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Congress building with wide porteco and green dome: Argentina
Nestor Barbitta/Unsplash Congress of the Republic of Argentina, Buenos Aires
Latin America

Cornell expert: Milei’s platform ‘important driver’ of significant change

A&S Communications

Argentines have voted to elect Javier Milei, economist and former TV pundit, as their next president, and Gustavo Flores-Macías weighs in.

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Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholar alumni profile: Neel Mehta '23

A&S Communications

"The skills that you pick up in the lab are always going to stay with you."

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Government

Martin Shefter, professor of government, dies at 79

Cornell Chronicle

Martin Shefter ’64, professor of government emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Nov. 3 in Ithaca. He was 79.

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George Orlov

Senior Lecturer
CDER, Economics

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Music

Catherine Appert on Planet Rap: Where hip-hop came from and where it's going

Cornell SCE

During this Winter Session course offering, Dr. Appert will survey the vast musical and cultural impact rap has had on the world since its inception in New York City during the 1970s.

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Creative Writing Program

From pages to pixels: Writers offer literary take on video games

Cornell Chronicle

In “Critical Hits,” a new essay anthology co-edited by J. Robert Lennon, writers explore their own experiences with video games, and how those simulated worlds connect to real life.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Anna Ho, assistant professor of astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Astronomy

With unprecedented flares, stellar corpse shows signs of life

Cornell Chronicle

The bright, brief flashes – as short as a few minutes in duration, and as powerful as the original explosion 100 days later – appeared in the aftermath of a rare type of stellar cataclysm.

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Ryan Young/Cornell University David Folkenflik ’91 (left) moderates the panel “Free Press in a Free Society: U.S. Newsrooms on the Front Lines” with Suzanne Mettler, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in government, and Sewell Chan, editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune.
Free Expression Theme Year

What’s worth protecting about a free press? NPR’s Folkenflik asks panelists

Cornell Chronicle

“News is so important because it’s the foundation for critical thinking and critical debate,” said Texas Tribune editor-in-chief Sewell Chan.

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Government

Peace is possible for Israel and Gaza—if their leaders want it

Time Magazine

This may be a once-in-a-century opportunity for peace, writes Uriel Abulof, visiting professor of government in the College of Arts and Sciences, in a Time opinion piece.

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International studies

Cornell expert: Don’t expect big breakthroughs from Biden-Xi meeting

A&S Communications

With President Joe Biden meeting face-to-face with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday, government professor Allen Carlson says a key factor will be how much the two heads of state are able to publicly agree to disagree. 

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Language study

Einaudi fellowships support students learning uncommon languages

Cornell Chronicle

Now in her third year as a doctoral student in government, Frances Cayton believes that growing her skills in Ukrainian is key to her dissertation in comparative politics

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Provided The 2023-24 FAN Fellows, from left: Anthony Burrow, Anindita Banerjee, Iftikhar Dadi, Tara Holm, Gerlinde Van de Walle and Jocelyn Rose.
Faculty leadership

Banerjee named Mellon Fellow in diversity network

Cornell Chronicle

Banerjee will participate in a two-year academic leadership and governance fellowship.

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redcharlie/Unsplash Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal
Program in Freedom and Free Societies

Talk on arts and sciences and why they matter, Nov. 30

A&S Communications

Christopher S. Celenza will suggest some answers that arise from considering the history of the liberal arts, medieval and early modern universities, and the rise of the arts and sciences in the modern era.

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Olive Prince

Visiting Lecturer
Performing and Media Arts

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Chris Kitchen Neil Cholli often goes to the white board in his Uris Hall office to "think things through" while analyzing data on social mobility
Klarman Fellows

Klarman Fellow’s mission: Break cycles of poverty through fact-based policy

A&S Communications

Neil Cholli studies labor and public economics with a goal of helping to shape social policy in the U.S.