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Government

J&J vaccine pause a sign of ‘super cautious’ health agencies

A&S Communications

Federal health agencies have recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after six people developed blood clots within two weeks of receiving the one-shot vaccine. Government professors Sarah Kreps and Doug Kriner, who have surveyed nearly 2,000 American adults on issues regarding their willingness to get a vaccine, comment.

Classics

Athena Kirk explores ancient Greek lists in new book

Cornell Chronicle

Athena Kirk's new book, “Ancient Greek Lists: Catalogue and Inventory Across Genres,” argues that the list form was the ancient mode of expressing value through text, examining the ways in which lists can “stand in for objects, create value, act as methods of control, and approximate the infinite.”

Cells
Molecular Biology and Genetics

The vast machineries of gene regulation

Cornell Research

Scientists had a hazy picture of the machinery that turns genes on and off. Franklin Pugh developed a sharp close-up that could change medicine.

Government

A blow to health and the pocketbook

Univision

A new Univision News poll in partnership with UnidosUS found that Hispanics in areas with non-traditional Latino communities report more problems due to Covid-19, Garcia-Rios reports, while President Joe Biden's approval among Hispanics overall is nearly 80%, and almost 9 in every 10 approve of the latest economic stimulus package.

Literatures in English

Susan Choi MFA ’95, National Book Award winner, to read on April 22

Cornell Chronicle

Novelist Susan Choi MFA ’95, whose novel "Trust Fall" won the 2019 National Book Award, will read from her New Yorker story "Flashlight" during a virtual event on April 22.

Astronomy

Space Tech Industry Day a convergence of research, business

Cornell Chronicle

A constellation of scientists, technologists and businesses will offer a glimpse into how space will be explored in the years to come during the inaugural Space Tech Industry Day, a virtual symposium hosted by Cornell on April 23.

Astronomy

From Cornell to NASA to an icy moon of Jupiter

Cornell Chronicle

Laura Jones-Wilson, M.S. ’10, Ph.D. ’12, has long had her sights set on outer space. Cornell faculty, including astronomy professor Terry Herter, helped send her to a dream job with NASA.

Physics

Elusive particle may point to undiscovered physics

Cornell Chronicle

The muon, a tiny particle, has the giant potential to upend our understanding of the subatomic world.

Distinguished Visiting Journalist Program

Top science journalists explore challenges of covering COVID

A&S Communications

Four science journalists leading the way in coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic will discuss their experiences in an upcoming College of Arts & Sciences virtual event April 28.

Creative Writing

Lennon publishes doubleheader of new fantastical fiction

Cornell Chronicle

J. Robert Lennon, who teaches fiction in Cornell’s Creative Writing Program, published two new books on April 6: “Subdivision,” a fantastical novel about memory and trauma; and “Let me Think,” 71 short stories collected from years of observing and chronicling the American absurd in fiction.

Sociology

Religion follows patterns of politicization during COVID-19

Cornell Chronicle

The analysis confirmed a documented benefit of religion: increased mental health.

Student creative works

‘Asiamnesia’ tackles racial stereotypes in entertainment industry

A&S Communications

“Asiamnesia,” being presented online April 15-17 by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, explores the stereotypes that plague Asian/Asian American actresses throughout their careers, but also celebrates their versatility and endurance.

Astronomy

Roving Mars, by air and land

A&S Communications

The Ingenuity helicopter and other rotorcraft could provide reconnaissance for rovers to help guide their routes.

Humanities

Kennedy recognized by Renaissance Society of America

Cornell Chronicle

The Renaissance Society of America has given William J. Kennedy its Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring “a lifetime of uncompromising devotion to the highest standard of scholarship accompanied by exceptional achievement in Renaissance studies.”

Klarman Fellows

Klarman fellow bridges divide between math and philosophy

Cornell Chronicle

Working in the field of logic, James Walsh, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in philosophy, studies the axiomatic method, a central methodology in mathematics whereby claims are proven from axioms.