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Sreang Hok/Cornell University Touchdown oversees Giving Day festivities in Willard Straight Hall.
Giving Day

More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours

Cornell Chronicle

On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.

Book cover: I'm a Neutrino
Science for kids

Meet the neutrinos: Kids’ book introduces mystery particles

Cornell Chronicle

Physics researcher Eve Vavagiakis published “I’m a Neutrino: Tiny Particles in a Big Universe,” a picture book introducing children (and adults) to tiny particles that have an outsized effect on the universe.

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International relations

Myanmar genocide declaration could propel legal consequences

A&S Communications

The Biden administration has declared repression of the Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide, a formal declaration, says professor Oumar Ba, that carries significant rhetorical weight, in addition to potential legal consequences.

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Cornell Center for Social Sciences

CCSS announces 2022 spring grants for faculty

Cornell Chronicle

The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has announced its spring grants for faculty.

Michael Reynolds, M.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’21, postdoctoral associate in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the College of Engineering, demonstrated an origami model of a nanobot.
Sreang Hok/Cornell University Michael Reynolds, M.S. ’17, Ph.D. ’21, postdoctoral associate in the Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in the College of Engineering, demonstrated an origami model of a nanobot.
Arts Unplugged

Panelists explore ‘Science of the Very, Very Small’

Cornell Chronicle

From a nanoscale “brobot” flexing its muscles to a discussion of the artistry of scientific images, participants at a March 9 event got an up-close look at how quantum science and nanotechnology are shaping our lives.

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Jeff Viano/Military Service Digital Photographic Files The US Navy's Predator Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) parked on a runway in preparation for a simulated Navy reconnaissance mission
Government

Panel: Drone warfare is increasingly sophisticated, deadly

Cornell Chronicle

Policymakers, legislators and military strategists must prepare for the consequences of other countries and actors such as the Islamic State using drones, according to panelists in a Cornell discussion March 14.

Professor Jonathan Metzl
Vanderbilt University
American Studies

Vanderbilt's Jonathan Metzl to deliver Krieger Lecture

A&S Communications

Jonathan Metzl, the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry and the Director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society at Vanderbilt University is the speaker.

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Government

Study: Language may not shape social outcomes

Cornell Chronicle

A new linguistic study, authored by Thomas Pepinsky, argues that there is no evidence that linguistic differences affect social and economic outcomes.

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Roman history

Historian delves into the battle that shaped the Roman Empire

Cornell Chronicle

In his new book, “The War That Made the Roman Empire: Antony, Cleopatra, and Octavian at Actium,” historian Barry Strauss offers a more accurate, nuanced narrative of the conflict and the fascinating personalities at its core.

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SCDBob/Creative Commons license 2.5 RQ-1 Predator of Italian Air Force
Drones

Drones in Ukraine have ‘irrevocably altered’ character of war

A&S Communications

As the Biden administration sends Switchblade drones for Ukraine's defense against Russia, Cornell government scholar Paul Lushenko comments on the use of drones in this and future conflicts.

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Provided Henley Schulz ‘22 spent the summer in Washington D.C., working in the office of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio.
Student experiences

Students can apply now for Summer Experience Grants

A&S Communications

More than $500,000 will be available to help students pay for housing, food, travel costs and other expenses during an unpaid or minimally-paid internship or career opportunity

Dianne Harris
Dianne Harris
Humanities

Dianne Harris to deliver Future of the Humanities Lecture

Cornell Chronicle

“Access and the 21st Century University,” March 23, will focus on the meaning of "access" to liberal arts education.

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Jack Madden/Provided With a color catalog based on Earth’s microbes, astronomers can begin to decipher the tint of life on distant, frozen exoplanets, as depicted in this artistic rendering by Jack Madden Ph.D. ’20.
Astronomy

Tint of life: Color catalog built to find frozen worlds

Cornell Chronicle

As ground-based and space telescopes improve, astronomers need a color-coded guide to compare Earth’s biological microbes to cold, distant exoplanets to grasp their composition.

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Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona/Unsplash Ukrainians In London gather outside Downing street in February.
International relations

Cornell historian says Russia’s war on Ukraine could be a catalyst

A&S Communications

Ukraine’s President Vladimir Zelensky spoke to the U.S. Congress on March 16 in a direct appeal for help as Russia continues its bombardment. The war might result in new forms of international cooperation, says Cristina Florea, assistant professor of history.

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Student experiences

A&S Student starts first term on Ithaca's Common Council

A&S Communications

A&S student Jorge Defendini '22, a new member of Ithaca's Common Council, is focusing on environment and housing issues.