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Freedom on the Move project inspires music performances

A Cornell-based database of “runaway ads” placed by enslavers in 18th- and 19th-century U.S. newspapers was the starting point for a new song cycle, “Songs in Flight,” that will premiere Jan. 12 in New York City.
 Jessica Chen Weiss

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A Professor Who Challenges the Washington Consensus on China

Jessica Chen Weiss, Michael J. Zak Professor for China and Asia-Pacific Studies, is profiled in the New Yorker magazine.
Paul Hyams

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Paul Hyams, expert on medieval law, dies at 82

Colleagues and former students remember Hyams as an innovative and multidisciplinary scholar who reached from history into literature, law, medieval studies and beyond through a pedagogical approach that combined intellectual rigor with camaraderie.
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Twenty Affinito-Stewart research grants awarded for the 2022-2023 academic year

The President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) awarded Affinito-Stewart research grants totaling $195,166 to 20 Cornell faculty members.
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Fruit flies use two muscles to control pitch for stable flight

The finding provides evidence for an organizational principle in which each muscle has a specific function in flight control.
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‘Losing Istanbul’: Personal histories illustrate an empire’s end

Mostafa Minawi gives the reader a street-level understanding of what it was like to live through the final decades of the Ottoman Empire.
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Structural biology workshop builds intercampus connections

More than 100 Cornell researchers from Cornell's Ithaca campus and Weill Cornell Medicine gathered for a two-day workshop in October to discuss research on the three-dimensional structures of macromolecules.
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Physicist receives DOE grant for particle accelerator research

With $410,000 Ivan Bazarov will research long lifetime spin-polarized electron sources in particle accelerators.
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Michael Madon ’94 enlists smart technology to help people battle drug addiction

Pretaa, inspired by the Latin meaning ‘to be ready,’ draws upon Madon's Cornell English degree, his Wharton MBA, his military training and his technical expertise.
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‘Genetic Afterlives’ receives book prize

Anthropologist Noah Tamarkin has received the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award from the Association for Jewish Studies in the category of social science, anthropology, and folklore.
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Excavation uncovers 2K more artifacts at St. James church site

This semester’s work also featured an end-of-semester mini-field course for local children and youth presented by two Cornell students.
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Scholarship fund grows to help more A&S students

The Kiplinger family's affection for Cornell is reflected in numerous facets of the university.
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Students enthused by COP27 reparations agreement

During COP27, Podpora and Fenningdorf helped with Cornell’s exhibit and other side events, as well as attended various sessions and workshops.
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Global Public Voices fellows to speak out on democratic threats

This year, 27 fellows, including three from Arts & Sciences, will engage with national and international news media to make their voices heard on several issues.
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Fictional civilization leaves behind lasting legacy

Llhuros – its relics, rituals, poetry, and music – as well as the academic commentary it inspired, "documents just one tiny little sliver of Cornell’s history. But it’s a fascinating one.”
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Wondering what to read in 2023? A&S faculty offer ideas

A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
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CRISPR insight: How to fine-tune the Cas protein’s grip on DNA

A new explanation of nanoscale mechanics by Michelle Wang's lab contributes to the future of CRISPR technology.
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Grants help students with conferences, job-hunting expenses

Professional Development Grants are available thanks to generous alumni donations.
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Goldberg shares research at Russekoff lecture

The Mitzi Sutton Russekoff ’54 Lecture took place Nov. 15 at the Cornell Club in New York City.
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Why protesters are targeting Xi Jinping for China’s ‘zero covid’ failures

Simmering anger at Beijing’s “zero covid” restrictions exploded over the past few days, writes Jeremy Lee Wallace, associate professor of government, in Washington Post commentary.
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Physicist identifies how electron crystals melt

Eun-Ah Kim and Michael Matty, M.S. ’19, Ph.D. ’22, describe a phase in between the liquid and the solid for electron structures.
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Economist Tom Davis dies at 93

Tom E. Davis, professor emeritus of economics, was an expert on economic development in Latin America.
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Town-gown awards honor food-related community partnerships

The awards celebrate cooperation between the university and the greater Ithaca community.
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Students visit virtual world to learn research technique

Students experienced cryo-electron microscopy as part of a collaboration with Cornell’s Center for Teaching Innovation.
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Webb telescope shows exoplanet atmosphere as never seen before

