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Kate Manne
Philosophy

A moral philosopher contemplates the evils of 'fatphobia'

Cornellians

After penning two acclaimed books on misogyny, Kate Manne turns her attention to a different—but related—form of oppression

Yuval Grossman
Ryan Young/Cornell University Yuval Grossman, professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been visiting Arab villages in Israel during academic breaks since 2019 to teach math to school children. His last trip was in January.
Physics, math and connection

Choosing connection: Physics professor teaches Arab youth in Israel

Cornell Chronicle

Professor Yuval Grossman has been traveling to Israel to lead math and physics activities with young people in Arab villages since 2019. His most recent trip was in January.

cars drive on a rainy street in Moscow
Platon Matakaev/Unsplash Moscow
Russia

Russia’s presidential election is ‘not so important’ as what will come after

A&S Communications

… Mobilization is the one thing that has shaken Russians’ support for the war. Russians remain overwhelmingly opposed … opposition. It is difficult to find any social group that supports it. “The potential domestic and battlefield …

Margarita Suñer
Linguistics

‘Innovative’ linguist Margarita Suñer dies at 82

Cornell Chronicle

Margarita Amalia Suñer, professor of linguistics emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), died in Ojai, California on Feb. 29 after a long bout with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 82.

Two people talking while crouched together on a lawn, studying something
Cheyenne Reuben-Thomas, a doctoral student in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology, does field work on land management.
Sustainability

Grad student grants support sustainability, biodiversity

Cornell Chronicle

Thirty-one graduate students across three colleges, including A&S, have been awarded research grants from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Filament formation enables cancer cells’ glutamine addiction

Cornell Chronicle

Blocking the formation of filaments – multi-enzyme structures that fuel cancer activity – may offer new ways to control cancer cell proliferation, according to a new study led by Cornell researchers.

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Pheng Cheah Ph.D. ’98
Society for the Humanities

Pheng Cheah Ph.D. ’98 to deliver Culler Theory Lecture

A&S Communications

“Beyond the World as Picture: Worlding and Becoming the Whole World [devenir tout le monde],”will examine philosophical accounts of the ways in which we organize the concept of reality.

Several people pose around a sign for "Southern African Policy Institute"
Eva Telesca (first row, black and white stripes) and fellow study abroad students visit the Southern African Institute for Policy and Research.
Global Cornell

Students to discuss navigating identities abroad

Cornell Chronicle

Panelists who have studied in countries ranging from Denmark to South Africa will speak about their perspectives on gender, sexuality, race and identities that impacted them while abroad during an upcoming global freedom of expression event.

Several people stand in front of a white portico
Herbie Ziskend Prof. Ross Brann, the Milton R. Konvitz Professor of Jewish and Near East Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences (front row, far right) organized a tour of the White House for students in the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy's Cornell in Washington program in February.
Cornell in Washington

Students in DC examine antisemitism, Islamophobia

Cornell Chronicle

Students from the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s Cornell in Washington program will have an opportunity to observe in person how policymakers contend with Islamophobia and antisemitism at a White House briefing on March 14.

Anna Shechtman
Media studies

‘Queen of crosswords’ recovers the puzzle’s feminist side

Cornell Chronicle

… In “The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting a Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle,” Klarman Fellow Anna Shechtman combines a history of the crossword highlighting its early women innovators with her memoir of a personal challenge. … Shechtman published her first New York Times crossword at age 19 and has since been crowned “the new queen of …

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Jeffreys
History

Freedom-seekers inspire doctoral candidate’s work

A&S Communications

History doctoral candidate Megan Jeffreys is using runaway slave ads as one of the foundations of her work.

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Free Expression

Talk focuses on academic freedom post Oct. 7

Cornell Chronicle

On March 13, the Department of Near Eastern Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences will host “Academic Freedom and Middle East Scholars after Oct. 7,” one of Cornell’s Freedom of Expression theme year events.

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Richard Ying and Tangui Morlier/Creative Commons license 3.0 French National Assembly
Sociology

France’s abortion rights vote sets potential ‘worldwide precedent’

A&S Communications

France is the first county in the world to include a right to an abortion in its constitution, underscoring the role of culture, religion and secular governance in the preservation and progress of individual freedoms, says sociologist Landon Schnabel.

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Astronomy

Student buses planned for eclipse viewing

A&S Communications

Cornell students can travel right to the heart of the eclipse’s path, thanks to the student-led Astronomical Society at Cornell.

Dr. Yunn-Shan Ma
Provided Dr. Yunn-Shan Ma will conduct the Empowerment Through Music concert March 9.
Music

Concert celebrates International Women’s Day

A&S Communications

The annual Empowerment Through Music concert will be held Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 pm in Sage Chapel.