The House Committee charged with investigating the January 6 insurrection at the Capitol is set to hold the first of several hearings on Thursday, hearings that will present evidence and propose reforms designed to strengthen the U.S. democracy.
Doug Kriner and Steve Israel, professors of government at Cornell University, recently conducted a poll designed to measure public opinion of election…
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The Summit of the Americas will take place this week in Los Angeles, and though the gathering typically represents an opportunity for leaders to move their agendas forward, the absence of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and possibly others will be a dominant factor.
Gustavo Flores-Macias, professor of government in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences and the former director of…
The Department of Sociology has redesigned a glass case on the third floor of Uris Hall with Augmented Reality (AR) to represent the wide field of sociology. The redesign was a collaborative exploration involving student researchers, staff and faculty.
“I have always loved these kinds of small recess spaces, reserved for showcasing a department's contributions to the University and science in…
An album featuring the work of Daniel Gaibel, former information technology manager for the Language Resource Center (LRC), will debut this weekend at the Ithaca Festival. The album project, a posthumous tribute to Gaibel, was co-led by Sam Lupowitz, media manager at the LRC, who plays keyboards on the record with Gaibel’s band Spacetrain.
“I’m feeling a lot of joy that this music will be…
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Milstein seniors gathered for a reception and dinner with faculty, staff and other mentors on May 4.
Four years after entering Cornell as the first students in the new Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity, 20 seniors will graduate this year with degrees in everything from biology to linguistics to computer science to physics.
Many of them look back on some of the interesting speakers they were able to meet, the camaraderie they formed with each other and the community projects they…
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Najva Akbari, an optics expert in the lab of Chris Xu in the College of Engineering.
It was late on a Saturday night and snowing hard when doctoral students Rose Tatarsky and Najva Akbari emerged from a basement laboratory in Clark Hall, giddy with a sense of discovery.
As they shared a ride over slippery roads toward their downtown Ithaca homes, they celebrated a major breakthrough in their neurotechnology project, working to image the brain of the transparent fish Danionella…
Students in a new moral psychology class spent the semester working with local non-profit organizations to tackle issues from migrant family justice to food insecurity to sustainable agriculture.
The 10 students in Moral Psychology in Action began the semester studying various aspects of community-engaged work and the necessity of developing partnerships to tackle the most challenging issues…
As alumni gather on campus June 10-12 for the first in-person reunion in two years, there’s lots to celebrate and a wide array of Arts & Sciences events to attend. Whether you’re interested in faculty research, student experiences, music, space, math or food, there are a host of options. Here are some of the highlights:
Friday, June 10
2-3 p.m.: “Lessons from the Underground Railroad:…
The United States and twelve other nations are joining forces to create a new alliance, termed the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. One of its four main goals is paving the way for greater digital trade.
Sarah Kreps, the John L. Wetherill Professor of Government in the College of Arts & Sciences and director of Cornell’s Tech Policy Lab, researches the intersection of…
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Angel Nugroho ’22, an information science and archaeology major, studied the increase in pseudo archaeological posts on social media platforms.
From philosophy to music to archaeology to Africana studies, seniors involved in the Humanities Scholars Program (HSP) and honors students across the College of Arts & Sciences shared their projects with an audience of faculty, students and staff May 6 at the A.D. White House.
Twenty of the 36 students who presented are part of HSP, launched in 2020 in the College of Arts & Sciences…
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Anna Hu '22 presents her research project.
Does activism around one local environmental issue cause people to become more active around climate issues in general? Is there discrimination at work in the verification process of some social media platforms? Do Asian Americans and African Americans have more empathy toward each other because they’ve both experienced unfair treatment?
These are some of the questions this year’s graduating…
Students in the Class of 2022 in the College of Arts & Sciences have had transformational experiences during their time at Cornell.
They are curious, independent and diverse thinkers. They've made it through the disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to conduct research, expand their intellectual pursuits and create deep friendships and memories.
