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Lindsay France/Cornell University Cornell President Martha E. Pollack delivers her State of the University address Oct. 14 in Kennedy Hall.
State of the University

Pollack lauds ‘amazing Cornellians’ in State of the University speech

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's president highlighted recent achievements of Arts and Sciences faculty.

Goldwin Smith Hall in the fall
Faculty Awards

Weiss teaching award honors eight exceptional faculty

Cornell Chronicle

Four A&S faculty members have been honored for their excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.

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Dave Burbank/Cornell University Vincent Mauro
Graduate student research

Latin America—Party Systems and Inequality

Cornell Research

When citizens take the law into their own hands, what’s behind this behavior? Observing such a mob scene drove Vincent Mauro to study the question.

Book cover: Blood Novels
Romance Studies

‘Blood Novels’ explores material, metaphor in Spanish realist fiction

Cornell Chronicle

Julia Chang examines the presence of blood and its deeper literary and cultural meaning in novels by three Spanish authors.

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International relations

America and China Don’t Need to Knock Each Other Out to Win

New York Times

Competition and conflict between the United States and China have continued to intensify, writes Jessica Chen Weiss, in New York Times commentary.

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Jason Koski/Cornell Members of the Cornell Astronomical Society gave tours of Fuertes Observatory to the public, who were allowed to peer through the telescope during an October 14 celebration of its 100th birthday.
Astronomy

Crowd gathers to wish ‘happy birthday’ to Fuertes telescope

A&S Communications

Partygoers enjoyed space-themed cupcakes, peered through the telescope and pored over a display of observatory instruments to celebrate Fuertes Observatory's 100th birthday.

Photograph of Wynne Williams-Ceci '24
Chris Kitchen / Cornell Wynne Williams-Ceci '24
Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program

Junior explores possibilities of influencers in public health messaging

A&S Communications

Wynne Williams-Ceci's research focuses on improving public health messaging for vaping.

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Noël Heaney/Cornell University Matthew Dallos, doctoral student in the field of history, designed the Libe Slope Wild Garden for the Biennial, to “insert a moment of wildness” on campus.
Cornell Biennial

From fabric arts to human waste: Student Biennial projects transcend

Cornell Chronicle

More than a dozen students are taking part in the Cornell Biennial, which aims to serve as an anchor for the arts at Cornell.

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International studies

How security crises can spur state-building in Latin America

Cornell Chronicle

Gustavo Flores-Macías analyzes key factors of public safety across Latin America in his new book.

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Physics

Research: Electrons in a strange metal world

Cornell Research

Why do electrons in high-temperature superconductors behave the way they do? A quantum explanation could have planetary payoffs.

Vincent Mauro
Provided Vincent Mauro
International studies

Tips for Grad Students from a Global PhD Research Scholar

Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies

Government PhD candidate Vincent Mauro shares his strategies for making the most of your time at an international collection of primary materials.

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Provided Cornell Undergraduate Veterans Association students pose for a group photo at the university’s new Veteran Program House before Slope Day 2022
Student veterans

Student veteran finds a sense of community at Cornell

Alumni Affairs & Development

Matthew Garcia '25 was in the first cohort of student-veterans to move in to the university’s new Veteran Program House on University Avenue.

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Global Cornell

Global Cornell awards support new international courses

Cornell Chronicle

Five International Cornell Curriculum grants totaling $114,000 will support faculty developing courses that feature international experiences for students.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Gustavo Quintero, PhD student in Romance Studies (ROMS), teaches Spanish (SPAN) 3020.
Language learning

Grant supports language learning research

A&S Communications

“Understanding the impact of Languages Across the Curriculum on all participants will allow us to build on its success and offer multilingual students more opportunities to engage with their disciplinary content in languages other than English."

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Boyce Thompson Institute Boyce Thompson Institute's Frank Schroeder and Jingfang Yu in BTI’s Center for Advanced Mass Spectrometry (CAMS).
Brain Research

Chemist offers new insights into how serotonin regulates behavior

Boyce Thompson Institute

The findings could ultimately lead to more effective treatments for a wide range of mental health disorders.