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Government

Reforming police culture across nation a ‘shared responsibility’

2/8/2023 A&S Communications

Professor Joseph Margulies says that while President Biden was right to call for police accountability in the State of the Union address, we all share responsibility for police culture.

A boy seated on stone steps, dressed in shorts and a white shirt. Black and white historical image — Provided Isaac Kramnick at a sanatorium where he was treated for rheumatic fever.

Alumni magazine

In a Posthumous Memoir, Famed Prof Recalls a Turbulent Childhood

2/7/2023 Cornellians

Long before Isaac Kramnick joined the Cornell faculty, he was a foster child from a family grappling with poverty and mental illness.

Person waits for a COVID test while people wearing medical gear hurry by — Jason Koski/Cornell University Coronavirus testing site at Fischell Band Center in 2020

Public Health

Lessons learned from pandemic successes and failures: a conversation Feb. 20

2/7/2023 A&S Communications

What have we learned about the successes and failures of the policy responses to Covid‑19?

man standing outside stone wall — Provided Akimasa Ihara

Student research

Student wins fellowship to continue quantum computing education

2/6/2023 A&S Communications

“This program focuses on the social good that can come from interactions between science and policy."

woman in front of a staircase — Provided Kamillah Knight ’13, MPA ’15, MBA ’22

Alumni support

Two A&S alums honored for volunteer efforts

2/6/2023 A&S Communications

The two are among five winners of the inaugural Robert S. Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards.

Vinson Cunningham, an African American man with black beard and brown glasses wearing a black shirt and jean jacket. — Vinson Cunningham

Literatures in English

New Yorker critic wins 2021-22 Nathan Award

2/6/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Vinson Cunningham, a theatre critic at The New Yorker magazine, has been named winner of the 2021-22 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.

Romance Studies

When there’s an “I” in history

2/3/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Enzo Traverso critiques a new trend in historical writing, in which historians place themselves in their books.

Soldiers stand in formation beyond a wooden sign — LCPL Matthew J. Anderson/USAF US Marine Corps personnel on the Philippine Marine Corps Base

Government

U.S. strikes deal for military bases with Philippines

2/3/2023 A&S Communications

The United States is expanding its presence in Southeast Asia with an agreement to establish four bases in the Philippines, as part of an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Professor Thomas Pepinsky says the deal is a major development in U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy.

Government

Cornell expert: ‘We’re now paying George Santos not to do the hard work’

2/3/2023 A&S Communications

New York Representative George Santos has told GOP colleagues that he is temporarily stepping back from his congressional committee assignments. Steve Israel, professor of government and policy at Cornell University and a former congressman, can speak to the ramifications for Santos’ constituents.

Humanities

The unexpected importance of the sea sponge in classical history

2/3/2023 A&S Communications

In the Society for the Humanities Invitational Lecture Feb. 15, art historian Verity Platt will present her research on the humble sea sponge.

woman in golden room — Provided Ingabire visited the Opera Garnier in Paris.

Student experiences

Study abroad, travel opportunities ramping back up

2/2/2023 A&S Communications

“We are thrilled that study abroad opportunities around the world are once again available to our students."

Music Department A picture of Alex Nik Pasqualini

Music

Doctoral student to speak in Soup & Hope series

2/1/2023 A&S Communications

Alex Nik Pasqualini will share their story of hope in a talk as part of the Soup & Hope series on Feb. 23.

Person wearing a suit standing behind a desk, speaking seriously — Provided Richard Gottfried '68 speaking on the Assembly floor

Aumni

On a Half-Century of Navigating a ‘Maze Lined with Flypaper’

2/1/2023 Cornellians

First elected at just 23, retired Assemblyman Richard Gottfried ’68 holds the record for longest-serving New York State legislator.

Creative Writing Program

New York Times best-selling author Ross Gay to read Feb. 9

1/31/2023 A&S Communications

A poet and essayist, Gay will read from his most recent collection of essays, “Inciting Joy” and other works.

man smiling — Justin Goot, career development associate in A&S

Career development

Job hunting amid tech layoffs

1/31/2023 A&S Communications

Career Development is offering a free online session for students interested in the tech sector.

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