Explore the…
Key decision-makers in Finland and Sweden are set to announce their positions on NATO membership this week – an expansion would leave Russia surrounded by NATO countries.
Cristina Florea is an assistant professor at Cornell University and historian of Central and Eastern Europe.
Florea says: “Finland and Sweden’s announcement that they would consider joining NATO, thus ending decades…
Benjamin Feldman ’22, has been named a Junior Fellow by the James C. Gaither Junior Fellows Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP). A College Scholar who studies diplomacy through a unique curriculum, Ben will conduct research at the Endowment in D.C. after graduation this May. Usually 15-18 junior fellows are selected annually to work alongside senior…
Reports suggest the U.S. has provided intelligence that has allowed Ukrainians to target and kill many of the Russian generals who have died in action during the Ukraine war.
David Silbey, associate professor of history at Cornell University, studies wars of the 20th century and the asymmetry – guerrilla warfare, insurgency and terrorism – to the wars that evolved after 1945. He published…
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European flags at La Défense in Paris
The European Union’s top official called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Daniel Schade, visiting assistant professor of government at Cornell University, studies the politics of the European Union. He says that the EU’s decision to phase out and sanction Russian oil supplies is an important…
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An old computer motherboard featuring an Intel microchip, invented by Roger Noyce.
In its early days in the 1950s and 1960s, computer science was welcoming to women programmers and relatively gender balanced, but women’s representation in Silicon Valley plummeted in the 1980s, according to historian Charles Petersen.
Despite challenges to their authority, white male managers in early Silicon Valley kept the upper hand by adopting “flexible masculinity,” a signature…
On Monday evening, a draft opinion was leaked suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Kate Manne is a professor of philosophy at Cornell University and author of the book “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny,” which explores the social dynamics of misogyny, even in the seemingly post-patriarchal…
On Monday evening, a draft opinion was leaked suggesting that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide.
Landon Schnabel, assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University, is writing a book titled “Is Faith Feminine? What Americans Really Think about Gender and Religion,” which will consider how religion suppresses…
Two Arts & Sciences alumni, Ishaan Jhaveri ‘17, M.Eng ‘18 and Anna Grace Lee ‘20, have been named fellows in The New York Times newsroom, beginning in June.
The Fellowship program is a yearlong work program geared toward journalists early in their careers. The Times selects about 30 fellows each year, who perform the same duties as full-time reporters, and get the chance to listen to, work…
Sri Lanka is facing an economic and political crisis, with protesters taking to the streets of the island nation to demand government action and accountability.
Daniel Bass is manager of the South Asia Program and adjunct assistant professor of Asian studies at Cornell University. His research focuses on Sri Lanka. He says pressure on the current government has not lessened.
Bass says: “The…
Sarah Gates ‘25 will help build instruments to study the early universe while Alexis Terracciano ’24 will delve into molecular genetic techniques during their first research experiences this summer. Joaquin Smith ’24 will study the relationship between faith communities and environmental movements, then teach community members a host of sustainable practices. Richard Amaro ’24 will work with…
Russia has cut off gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria after both refused to meet a demand by Moscow to pay in rubles – and is now threatening to do the same to other countries.
Cristina Florea is an assistant professor and historian of Central and Eastern Europe. She says this move reflects a similar moment in history, offering an opportunity for European economies to break away from…
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People riding the Moscow subway
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin says the U.S. wants to see Russia’s military capabilities weakened. The comments come following a trip to Kyiv, where he and Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Bryn Rosenfeld, assistant professor of government at Cornell University, studies post-communist politics and public opinion. She recently co-authored a…
Emmanuel Macron will retain the French presidency for another five years after defeating Marine Le Pen by 17 percentage points, but Le Pen secured the far right's highest share of the vote yet.
Mabel Berezin is a comparative sociologist at Cornell University whose work explores fascist, nationalist and populist movements in Europe and associated threats to democracy.
Berezin says: “In the…
President Joe Biden is expected to announce an additional $800 million security assistance to Ukraine today following a similarly sized measure earlier this month.
