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Cornell expert: Africa doesn’t need China’s help

As more than 50 African leaders gather in Beijing for a summit aimed at increasing the influence of China in the developing world, professor Olúfémi Táíwò says it’s ironic that the same African leaders who have denounced colonialism, might now find common ground with the People’s Republic of China. 
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Panelists to examine crypto mining impacts

Bitcoin mining consumes 2.3% of all U.S. electrical demand.
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From portfolios to pizza, fall A&S career events explore diverse fields

"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."
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Cornell Cinema explores textiles, 1980s nostalgia, and real-world events

Real-world events inspire a collective lineup that is relevant to what professors are teaching and what students are learning.
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Western weapons won't decide war in Ukraine

None of the technological wonder solutions from the U.S. and other allies to Ukraine have fulfilled its war-winning vision, says war historian David Silbey.
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NSF-funded postdocs to research education across disciplines

Engaging with a whole set of mentors will allow the CIDER postdocs to approach questions about student learning and experiences across disciplinary boundaries and use techniques from multiple fields.
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Mexican judiciary reforms represent ‘high stakes gamble’

The United States and Canada voiced concerns over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s sweeping plans to overhaul the judiciary in ways that critics claim could undermine the independence of the courts.
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New A&S dean relishes ‘life in a university’

Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.
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Verity Platt appointed director of Humanities Scholars Program

The Humanities Scholars Program welcomes Verity Platt, professor of classics and history of art in the College of Arts & Sciences, as the program’s incoming director
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Washington Post’s Ann Marimow ’97 named A&S Distinguished Visiting Journalist

While Marimow is on campus, she will meet with faculty, students, staff and the Cornell Daily Sun, as well as visit classes.
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Staller Lecture hosts Dartmouth economist Heidi Williams

The Department of Economics will bring economist Heidi Williams to campus for a Sept. 5 talk, "Innovation and Productivity Policies: A Budgetary Perspective.”
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SEG grants fund summer internships, research projects

The grants help pay for housing, food, transportation and other expenses for students with minimally-paid or unpaid summer internships or positions.
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Moral psychology summer institute hosted at Cornell

Directed by College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) faculty in psychology and philosophy, the NEH-funded institute featured presentations from many leading figures in moral psychology, which studies human thought and behavior in ethical contexts
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Advanced chelators offer efficient and eco-friendly rare earth element recovery

The researchers have developed a technique to purify certain rare earth elements at room temperature without relying on the toxic and caustic compounds currently used for the task.
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Milstein Program alum named to Forbes 30 under 30 list

Kush Jain's ’22 company, ORama AI, has developed a high-tech glove to help people learn to read Braille.
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Hasina resignation marks first ‘successful Gen Z led revolution’

In Bangladesh, a student-led movement to change the civil service quota system transformed into a revolution that ousted the fifteen-year rule of the prime minister – a historic event, says Sabrina Karim.
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Faculty, students pair up for summer Nexus Scholar research projects

More students can afford to stay on campus to work in faculty labs during the summer thanks to generous alumni.
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Nexus Scholars study climate change inequality and infant language learning

The program provides undergraduates with summer opportunities to conduct research with and be mentored by faculty from across the college.
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Cornell democracy expert: Trump’s election comments ‘reject democratic principles’

Political scientist Rachel Riedl, director of the Center on Global Democracy and an expert on democracy and authoritarianism globally, comments on Donald Trump’s rhetoric about voting.
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Voting gender gap expected to factor heavily in 2024 election

Prof. Sabrina Karim comments on how the gender gap between female and male voters in the U.S. is likely to become starker during the 2024 election cycle.
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PMA profs’ film earns spot in PBS film festival

“Ghosts” tells the story of three Kiowa children who escaped a government boarding school in the winter of 1891.
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What a Harris candidacy means: Cornell experts weigh in.

