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Provided Corey (center) and Evan (right) with dad Brian, sporting Big Red colors at Lynah. (Photo provided)
Cornelliana

History Brothers: A Chat with Evan Earle ’02, MS ’14, and Corey Earle ’07

Cornellians

Steeped in Big Red lore since childhood, they ponder their favorite artifacts, what Ezra would think of today’s University, and more.

Stop motion images of a dragonfly turning over in flight
Provided This series of images, captured by three high-speed video cameras filming at 4,000 frames per second, track a dragonfly as it was released upside-down from a magnetic tether and rolled 180 degrees to reorient itself.
Physics

Dragonflies use vision, subtle wing control to straighten up and fly right

Cornell Chronicle

As one of the oldest insect species on the planet, dragonflies are an early innovator of aerial flight.

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Global Cornell

Migrations grants fund worldwide interdisciplinary projects

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell faculty and their community partners will tell the stories of local migrant farmworkers, use documentary film to better understand climate change and dispossession, learn how migratory birds are affected by drug trafficking and more.

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Dave Burbank/Cornell University Jeffrey Palmer (left) and Malte Ziewitz, recipients of the 2022 Robert and Helen Appel Fellowship for Humanists and Social Scientists, at a May 10 reception.
Excellence in teaching and advising

Arts and Sciences faculty honored for teaching, advising excellence

Cornell Chronicle

"These faculty members and graduate teaching assistants have made tremendous contributions for the benefit of our students, guiding their educational paths and molding their experiences."

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The 2030 Project

The 2030 Project to marshal faculty to solve climate crisis

Cornell Chronicle

… silos and fostering unlikely partnerships to tackle one of the gravest challenges humanity has ever faced. “We …

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Provided Like all cnidarians, the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, has cnidocytes, or stinging cells.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Jellyfish’s stinging cells hold clues to biodiversity

Cornell Chronicle

Biologist Leslie Babonis studied sea anemones to understand how a neuron could be reprogrammed to make a new cell.

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Taneli Lahtinen/Unsplash A road in Finland
International politics

Finland, Sweden considering NATO not surprising given historical context

A&S Communications

The announcement marks a turning point but is not entirely surprising from a historical perspective, says professor Cristina Florea.

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EHT Collaboration/Provided This is the first image of Sagittarius A\*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy.
Astronomy

Team reveals first image of the black hole at our galaxy’s heart

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers contributed to the first direct visual evidence of something compact and very massive at the center of the Milky Way.

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Lisa Banlaki Frank/CAM In fall 2018, Li came to campus for a visit during which she spoke to classes, held training sessions with Cornell Dining staff, met with students, and did a cooking demo in Okenshields, where several Mei Mei dishes were featured at dinner.
Alumni

Chef Irene Li ’12, BA ’15, marries culinary verve and social action

Cornellians

The Boston restaurateur and dumpling maven now boasts a James Beard Leadership Award.

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New Frontier Grants

New Frontier Grants push boundaries in A&S research

Cornell Chronicle

The College has awarded seven New Frontier Grants totaling $1.25 million to faculty members pursuing critical developments in areas across sciences and humanities.

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Ryan Young / Cornell University 2022 Cornell Campus-Community Leadership Award winners Claire Deng ’22 (left) and Temilola (Lola) Adepoju ’22
Student honors

Students honored for local community impact

Cornell Chronicle

Temilola (Lola) Adepoju ’22 and Claire Deng ’22 are among graduating seniors who have shown exceptional town-gown leadership and innovation.

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Psychology

Undergraduate psychology conference to feature diverse research

Cornell Chronicle

Thirty-five students will present on topics from implicit bias in person perceptions to early-life adversity in prairie voles and more.

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Germán Reyes/Provided The National Institute of Educational Studies in Brazil
Graduate student research

Travel Grants Help Graduate Students Conduct Research Across the Globe

Cornell University Graduate School

The Graduate School awarded over 100 Research Travel Grants totaling $204,196 in 2021-22, the largest group of grants awarded since the pandemic began interrupting travel.

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Flutist Gili Schwarzman will perform at Mayfest
Music performance

Mayfest chamber music festival returns to Ithaca May 20-24

Cornell Chronicle

The music department's annual springtime festival of world-class chamber music will feature performances by exceptional guest artists from around the world.

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Provided A hole 22 meters in diameter near the summit of Cerro Chajnantor in Chile’s Atacama Desert, at an elevation of 18,400 feet stands ready for the cement foundation on which the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope will one day rest.
Astronomy

Major progress made in construction of Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope

Cornell Chronicle

Project scientists are looking forward to collecting data that will give them insight into the universe’s earliest days; the telescope will also play a role in the search for gravitational waves and dark matter.