Sarah Kreps is a professor of government at Cornell University and faculty at the Brooks School of Public Policy whose research focuses on the intersection between technology and U.S. foreign and defense policy.
Kreps says: “The…
In November of 1781, 133 Africans were murdered over a 10-day period aboard the slave ship “Zong.” M. NourbeSe Philip’s book length poem “Zong!” is a response to this seldom discussed tragedy.
PEN/Nabokov award winner M. NourbeSe Philip’s will read from “Zong!” and other works Thursday, April 14 at 5 p.m. in the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium in Klarman Hall. The event is part of the Spring 2022…
Mabel Berezin, a comparative sociologist at Cornell University whose work explores fascist, nationalist and populist movements in Europe and associated threats to democracy, comments on the first round of the French presidential election:
"Fear was the dominant emotion among French citizens last week in the countdown to Round One of the Presidential election," says Berezin. "Depending on…
The United Nations General Assembly will take a vote today on expelling Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council as the country comes under increased scrutiny over the killing of civilians in Bucha, Ukraine.
Cristina Florea, assistant professor and historian of Central and Eastern Europe in the College of Arts & Sciences, says Russia’s continued membership in the Security Council should…
The first round of the French Presidential election is scheduled for Sunday, April 10 and the race between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron is growing tighter.
Mabel Berezin is a comparative sociologist at Cornell University whose work explores fascist, nationalist and populist movements in Europe and associated threats to democracy.
“In this year of major European elections, France was…
Elon Musk purchased a 9.2% stake in Twitter, making him the company’s largest shareholder, after criticizing the platform’s approach to free speech.
Alexandra Cirone, assistant professor of government at Cornell University and expert on the spread of disinformation online, says Musk’s latest move may have taken into account the failures of former President Donald Trump’s new social media app.
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A host of people working on an Underground Railroad archaeological dig at St. James A.M.E. Zion Church in Ithaca celebrated the release of a 3-D video model of the church and its history in the Underground Railroad movement on March 25.
The model, created by CyArk, an Oakland, Calif.-based, non-profit organization that specializes in the digital preservation of historic sites, offers a 3-D…
… are the inaugural recipients of the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities. Alexia Alkadi-Barbaro in … on their research and complete their dissertations. The fellowships were created through a gift from Jonathan Zhu, … recruitments, the Humanities Scholars program, Klarman Fellowships , New Frontier Grants and public engagement …
The war in Ukraine will likely have an impact on two critical upcoming elections in Europe – one in Hungary, the other in France – as the leaders’ relationships with Russia put pressure on their campaigns.
Mabel Berezin is a comparative sociologist at Cornell University whose work explores the intersection of political institutions and cultural meanings with an emphasis on challenges to…
J.J. Zanazzi, Ph.D. ’18, has been selected as a 2022 51 Pegasi b Fellow. The 51 Pegasi b Fellowship provides exceptional postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy. The fellowship award provides up to $385,000 of support for independent research over three years.
“It is great to see our Cornell alumni…
An Arts & Sciences sophomore is one of 13 students selected for the Institute for Responsible Citizenship Washington Program.
Mar’Quon Frederick, a government major with minors in Inequality Studies and Crime, Prisons, Education, and Justice, will spend the summers of 2022 and 2023 in Washington, D.C., participating in internships, seminars on government and economics and…
Poet Amiri Baraka’s writing often served as social criticism and drew attention to the systemic oppression of Black Americans. As part of a semester-long residency as M.H. Abrams Distinguished Visiting Professor, poet and theorist Fred Moten will deliver a lecture on radical Black politics and the poetry of Baraka on Thursday, March 31 at 5 p.m. in the Kaufmann Auditorium in Goldwin Smith Hall.
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Ten faculty members in the College of Arts & Sciences were approved in the last several months as endowed professors by the Cornell Board of Trustees, continuing the college’s priority to recognize faculty excellence and accomplishments.
