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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: 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: 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

… Politics: Passages from Structure to Subject,” due out in 2024 from Verso. Previous positions: Associate Professor, … looking forward to teaching: My graduate seminar in Spring 2024 What most excites you about Cornell: I finished my Ph.D. …

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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: 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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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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Comparing ‘sister’ compounds may hold key to quantum puzzle

8/30/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Researchers for the first time are offering a quantitatively accurate description of the origin of the mysterious “Planckian scattering rate.”

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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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NIH funds Cornell-led biomedical initiatives

8/29/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

“We will study how many types of viruses, such as flu and HIV, among others, attack cells and what factors can help or hinder this,” said PI Jack Freed.

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‘Thermometer’ molecule confirmed on exoplanet WASP-31b

8/28/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Researchers have discovered a molecule that could determine the temperature and other characteristics in exoplanets.

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Cornell Cinema’s season showcases cult classics, Disney, greatest films of all time

8/24/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The cinema's fall schedule includes "Rocky Horror Picture Show," as well as some of the British Film Institute’s top movies of all time.

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Work and love: Klarman Fellow studies childcare as a 20th century labor issue

8/24/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Justine Modica is examining the history of care that families and childcare workers have configured in recent decades.

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Students head across globe thanks to Summer Experience Grant funding

8/16/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The grants helped 108 A&S students afford unpaid or minimally-paid summer positions.

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Undergrads relish challenging Nexus Scholar projects

8/2/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Nexus Scholars spent eight weeks this summer working with researchers on campus on projects in the humanities, social sciences and physical sciences.

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New support fund for astronomy graduate students announced

7/27/2023 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

The Riccardo Giovanelli Graduate Student Support Fund was announced July 15 at “Gas-trophysics Across the Universe.”

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Uncovering historical mysteries at the A.D. White House

7/26/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Aidan Goldberg '25 is spending his summer putting together a history of the A.D. White House.

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A comic takes on little-known histories

7/26/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Andy Warner '06 is the New York Times best-selling author of "Brief Histories of Everyday Objects,” “This Land is My Land,” “Pests and Pets” and “Spring Rain.”

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Science plans for telescope’s first light focus of CCAT Consortium meeting

7/25/2023 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

“This was a critical meeting as we are less than two years out from anticipated first light with the facility," said project director Gordon Stacey.

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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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Serve in Place grants offer international experiences

7/18/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

"This hands-on experience and research is great preparation for future projects."

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Using data for policy decisions: NSF funds economics study

7/17/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Three economics researchers aim to include undergraduate researchers in their 2023-2026 project, “Mostly Harmless Statistical Decision Theory.”

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Networking events help students explore career pathways

7/11/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The A&S Career Connections Committee hosts events during summer and winter breaks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

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Three A&S professors among finalists for Falling Walls summit

7/6/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

The Falling Walls Science Summit 2023, set for November 7-9 in Berlin, will explore the forefront of scientific trends that shape the world.

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Young alums find career support through A&S office

6/30/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The College's Career Development staff have seen an increasing number of young alumni contacting career counselors for help.

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Students take on summer experiences with help from alumni

6/29/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

A total of 135 students in the College of Arts & Sciences are accessing the College’s Summer Experience Grants this year.

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Book on Southeast Asian art dedicated to professor

6/28/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

"Performing Prowess" traces the ways cultural forces of Hindu belief have persisted in Southeast Asia.

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Poll arranges music for guitar to resonate with past and present

6/28/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Through historical research and instrumental innovations – like playing on a seven-string guitar – Michael Poll has developed a framework to "translate" lute and violin pieces for guitar.

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PMA prof’s film wins top honors at three festivals

6/27/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

“Campfire,” an original short film by Associate Professor Austin Bunn, won the Provincetown International Film Festival’s "best queer short" award, making it eligible for an Academy Award nomination.

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British adapted Mughal systems of justice to establish rule in India

6/26/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

“Empires of Complaints” by Robert Travers won honorable mention from the Law and Society Association's James Willard Hurst Book Prize.

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Japanese poets open new ways of thinking about media

6/21/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

In new research, Andrew Campana examines cinema-centered poetry in Japan from the 1910s and 1920s, discovering the ways poetry chronicles lasting human impressions left by “new” media.

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A&S honors 23 faculty with endowed professorships

6/21/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.

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Working toward Black reproductive justice from the Library of Congress

6/15/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Tamika Nunley is the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History this year at the Library of Congress.

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‘Gas-trophysics’ symposium expands on work of two Cornell astronomers

6/15/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

“Gas-trophysics Across the Universe,” a July 15 symposium, will celebrate the work and lives of renowned Cornell astronomers Peter Gierasch and Riccardo Giovanelli.

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A&S staff appreciated with pirate-themed picnic

6/8/2023 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

Dean Ray Jayawardhana told staff on June 7: “You are what makes this place run and what makes the College the exciting and vibrant place it is. I’m lucky to be embedded among such a dedicated, proud and spirited group of people.”

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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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Book catalogues consciousness from amoeba to human and beyond

5/25/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

In "The Consciousness Revolutions," Shimon Edelman traces the evolution of consciousness, from the most basic phenomenal awareness of bacteria to the pleasures and pains of human self-consciousness to the political possibilities of social consciousness.

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Register now for Reunion 2023

5/23/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The College of Arts & Sciences will welcome alumni to campus June 8-11 with a host of events for Cornell Reunion 2023, celebrating the classes of 3s and 8s.

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A&S faculty honored for exemplary teaching, advising

5/23/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

“Helping students realize their greatest potential is at the core of our mission in the College of Arts & Sciences."

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Multi-college scholars think deeply about cities

5/17/2023 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Part of Cornell's Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, Cornell students explored creative ways to understand urban landscapes during two cross-disciplinary courses this year.

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Life is full of possibilities: Meet the extraordinary class of 2023

5/15/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Read about the Cornell experiences of some of the amazing students in our graduating class.

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Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students

5/15/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.

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From poetry to philosophy to politics, Humanities Scholars share research

5/11/2023 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The end-of-year HSP research conference May 5 featured presentations by 45 senior undergraduates.