As Vice President Kamala Harris garners crucial support for her presidential campaign, Cornell University experts discuss the potential implications and challenges she might face.
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Nicolas van de Walle, leading scholar of African politics, dies at 67

Known for his scholarship on Africa’s politics, from political economy to democratization and electoral politics, van de Walle contributed decades of award-winning work on regime transitions and continuity, leadership succession, foreign aid, clientelism, political parties and governance.
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Groundswell of Black women celebrity activism expected for Harris

Prof. Samantha Sheppard, chair of performing & media arts, comments on celebrity reaction to Kamala Harris' campaign for president.
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Kramnick Scholarship Fund tops $1 million mark

The scholarship is funded by more than 400 alumni who say their lives were changed by his teaching and his friendship.
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Cornell crafts multifaceted game studies program

The field of game studies is growing at Cornell, including an expanded set of classes, workshops and symposia and a growing library collection of games.
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Fors receives ACS Young Investigator Award

The award recognizes two outstanding early career investigators conducting research in any area of fundamental polymer or biopolymer science.
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Surprising ring sheds light on galaxy formation

An international research team discovered that the gas in a Hyper Luminous Infrared Galaxy was rotating in an organized fashion, rather than in the chaotic way expected after a galactic collision –– a surprising result.
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Abruña receives Global Energy Prize

Abruña was selected in the “non-traditional energy” category for “foundational contributions spanning electrochemistry, batteries, fuel cells and molecular electronics.”
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Forte/Piano Summer Academy returns to Cornell

The July 30-Aug. 3 experience for young artists will culminate with a series of concerts, presentations and roundtable discussions featuring distinguished performing artists, teachers and “rising stars."
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Economist to study collective action with NSF grant

From organizing a charity event to demonstrating against an authoritarian regime, collective action is one of the most basic and ubiquitous forms of strategic interaction in a society, says Marco Battaglini.
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Youth vote factoring heavily in French elections

In Sunday's election, Marine Le Pen's National Rally party was thwarted, but she will live to fight another day, says Cornell populism expert Mabel Berezin.
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DOE funds new Cornell accelerator science trainee program

The program’s goal is to “produce a diverse body of broadly educated fellows” in areas targeted by DOE’s Office of Science, including RF superconducting structures, high brightness electron sources for linear accelerators, physics of large accelerators and system engineering, and operation of large-scale accelerator systems.
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Pinkonomics Podcast covers women in the economy

Arundhati Singh approached the task using game theory and logic, to “strategize how women can go forward in this economic game that we seem to be stuck with."
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Populism Expert: Macron miscalculated badly

Prof. Mabel Berezin, an expert on international populism, comments on the results of Macron’s calling snap elections.
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A&S honors 10 faculty with endowed professorships

With these new appointments, the number of A&S faculty appointed to endowed professorships since fall 2018 has reached 76.
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Alums share career advice during NYC event

Students at a June Career Connections event networked with 15 alumni from A&S with various careers in the finance industry.
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Restored Moog synthesizer featured on new album

A new album of music — played on several innovative new instruments created and restored at Cornell, including a Moog synthesizer —will debut June 28 from the band EZRA, which includes a Cornell faculty member.
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Cornell expert on SCOTUS ruling in social media dispute

The Supreme Court has sided with the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts; associate professor of psychology Gordon Pennycook, who studies misinformation, comments.
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Kenyan police bring 'spotty' track record to Haiti

The U.N.-backed mission, led by Kenya, must have full understanding of the local context before engaging in any political or police action, says Sabrina Karim, assistant professor of government.
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Building and cataloging a world of games at Cornell

Cornell scholars are developing a collection of games, both digital and analog, in the Cornell Library, and connecting that to teaching across disciplines and courses.
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Traverso honored by Autonomous University of Barcelona

Enzo Traverso, the Susan and Bart Winokur Professor in the Humanities, has received an honorary doctorate from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB).
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Snap elections a ‘political mistake’ for Macron

Sociologist Mabel Berezin comments on France's political leaders scrambling to prepare for snap elections.
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Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air

Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.
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New European ‘strongmen’ are women, gender where similarities end

Sociologist Mabel Berezin comments on the upcoming election for members of the European Parliament,
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Milstein first-years listen closely, shape stories with strangers

Students created innovative audio projects and sharpened their skills with various technologies.
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Composition of Congress key aspect in Mexico election

Gustavo Flores-Macías, expert in Latin American politics, discusses the significance of Sunday's vote and the upcoming challenges for Mexico’s next president.
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Oliver Vonnegut, Tufts undergrad, wins top prize in Cornell journal

Vonnegut, the grandson of author Kurt Vonnegut, is a rising senior at Tufts University.
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Partisan news shows broadcast emotions alongside information, says Klarman Fellow

Erin Cikanek proposes that citizens are picking up from television news not just what to think but how to feel.
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Manne awarded Lebowitz Prize, symposium appearance

As part of the award, Manne will engage in discussion this year on the theme “Dehumanization and its Discontents” with the prize co-recipient, David Livingston Smith, professor of philosophy at the University of New England.