With these 10, the number of A&S faculty appointed to endowed professorships since fall 2018 has reached 44.
“Faculty members are the heart of…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on international politics is the topic of a recently-released Oxford Handbook chapter written by a Cornell doctoral student and government professor.
The chapter, "AI and International Politics," is a broad look at the opportunities and risks that the proliferation of AI technology holds for international politics, said Amelia C. Arsenault, graduate…
A book by Liliana Colanzi has won the Ribera del Duero prize, honoring the best short stories in Latin America and Spain, for her book “Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro” (“You glow in the dark”). The prize comes with an award of 25,000 euros.
Colanzi, assistant professor of Romance studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, is the author of two previous short story collections —“Vacaciones…
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Ukrainian refugees enter Poland, March 2022
The Biden administration made two major announcements affecting our refugee and asylum systems today, including the acceptance of up to 100,000 Ukrainians over the next few months.
Maria Cristina Garcia, professor of history and Latina/o studies, is an expert on U.S. migration and refugees.
Garcia says: “Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will admit 100,000 Ukrainian refugees brings to mind…
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Seal of the International Court of Justice.
The Biden administration announced its decision to formally determine that Russian troops have committed war crimes in Ukraine; such decisions are not unusual in a conflict, says Oumar Ba, assistant professor of government in the College of Arts & Sciences. Ba studies the international criminal justice system and is author of the book “States of Justice: The Politics of the International…
Tamika Nunley, associate professor of history in the College of Arts & Sciences, has received two awards for her book, “At the Threshold of Liberty: Women, Slavery, and Shifting Identities in Washington, D.C.” (University of North Carolina Press, 2021).
Nunley received the Letitia Woods Brown Book Prize from the Association of Black Women Historians, awarded annually to the best book…
The Biden administration has declared repression of the Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide.
Oumar Ba, assistant professor of government at Cornell, studies the international criminal justice system and is author of the book “States of Justice: The Politics of the International Criminal Court.”
Ba says: “A formal declaration such as that from Secretary Antony Blinken, that a…
This year’s Krieger Lecture in American Political Culture, “Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment Shaped the American Pandemic,” will be given by Jonathan Metzl, the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University.
The lecture is set for March 29 at 5 p.m. in the…
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RQ-1 Predator of Italian Air Force
Ukraine has utilized drones in its vigorous defense against Russia’s invasion, and now the Biden administration is sending Switchblades to the country as part of a new $800 million weapons package.
Paul Lushenko, doctoral student at Cornell University, is co-editor of "Drones and Global Order: Implications of Remote Warfare for International Society.” He is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S…
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Ian Ghasemian ’23 spent the summer doing research at the University of Virginia.
Thanks to generous alumni gifts, students in the College of Arts & Sciences can apply for funding to help them take on unpaid or minimally-paid summer positions.
This year, more than $500,000 will be available to students through Summer Experience Grants, which can help to pay for housing, food, travel costs and other expenses students might incur during an internship or career opportunity…
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Ukrainians In London gather outside Downing street in February.
Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky spoke to the U.S. Congress on March 16 in a direct appeal for help as Russia continues its bombardment.
Cristina Florea, assistant professor of history, studies Central and Eastern Europe and says the war might result in new forms of international cooperation.
Florea says: “In his speech, President Zelenskyy no longer insisted on Ukraine joining…
A Cornellian in the College of Arts & Sciences has been elected to the Ithaca Common Council.
Jorge Defendini ‘22, a senior majoring in government and American studies and minoring in Latino studies, started his term in January serving the Fourth Ward, which contains parts of Collegetown and West Campus. Defendini ran as a Democrat, as a member of the Working Families Party and as a member…
A U.S. national security advisor is expected to meet with a top Chinese diplomat in the first high-level talks between the two countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. The meeting comes as Russia has allegedly asked China for military and economic aid – a claim both deny.
Allen Carlson, associate professor of government and an expert on China, says the issue that matters most…
