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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Magnetic tweezers reveal polymers’ hidden properties

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers were able to stretch and twist individual molecules of a conjugated polymer and measure its mechanical and kinetic properties, gaining insights that could eventually lead to more flexible and robust soft electronic materials.

Sociology

Trends favor Le Pen victory, ‘somersaults’ in French politics

A&S Communications

Mabel Berezin, professor of sociology, says that regional elections in France on June 20 could serve as an early indicator of what may come in the 2022 presidential election.

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Racism in America

Reunion panel steers racism conversation toward action

Cornell Chronicle

The panel suggested listening to scholarly experts, implementing new initiatives and engaging students and faculty in organizations beyond the university.

Government

Juneteenth reverberates with triumph, pain, past and present

Cornell Chronicle

The holiday celebrates the day enslaved people gained their freedom. But they lacked political power then, as Black people too often do today, says associate professor Jamila Michener.

Public policy

Colleen Barry named inaugural dean of public policy school

Cornell Chronicle

Colleen L. Barry, a professor and department chair at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, has been named the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s first dean, effective Sept. 15.

Linguistics

Removing barriers through remote opportunities

Cornell Chronicle

Many Graduate School students, alumni and staff, including linguistics alumna Carol-Rose Little, Ph.D. ’20 have learned to use remote and hybrid environments to their benefit.

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Pew scholar builds on gene-editing technology

Cornell Chronicle

Elizabeth Kellogg, assistant professor of molecular biology and genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the Pew Scholars Program to pursue research into advancing gene editing capability.

Mathematics

Stillman receives UI achievement award for mathematics

Cornell Chronicle

A 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Illinois Department of Mathematics recognizes advances in the field by Michael Stillman, professor of mathematics.

Physics

Monolayer superconductor exhibits unusual behavior

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have discovered a rare “pseudogap” phenomenon that helps explain how the superconducting transition temperature can be greatly boosted in a single monolayer of iron selenide, and how it might be applied to other superconducting materials.

Public policy

Gift endows, names Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

Cornell Chronicle

The major gift from the Brooks family, whose Cornell roots span three generations, provides an early boost to help the university’s newest school achieve world-class excellence.

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Ministry of Culture - Italy Researchers carefully remove wooden beams from the Noceto Vasca Votiva before its restoration.
Classics

Researchers link ancient wooden structure to water ritual

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers used dendrochronology and a form of radiocarbon dating to identify the ancient origins of the structure in Northern Italy.

Government

Employers are Begging for Workers. Maybe That's a Good Thing.

New York Times

Jamila Michener, associate professor of government, discusses employer panic, America's poverty addiction and the messy politics of work on the Ezra Klein Show.

Humanities

New impact grants expand humanities research

Cornell Chronicle

The Society for the Humanities added to its grant offerings in 2021, awarding Humanities Impact Grants to humanities projects that “engage in broader public conversations with social impact in mind.”

Government

Margulies receives Levy faculty engagement award

Cornell Chronicle

Joseph Margulies, professor of the practice of law and government, has been awarded the 2021 George D. Levy Faculty Award for his work to break down barriers for previously incarcerated people in Tompkins County.

Asian Studies

New Global Asia minor expands study options for undergrads

A&S Communications

Students throughout the university can now minor in Global Asia Studies, with faculty approving the new area of study in May.