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Biodun Jeyifo
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Literatures in English

Literary critic Biodun Jeyifo dies at 80

Cornell Chronicle

Biodun “BJ” Jeyifo, a leading literary critic and cultural theorist known for his analysis of modernity and its attendant social and cultural crises, died Feb. 11 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was 80.

Daniel Gold
Cornell University file photo Daniel Gold
Asian studies

Daniel Gold, professor of Asian studies emeritus, dies at 78

Cornell Chronicle

Daniel Gold, a professor of Asian studies emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died on Feb. 16 in Ithaca. He was 78.

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Cornell University file photo Mike Fontaine
Classics

Back to in-person work? Classics professor offers tips on office humor

Cornellians

In early February, classics professor Mike Fontaine tapped the expertise he gleaned from writing How to Tell a Joke to address a very modern phenomenon: the current push by many companies for a return to the office.

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Ecology and evolutionary biology

Online module helps students recognize, develop critical thinking

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have developed an online module, running just over an hour in length, that can be offered as a way to instill concepts of critical thinking early in a student’s academic journey.

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Mal Ballinger

Assistant Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

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Natasha Ayaz

Fiction Writer
Literatures in English

A crowd gathered, holding blue and yellow flags; hands in the foreground hold a sign that says "Ukraine Resist"
alisdare1/licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 A pro-Ukraine protest in London's Trafalgar Square
History

Little changing as Ukraine-Russia war drags toward Fifth year

A&S Communications

On the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, what’s notable is the lack of change in the last year, says David Silbey, a professor at Cornell University who specializes in military history and defense policy.

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Researchers observe dynamic “gate” that tames powerful signaling molecule

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have uncovered a built-in molecular “gate” that controls the production of the molecule nitric oxide, a crucial signaling molecule throughout biology that in humans helps regulate blood pressure, brain signaling, and immune defenses. But when levels go unchecked, it can damage cells and disrupt normal signaling.

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Proteins organize for extracellular electron transfer

Cornell Chronicle

Researchers discovered electron transfer in electroactive bacteria is mediated by CymA proteins’ ability to synchronize and form a biomolecular condensate in the cell’s inner membrane.

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International studies

Global Hubs researchers probe war, how to keep peace

Cornell Chronicle

Two Cornell researchers collaborated with colleagues in the United Kingdom in an effort to understand the organized violence of modern war.

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Stephanie A.H. Divo

Senior Lecturer Emerita
Asian Studies

Blue plaque with the title, "Toni Morrison" and a paragraph of text
Alexandra Bayer/Cornell University A historical marker for Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, was unveiled at 513 N. Albany St in Ithaca, where she lived during her first year at Cornell.
Alumni

Historical marker commemorates Toni Morrison’s time in Ithaca

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell faculty, staff, students and community members celebrated the 95th birthday of Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, by unveiling a new historical marker in front of 513 N. Albany St., where she lived while in graduate school.

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Getty Images/Provided Rory Guilday ’25 thanks fans after receiving the gold medal.
Alumni

Cornell alumnae leave Milan with one gold, two silvers in Olympic hockey

Cornell Chronicle

Rory Guilday ’25 won a gold medal and Brianne Jenner ’15 and Kristin O'Neill ’20 took silver in women’s Olympic hockey.

Héctor Abruña
Jason Koski/Cornell University Héctor Abruña, the Émile M. Chamot Professor in the Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Abruña honored for chemistry in the public interest

A&S Communications

The Gustavus John Esseln Award for Chemistry in the Public Interest from the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society honors outstanding achievement in scientific and technical work that contributes to public well-being.

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Cornell University file photo
Alumni

Your February 2026 reads

Cornellians

This month’s featured titles by A&S alumni and faculty include a look at the urban-rural divide, a biography of an anti-poverty activist, and a business guide for "winning dream jobs, awards, and elite opportunities.”