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A weakened Hezbollah could open the door for a two-state solution

10/2/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

A Cornell government scholar says that the reality of a severely diminished Hezbollah in Lebanon may provide an opportunity for a path toward peace.

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Pulitzer Prize-winning author from Jerusalem to speak Oct. 10

10/2/2024 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Nathan Thrall will talk about his most recent book, “A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy.”

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Will Mexico’s first female president take a different line on security, economy?

10/1/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Claudia Sheinbaum, being sworn in as Mexico's first female president today, faces several major challenges, says Gustavo Flores-Macías.

Four people work at a plastic patio table in the midst of ancient ruins: they are archaeologists on an excavation site

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Modeling an ancient house and garden in 3D

9/30/2024 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Cornell researchers have received a $150,000 NEH Digital Humanities Advanced Grant to create a 3D virtual modeling project based on the Casa della Regina Carolina, a large Pompeian house.

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‘Birding buddies’ build social and science communication skills

9/26/2024 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Cornell students and high school students with disabilities or communication challenges met for 12 weeks to explore birds and build communications skills.

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OpenAI restructuring ‘natural consequence’ of AI arms race

9/26/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The latest changes at OpenAI mark a potential departure from the company's founding, says tech expert Sarah Kreps.

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Writing against productivity in Latin American fiction

9/25/2024 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Klarman Fellow Romina Wainberg is writing a book that explores how early Latin American novelists depicted the act of writing in their fiction, with a particular focus on fictional representations of the writing process.

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World Languages Days opened to public this year

9/24/2024 by : Elizabeth Lara-Rivera , A&S Communications

First-year World Languages Day is open to the public which brings a day filled with various activities.

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Freeing Ukraine to hit targets deep in Russia likely won’t change tide of war

9/24/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Cornell expert: “The center of gravity of this conflict is still in the east of Ukraine and Ukrainian disadvantages aren’t really going to be fixed by deep strikes inside of Russia."

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Vaccine pioneer to give Racker Lecture Oct. 3

9/23/2024 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

Peter Kim ’79 will explore how vaccines work and provide an overview of some of the most influential vaccines in history.

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Splinter Reeds on campus as Stucky Residency for New Music ensemble

9/23/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The West Coast's first reed quintet will come to campus Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 as the new Stucky Residency for New Music ensemble, hosted by the Department of Music.

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Speaker Johnson walking tightrope to avoid government shutdown

9/23/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Cornell expert: Trump and the far right have House Republicans in a bind.

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Ban on Chinese tech in connected vehicles ‘extremely difficult’ to enforce

9/23/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Cornell expert: A ban will offer no protection unless it comes with an investment in U.S.-capabilities.

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Scott Emr awarded 2024 Horwitz Prize for discovering ESCRT pathway

9/23/2024 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

“This award places Scott Emr in the company of many of the top figures in molecular biology and biomedical sciences from the past 50 years.”

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Leading particle physicist headlines fall 2024 Bethe Lectures

9/23/2024 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Beate Heinemann, professor at Universität Hamburg and director for particle physics at DESY in Germany, will share the stories of two outstanding women scientists in a public lecture.

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Empowering online communities with NSF grant

9/20/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Nori Jacoby, assistant professor of psychology, has been awarded an NSF fellowship for a project to develop algorithms to more effectively harness the intelligence of crowds by improving the quality of collective evaluations

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Professor’s feature-length documentary film debuts at Cornell Cinema

9/20/2024 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

“Possible Landscapes,” a new feature-length documentary film exploring the lived experience of landscapes and environments in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago, will have its debut screening on Sept. 25 at Cornell Cinema.

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Economics conference considers tech, political impacts on global economy

9/20/2024 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Economists from around the world will come to campus Oct. 3-5 to explore the changing global economy.

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Cornell expert reflects on Sri Lanka election

9/19/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Scholar Daniel Bass comments on this week's presidential election in Sri Lanka, the first since a 2022 economic meltdown that forced the resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

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Freund Prize winners to read Sept. 26

9/12/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The work of the four winning writers – Andrew Boryga, Aisha Abdel Gawad, C. Michelle Lindley and Amanda Moore – spans a wide range of forms and topics.

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Klarman Fellow to study consequences of the social safety net

9/12/2024 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Neil Cholli, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in economics, has received a grant from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth to study how inequality affects economic growth and well-being in the U.S.

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Language ‘Sustainability through Collaboration’ Conference at Cornell

9/11/2024 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

Cornell, the only institution offering regular multilevel instruction in all six of the major Southeast Asian languages – Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai and Vietnamese – will host a conference on the teaching of these languages on Sept. 19-21.

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Cornell history scholars in residence at Institute for Advanced Study

9/10/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Mara Yue Du, associate professor of history; Durba Ghosh, professor of history; and Rachel Weil, professor of history are pursuing research projects at the IAS campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

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‘Accomplished’ poet and essayist to kick off 2024 Zalaznick Reading Series

9/9/2024 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Elisa Gabbert "has managed to create a life out of reading books and meeting her would be absolutely eye-opening for our students.”

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Cornell hosts major international meeting on education

9/9/2024 by : N'Dri Assiè-Lumumba , A&S Communications

The global conference, held in July, received 1,150 submissions from scholars and practitioners from 112 countries, representing five continents.