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Orinoco14/Creative Commons license 2.0 Protein crystals
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Picking up good vibrations – of proteins – at CHESS

Cornell Chronicle

A new method for analyzing protein crystals – developed by Cornell researchers and given a funky two-part name – could open up applications for new drug discovery and other areas of biotechnology and biochemistry.

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A. Flecker/Cornell University Aquaculture ponds near Iquitos, Peru, July 2022
International studies

Einaudi seed grants finding fertile soil

Cornell Chronicle

Faculty from six colleges across Cornell tackle issues ranging from the health of endangered wild dogs to the spread of misinformation through social media.

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Laura Chichisan/College of Arts and Sciences The New Frontier Grant-funded project “The Biopolitics of Global Health After Covid” will consider health at the world-wide scale
New Frontier Grants

$2.5M in A&S New Frontier Grants supports bold projects

Cornell Chronicle

A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.

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Patrick Shanahan Eden Kebede '25 collects a soil sample in a forest outside Ithaca.
Student research

Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students

A&S Communications

This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.

Olivia Breitkopf
Extraordinary Journeys

'I am most proud of my intellectual growth at Cornell'

Olivia Breitkopf

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Nadir Ali Students and faculty in Cornell’s fall 2022 Design Justice Workshop and Detroit Public School juniors enrolled in the University of Michigan Architecture Preparatory Program (ArcPrep) get a view of the Detroit skyline from Belle Isle Park.
Research collaborations

Multi-college scholars think deeply about cities

A&S Communications

Part of Cornell's Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, Cornell students explored creative ways to understand urban landscapes during two cross-disciplinary courses this year.

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Quantum research

Cornell, Google first to detect key to quantum computing future

Cornell Chronicle

The method, realized in theory by Prof. Eun-Ah Kim and Yuri Lensky, could protect bits of quantum information by storing them nonlocally.

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Roger Theise for Cornell University Misha Inniss-Thompson ’16, assistant research professor of psychology, gave the keynote address at the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives’ annual Honors Award Ceremony on May 5 in the Statler Hotel.
Student experiences

Prioritize space to dream, OADI alumna tells diverse students

Cornell Chronicle

… Outstanding OADI Staff Partner; Arifa Mim ’23 , A&S: Gloria Joseph Award, Opportunity Programs Students; Adam Sharifi …

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Per Meistrup/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license Voters in the Thailand general election 2019
Global politics

Thai elections defy long-standing rule banning criticism of monarchy

A&S Communications

A growing dissatisfaction within Thailand with the country’s conservative monarchy makes a May 14 election significant.

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Humanities Scholar Program

From poetry to philosophy to politics, Humanities Scholars share research

A&S Communications

The end-of-year HSP research conference May 5 featured presentations by 45 senior undergraduates.

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Extraordinary Journeys

Life is full of possibilities: Meet the extraordinary class of 2023

A&S Communications

Read about the Cornell experiences of some of the amazing students in our graduating class.

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B. Saxon, NRAO/AUI/NSF View of Green Bank’s 40-foot telescope from the front at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO)
Astronomy

Reversible magnetic field found around a fast radio burst for the first time

A&S Communications

“These new observations are another step forward in understanding the remarkable engines and the diversity of fast radio bursts.”

Book cover: The Founding of Modern States
Government

Government scholar compares founding histories of six modern states

A&S Communications

Comparing Britain, the United States and France with the Soviet Union, Nazi Germany and the Islamic Republic of Iran, Richard Bensel uncovers a paradox at the heart of every modern state founding.

Angela Pan
Extraordinary Journeys

'The International Student Union was a critical part of my Cornell experience'

Angela Pan is majoring in government and China & Asia Pacific studies.

Bianca Garcia
Extraordinary Journeys

'I have discovered the true value of my own work'

Bianca Garcia is an anthropology and College Scholar major.