“This is the first time we see concrete evidence of photochemistry – chemical reactions initialized by energetic stellar light – on exoplanets.”
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Laidlaw scholars at Cornell gain global perspectives

Four current Laidlaw scholars share their summer research or leadership in action experiences.
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Anthology celebrates Nuyorican Poets Cafe founder

A digital and print collection, co-edited by Karen Jaime, pays tribute to the late Miguel Algarín.
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Cornell, global partners discuss the next ‘grand challenge’

Global Cornell will host a town hall in December for additional feedback and announce the new Global Grand Challenge theme in the coming year.
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Goffe: Collaboration is key to major humanities grants

Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation will help make humanities research more accessible to scholars and the public.
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Moderna scientist to speak about COVID vaccine development

Melissa Moore led early-stage research teams developing Moderna’s platform technologies in mRNA design and delivery.
Bryn Rosenfeld

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Professor wins award for book about middle class and democracy

Bryn Rosenfeld, assistant professor of government, won for her book, “The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy.”
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Public views drone strikes with other countries’ support as most legitimate

A first-of-its kind survey reveals that Americans consider tactical strikes, used with the consent of other nations, to be the most morally legitimate or appropriate.
Anil Menon

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Klarman Fellow: How do past events affect political present?

Anil Menon is researching the political legacies of forced migration, which is on the rise globally due to climate change and conflict.
Baobao Zhang

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Zhang, Klarman Fellow, named Schmidt Futures AI2050 Fellow

Zhang will work with the Center for New Democratic Processes to test whether public assemblies can be an effective method for increasing public participation in AI governance.
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Senior wins award from SETI Institute for planetary research

Ze-Wen Koh plans to pursue a doctorate in planetary science after graduation.
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Iceland president: ‘Turn smallness into strength’

During a highlight of a two-day visit to Cornell, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson discussed his country’s commitment to peace, diversity and science-based climate solutions during a sold-out lecture held Nov. 10.
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Designed for rural living

Small communities struggle with infrastructure ill-suited to rural life. Phoebe Sengers is improving design processes for better outcomes.
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Biden, Xi meeting a chance to ‘step back from the brink’ of conflict

Government professor Jessica Chen Weiss: "I hope that both leaders will come prepared to test the proposition that the two governments could begin a range of discussions in areas of shared concern and explore potential terms of coexistence.”
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Breaking barriers: Peer outreach boosts student veterans

The number of undergraduate veterans enrolled at Cornell has nearly quadrupled over the past five years, thanks in part to outreach by a team of student veteran peer counselors.
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The promise and perils of the new space boom

The rapid expansion of commercial space activity, as well as its integration into key government programs and services, represents a leap into uncharted waters.
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‘Young, male and aimless’: Why are men in India delaying marriage?

Economic changes in India are forcing adaptations in traditional marriage practices, but not enough for a modernizing overhaul to this deeply traditional institution.
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Book: Time for Black women to claim the right to lead

Extending her research on writing by Black women around the world, Carole Boyce Davies examines the stories of Black women political leaders in Africa and in the global African Diaspora.
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Over 50 Students Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships

The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
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Winter Session spotlight: Jennifer Wissink

Students can earn up to four credits in the three-week winter session – including Wissink's ECON 1110 Introductory Microeconomics course.
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Professor’s book wins American Historical Association prize

Judith Byfield's book "The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria" was awarded the Martin A. Klein Prize.
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Faculty members' film focuses on boarding school escape

The film by Jeffrey Palmer and Austin Bunn has been entered into five film festivals; they’ll hear word of acceptance soon.
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Latest U.S. drone transfer to Ukraine signals shift in ‘character of war’

Lieutenant Colonel Paul Lushenko, senior policy fellow at Cornell's Tech Policy Lab, comments on the announcement of the inclusion of the MQ-9 Reaper in a U.S. defense aid package to Ukraine
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Students can now choose new minor in data science

The minor is distinctive in including courses from many disciplines, from across Cornell’s schools and colleges.
 Peter Enns

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Cornell-led election survey seeks to improve science of polls

The survey boasts a sample size 20 times larger than most nationally representative surveys.
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A dream of discovering alien life finds new hope

For Lisa Kaltenegger and her generation of exoplanet astronomers, decades of planning have set the stage for an epochal detection.