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Book explores the centuries-old influence of ‘Protestant Brooklyn’

9/23/2022 by : Beth Saulnier , Cornellians

Professors Glenn Altschuler, PhD ’76, and Stuart Blumin take a deep dive into the borough once known as the "city of churches."

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Chorale is back!’ says new director

9/22/2022 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

“We welcome singers from any department of the university and from the community,” said Michael Poll, music director and Klarman Fellow.

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Brains on board: Smart microrobots walk autonomously

9/21/2022 by : David Nutt , Cornell Chronicle

Electronic “brains” on solar-powered robots that are smaller than an ant’s head allow them to walk by themselves.

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Fascism expert: Italy is next in the European nationalist movement, here is why.

9/21/2022 by : Staff , A&S Communications

The outcome of the Italian election on Sept. 25 could have dramatic effects on the country and European Union, says professor Mabel Berezin.

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Devoting time to do the most good

9/20/2022 by : Kaitlyn Danielle Ruhf , Alumni Affairs & Development

Financial aid didn’t just open a door to education for Adam Shelepak ’17—it afforded the possibility of service to the Cornell community, like founding the nonprofit Anabel’s Grocery.

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Statistical analysis aims to solve Greek volcano mystery

9/20/2022 by : David Nutt , Cornell Chronicle

Sturt Manning has zeroed in on a much narrower range of dates, approximately 1609–1560 BCE, for the eruption on Santorini, a pivotal event in the prehistory of the region.

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Milstein students greet new year with team-building events

9/19/2022 by : Finley Williams '25 , Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

What are students up to with wooden skewers, popsicle sticks, Scotch Tape and a rainbow collage of pipe-cleaners?

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Rossiter honored for 'writing women back into the history of science'

9/19/2022 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Her major work, “Women Scientists in America,” has redrawn the historical landscape of women in science.

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Archaeological conference expands discussion beyond colonial roots

9/19/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

'We saw this conference as a way to expand the conversation beyond Cornell.'

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Klarman Fellow tracks impact of social bonds on animal health

9/19/2022 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

“My focus is on how an animal’s mother can impact a wide range of outcomes: in childhood, adulthood, and even between generations."

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Poet Solmaz Sharif considered ‘literary citizenship’ at reading event

9/19/2022 by : Amanda Brockner , A&S Communications

Her books of poetry are “Looks” and “Customs”; part of the Fall 2022 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series for the Creative Writing Program.

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Two Doctoral Students Receive Ford Fellowships

9/16/2022 by : Katya Hrichak , Cornell University Graduate School

Joseph Miranda, a doctoral candidate in English language and literature, received a dissertation competition fellowship.

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Martial law anniversary marked by ‘historical revisionism’

9/16/2022 by : Staff , A&S Communications

This year’s anniversary of Philippine martial law is momentous, says professor Christine Bacareza Balance.

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Collaboration to infuse human behavior into epidemiological models

9/13/2022 by : Chris Dawson , Cornell Chronicle

Six Cornell faculty members from three different colleges will work together to improve epidemiological models of infectious disease using a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation.

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From methane to microbes: 2030 Project conveys first grants

9/13/2022 by : Blaine Friedlander , Cornell Chronicle

“Climate change is a pressing challenge and we don’t have a moment to lose."

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Proteins could lead to early breast cancer diagnosis, treatment

9/12/2022 by : Staff , Cornell Chronicle

A team of researchers has discovered a non-invasive biomarker that could aid with earlier diagnosis of breast cancer, the most common cancer among women, which will likely affect one in 13 women during their lives.

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Student team will seek public’s views on planetary defense

9/12/2022 by : Jim Hanchett , Cornell Chronicle

The researchers will conduct public opinion surveys on how governments respond when asteroids and comets threaten cities, countries, or at the extreme, even the entire earth.

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Kellogg honored for insight into mechanics of biological systems

9/12/2022 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

The 2023 Margaret Oakley Dayhoff Award is given each year to a woman who has achieved prominence while in the early stages of a career in biophysical research.

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Sydney Shoemaker, leading figure of Cornell philosophy, dies at 90

9/12/2022 by : Kate Blackwood , Cornell Chronicle

Remembered as a powerful thinker and brilliant teacher, Shoemaker contributed to the outstanding reputation of Cornell philosophy during the second half of the twentieth century,

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Report shows near-total erasure of Armenian heritage sites

9/12/2022 by : David Nutt , Cornell Chronicle

The study compiled decades of high-resolution satellite imagery from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.

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At global turning point, economists take stock of 100 years of development

9/9/2022 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Major figures in world economics will gather in Ithaca Sept. 15-17 to re-think the foundations of economics and the nature of regulation – with particular care for the environment.

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King Charles III must quickly determine his path as ruler

9/9/2022 by : Staff , A&S Communications

Cornell faculty reflect on what will happen after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

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New Jewish studies major approved in College of Arts & Sciences

9/8/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

“These efforts recognize the critical questions Jewishness raises and its place as part of a shared heritage.”

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Eminent physicist Kurt Gottfried, co-founder of Union of Concerned Scientists, dies at 93

9/8/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Gottfried was also the author of a classic text on quantum mechanics and numerous scholarly articles on missile defense, space weapons, nuclear weapons and cooperative security.

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UVEX NASA mission advances with Cornell astronomers on team

9/8/2022 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Cornell astronomers Anna Y. Q. Ho and Shrinivas R. Kulkarni are part of the mission team for the UltraViolet Explorer (UVEX) mission, which has advanced toward a 2028 launch with NASA.

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$8.3M award boosts chemistry research into fuel cells, batteries

9/8/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The funding supports research, as well as the establishment of a small fleet of fuel-cell and battery powered (EV) cars at Cornell.

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Frank Drake ’51, astronomy pioneer, dies at 92

9/7/2022 by : Linda B. Glaser , A&S Communications

“Frank Drake was a pioneer of radio astronomy and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence using radio telescopes."

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The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2022-23

9/6/2022 by : Staff , A&S Communications

This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.

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McMurry makes bestselling chemistry text free in memory of son

9/6/2022 by : Kate Blackwood , A&S Communications

Starting fall 2023, the 10th edition of McMurry’s Organic Chemistry will be available an open educational resource (OER) through OpenStax.

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Student’s research focuses on Indigenous agriculture system

9/6/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

The movement involves not only re-establishing heritage foods, but also bolstering the systems that sustain them: irrigation and land access, for instance.

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A.D. White Professors are named; fall visits announced

9/6/2022

An acclaimed historian of the Caribbean and a multidisciplinary professor of the built environment have been appointed the newest A.D. White Professors-at-Large.

Arts Unplugged, Aftershocks, geopolitics since the Ukraine invasion, image of world with warplanes and ripples

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Journalists join A&S professors to discuss global impacts of war in Ukraine

9/6/2022 by : Kathy Hovis , A&S Communications

Ann Simmons, Moscow bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal, and Mark Landler, London bureau chief for the New York Times, join Professors Peter Katzenstein and Jessica Chen Weiss for the Sept. 22 Arts Unplugged event.

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Afghan students – now Cornellians – look to future

9/6/2022 by : Jonathan Miller , Cornell Chronicle

Nine Afghan undergraduates from Bangladesh-based Asian University for Women fled their country after the Taliban took control in August 2021, arriving in Ithaca four months later.