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

MyKayla Williamson's archaeological excavation takes place on Estate Little Princess, a plantation where people of African descent lived and worked starting in circa 1740.

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NASA selects Cornell astronomer for ULTRASAT observatory

7/24/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Anna Y. Q. Ho and others chosen will pursue science investigations that will contribute to Israel’s first space telescope mission, planned to launch into geostationary orbit around Earth in 2026.

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Breakthrough identifies new state of topological quantum matter

7/10/2023 by : Staff , Cornell Chronicle

A crystalline yet superconducting state in a new and unusual superconductor could have significant consequences for quantum computing.

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Student spotlight: Elias Beltrán

6/20/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

Beltrán is a doctoral candidate in comparative literature from the Bronx, N.Y.

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Flow proof helps mathematicians find stability in chaos

6/20/2023 by : Staff , Quanta

Quanta Magazine profiles math professor Kathryn Mann for her contributions to a series of new papers describing elusive dynamical systems.

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Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans

6/7/2023 by : Staff , Cornell Chronicle

A research team has developed computational genetic tools to address the genetic effects of interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals.

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Theatre collaboration sets stage for community engagement

6/2/2023 by : Staff , Cornell Chronicle

A&S faculty and students are part "Fertile Grounds,” a community-based play premiered by Ithaca theater organization Civic Ensemble.

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Software offers new way to listen for signals from the stars

5/30/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The research aims to detect repetitive patterns, a way to search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) within our cosmic neighborhood.

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Student Spotlight: Nic Vigilante

5/23/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

A doctoral student in music with a concentration in music and sound studies, Vigilante studies how music, sound, and performance are used to create “unreality."

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13 Cornellians awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Awards

5/19/2023 by : Staff , Einaudi Center

Six A&S students are among the thirteen from Cornell selected this year to research and teach English abroad with funding from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

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Student Spotlight: Amanda Domingues

5/15/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

A doctoral candidate in science and technology studies with a focus on the anthropology of science, Domingues studies how investigators use scientific methods and humanities theories to reconstruct the lives of past humans.

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Thai elections defy long-standing rule banning criticism of monarchy

5/11/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

A growing dissatisfaction within Thailand with the country’s conservative monarchy makes a May 14 election significant.

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If verified, drone strike against Putin could be a significant turning point

5/3/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Military historian David Silbey and Lt. Col. Paul Lushenko, doctoral candidate, comment on an alleged drone strike on the Kremlin.

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Sudan’s return to peace hinges on re-empowering civilian government

5/1/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Prof. Rachel Beatty Riedl comments on the violence in Sudan.

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The danger of today’s jurisprudence reproducing slavery-era ideas

5/1/2023 by : Staff , Washington Post

In a Washington Post op-ed, Prof. Tamika Nunley says judges shouldn't draw on laws addressing slave ownership to adjudicate legal questions involving human embryos.

Marine Le Pen with sholuder-length blonde hair and jacket, with hand upraised in the midst of a speech, with French flag in bakcground

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May Day strikes: French far-right gains ground as working people's party

5/1/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Prof. Mabel Berezin comments on the May Day strikes in France.

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Passage of ERA legislation ‘long overdue’

4/27/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The U.S. Senate is set to vote today on a measure that could allow the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to be added to the U.S. Constitution, a century after its introduction.

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'Parking missile subs in South Korea creates multiple risk scenarios'

4/26/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The United States will deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in 40 years — part of a new agreement, signed Wednesday, and signaling Washington's commitment to defend Seoul against nuclear threats from North Korea.

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Year of ‘Repair’ ends with research conference at Society for the Humanities

4/19/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The Society for the Humanities' year of “Repair” concludes with the ’s annual Fellows’ research conference April 27 and 28, highlighting the work of 16 scholars.

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‘No one wins when immigrants cannot readily access healthcare’

4/13/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

By expanding access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, the Biden administration is taking an important step to expand access to healthcare for DACA beneficiaries, says professor Jamila Michener.

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3 ways Banga may push World Bank to tackle climate change more aggressively

4/13/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Ajay Banga, expected to become World Bank president, could push the bank to tackle climate change more aggressively in three ways, but that each approach carries risk, says professor Richard T. Clark.

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Despite lasting peace, legacy of trauma in Northern Ireland remains

4/11/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Consistent ‘severe’ threat levels speak to the strong and lasting appeal of narratives within Northern Ireland society.

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Intelligence leak creates significant problems on and off the battlefield

4/10/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Leaked documents include information about Ukrainian defenses, says history professor David Silbey.

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