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Kaushik Basu wearing a tweed jacket with hand upraised as he delivers a talk.
Cornell University File Photo Kaushik Basu at a 2016 Chats in the Stacks talk about his book “An Economist in the Real World.”
Economics

Dear diary: Basu shares notes from policymaking’s front lines

Cornell Chronicle

… Bank in 2012, Basu oversaw a team of about 300 economists supporting the bank’s mission to help governments reduce …

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Awards

Student Awards 2021-2022 TK

A&S Communications

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Family gathering for a group hug
Sociology

Religious have fewer children in secular countries

Cornell Chronicle

The study reveals that “societal secularism” is a better predictor of fertility rates than surveys of individuals’ religiosity or secularism.

Reflections of Mars' South Pole
ESA/Mars Express Mars’ south pole – which looks like creamy swirls in cappuccino – is an icy cap with carbon dioxide and other geologic traits. About a mile below the cap is smectite, a hydrated version of clay.
Astronomy

Mars’ bright south pole reflections may be clay – not water

Cornell Chronicle

“Those bright reflections have been big news over the last few years because they were initially interpreted as liquid water below the ice.”

Cover art for "The Queer Nuyorican"
Performing & Media Arts

Book explores historical queerness of the Nuyorican Poets Cafe

Cornell Chronicle

“What’s really interesting about the space and these artists is that there is a queerness that has always been at the cafe, but that has never been used to frame the space.”

Beams of light
Physics

Chaotic electrons heed ‘limit’ in strange metals

Cornell Chronicle

"We are finally unlocking the enigma behind the intense motions of electrons in strange metals.”

Fuertes Observatory against a starry sky
Astronomy

Lai and Mish win initial graduate, professional teaching prize

Cornell Chronicle

Dong Lai, M.S. ’91, Ph.D. ’94, professor of astronomy, has won Cornell’s inaugural Provost Award for Teaching Excellence in Graduate and Professional Degree Programs.

Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Literatures in English

From Kenya to Cornell, writer Mukoma ranges across genres

Cornell Chronicle

Mukoma Wa Ngugi channeled his fascination with Ethiopian "Tizita" songs into his fourth novel, “Unbury Our Dead With Song,” which will be published Sept. 21.

Person receiving vaccine
Steven Cornfield on Unsplash
Government

Vaccine acceptance higher in developing nations than U.S.

Cornell Chronicle

The study provides one of the first insights into vaccine acceptance and hesitancy in a broad selection of low- and middle-income countries, covering more than 20,000 survey respondents.

Wedding bouquet and rings
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Sociology

Choose wisely: Spouses consolidate resources in families

Cornell Chronicle

In consolidating multiple types of resources, married partners deal themselves and their children better hands with long-term payoffs, but the process may amplify inequality across generations.

Image of hundreds of microscopic proteins shaped like cylinders
Kellogg Lab provided A cryo-electron microscopy image of TnsC filaments.
Molecular Biology & Genetics

Advanced microscopy shines light on new CRISPR-Cas system

Cornell Chronicle

The CRISPR-Cas system holds promise for developing an improved gene editing tool.

Samantha Sheppard
Samantha Sheppard
Performing & Media Arts

PMA professor named Academy Film Scholar

A&S Communications

Samantha N. Sheppard, associate professor of performing and media arts, has been named a 2021 Academy Film Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

people protesting
History

3 tropes of white victimhood

The Atlantic

History professor Lawrence Glickman writes in The Atlantic that in the conservative world, the idea that white people in the United States are under siege has become doctrine.

People placing their hands together in a circle
Moral Psychology

Following the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can stifle diversity

Cornell Chronicle

People who believe there is a single right answer to a question are better at coordinating with others, but that benefit may come at the expense of a diversity of opinions.

Wind turbines in a green, hilly landscape
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Wilson wins grant to explore rare earth element opportunities

Cornell Chronicle

Justin Wilson has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop more efficient methods of separating rare earth elements, which are found in wind turbines, liquid crystal displays, batteries, and portable electronics.