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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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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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As Covid funding expires, ‘fundamental flaw’ in childcare industry remains

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The childcare industry has been unstable for decades, says Justine Modica, who is writing a book on the history of childcare labor in America.

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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: Ruth Lawlor

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Ruth Lawlor, History

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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: Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik, History

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New Faculty: NoViolet Bulawayo

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

NoViolet Bulawayo, Literatures in English

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New Faculty: Drisana Misra

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Drisana Misra, Asian Studies

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New Faculty: Jessica Rosenberg

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Jessica Rosenberg, Literatures in English

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New Faculty: Gabriela Gómez Estévez

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Gabriela Gómez Estévez, Music

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New Faculty: Rachel Sandwell

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Rachel Sandwell, History

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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: Jonathan R. Lawrence

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Jonathan R. Lawrence, Near Eastern Studies

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New Faculty: Erik Thiede

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Erik Thiede, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

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New Faculty: Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

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New Faculty: Shaoling Ma

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Shaoling Ma, Asian Studies

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New Faculty: Yunan Yang

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Yunan Yang, Mathematics

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New Faculty: Eric Dufresne

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Eric Dufresne, Physics

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New Faculty: Dr. Xavier Pickett

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Dr. Xavier Picket, Africana Studies

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New Faculty: Cat Lambert

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Cat Lambert, Classics

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New Faculty: Camille Suárez

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Camille Suárez, , History

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New Faculty: Yusheng Luo

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Yusheng Luo, Mathematics

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New Faculty: Rachel Webb

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Rachel Webb, Mathematics

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New Faculty: Ambre Dromgoole

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Ambre Dromgoole, Africana Studies

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Kim Jong-un ‘taking advantage’ of Russian need for artillery shells

9/5/2023 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Putin’s turn to North Korea is a sign of the resource intensive nature of the war in Ukraine, says history professor David Silbey.

A stag with a crown rearing next to a shield with a star on it and feather plumes at the top; on the other side is a condor, also with a crown, and the text across the bottom "Por la razon o la fuerza"

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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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From breaking to Beyoncé: Hip Hop Collection empowers students

8/31/2023 by : Caitlin Hayes , Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's collection is the largest hip-hop collection in the world.

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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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Einaudi Center welcomes new and returning program directors

8/29/2023 by : Sheri Englund , Cornell Chronicle

Climate justice will be a priority across the Einaudi Center this year.

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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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Student Spotlight: Ningdong Wang

8/28/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

'My work is part of a larger effort to build the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.'

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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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Why does Physicist Barbie want to wear pants?

8/24/2023 by : Natasha Holmes , Inside Higher Ed

If “femininity” and “physicist” cannot coexist even in Barbieland, how are we ever to support their coexistence in the real world?

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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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Award-winning author mines humor from academic absurdity

8/22/2023 by : Lindsay Lennon , Cornellians

Julie Schumacher, MFA ’86, closes out her satirical series with "The English Experience," in which a study-abroad trip goes off the rails.

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Five early-career professors win NSF development awards

8/22/2023 by : Tom Fleischman , Cornell Chronicle

Philippe Sosoe, mathematics, is among those at Cornell who recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

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Latest muon measurement doubles precision

8/21/2023 by : David Nutt , Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell team is designing some of the technology that captures the muon data.

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Hummingbird beak points the way to future micro machine design

8/18/2023 by : David Nutt , Cornell Chronicle

Building smaller and smaller machines is not simply a matter of shrinking the components.

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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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Project chronicles experiences of alums of Asian descent

8/11/2023 by : Lindsay Lennon , Cornellians

In an ongoing effort, Cornellians are being asked to recall their student days for an oral history.

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Current takes a surprising path in quantum material

8/3/2023 by : David Nutt , Cornell Chronicle

The findings will help settle a decades-long debate and offers insights that will inform the development of topological materials for next-generation quantum devices.

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Student Spotlight: Sarena Tien

8/2/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

A doctoral candidate in romance studies Sarena Tien studies representations of female friendship in literature and film from French-speaking Africa and Asia.

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Engaged Opportunity Grants fund projects from Tompkins to Tanzania

8/2/2023 by : Ashlee McGandy , Cornell Chronicle

The funded community-engaged learning projects provide opportunities for students to excavate ancient Pompeii, establish a community garden in Moshi, Tanzania and more.

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Campus center holds the ‘keys’ to musical history

8/2/2023 by : Joe Wilensky , Cornellians

From fortepianos to pipe organs, the Hill boasts one of the world’s leading collections of performance-ready vintage instruments.

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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.

Darren Pereira in a white shirt rolled up to his elbows, smiling with a black beard and mustache, standing at chalkboard in front of diagrams.

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Discovering the secrets of ultracold atoms in Italy

7/29/2023 by : Staff , Cornell University Graduate School

The Graduate School spoke with Darren Pereira, a doctoral candidate in physics, about his summer research at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy.

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