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Archaeology

Faculty forge archaeology partnership at Pompeii

Cornell Chronicle

Caitlín Barrett, associate professor of classics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kathryn Gleason ’79, professor of landscape architecture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, have been collaborating since 2016 on the excavation and survey of a large house and garden site, the Casa della Regina Carolina Project, at Pompeii in southern Italy.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Researchers pinpoint mechanism controlling cell protein traffic

A&S Communications

Cells depend on signaling to regulate most life processes, including cell growth and differentiation, immune response and reactions to various stresses.

Milstein Program

Milstein students participate in critical reflection workshops

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Milstein students spent two weeks in February participating in critical reflection and Intergroup Dialogue Project workshops as part of their Collab Course. In these workshops, students reflect on their ongoing work with community partners and learn about mentorship opportunities within the program and on campus.

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Astronomy

Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’ legacy lives on in new series

Forty years after Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan first introduced the world to the wonders of science through his “Cosmos” television series, a new season of thought-provoking scientific adventures will air on the National Geographic Channel, beginning March 9. All but one of the science advisers for the acclaimed series are Cornell faculty.

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Global

Einaudi Center awards eight faculty grants

Seed and small grants from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies are launching some big global initiatives – from uncovering one of Pompeii’s lost gardens to bringing together international researchers studying Indonesia’s 700 languages.

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Improved CRISPR gene drive solves problems of old tech

Gene drives use genetic engineering to create a desired mutation in a few individuals that then spreads via mating throughout a population in fewer than 10 generations.

Africana Studies & Classics

A&S junior combines love of Classics, Africana for unique research project

A&S Communications

Joshua Johnson’s ’21 senior research project won’t be just on paper – he envisions kids walking through his senior project: a museum that helps them think more broadly about the term “classical civilizations.”

Performing & Media Arts

Sci-fi thriller “The Nether” questions ethics in virtual worlds

Department of Performing & Media Arts

Note: The Saturday, March 14, performance of "The Nether" has been cancelled. The Friday performance will take place at 7:30 pm as scheduled.

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Cornell Center for Social Sciences

Center for Social Sciences names 2020-21 faculty fellows

Cornell Chronicle

Climate change, school segregation and online interaction are among the topics to be investigated by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences’ newest group of faculty fellows.

Interdisciplinary

Migrations initiative announces cross-campus awards

What impact does weather have on Mexican migrants’ decisions and routes? What is the connection between contemporary human migrations and the forced migration of the African slave trade?Can we relocate a sinking city to become a new political crossroads and hub of biocultural diversity? And how are emerging diseases like COVID-19 related to the increasingly mobile practices of humans and animals?

Psychology, Sociology, Economics

Provost announces School of Public Policy, superdepartments

Cornell Chronicle

Concluding a multiyear review, Provost Michael I. Kotlikoff has announced a pair of initiatives intended to chart the future of social sciences scholarship and education at Cornell.The university will launch the Cornell School of Public Policy, a separate school with its own dean who will report to the provost. In addition, “superdepartments” drawing faculty from multiple colleges or schools will be created or expanded in the disciplines of economics, psychology and sociology.

Music, English, Science and Technology Studies

NYC Visioning projects host cross-campus events

Cornell Chronicle

The four faculty teams that received funding support through the President’s Visioning Committee on Cornell in New York City have conducted cross-campus workshops, hosted interdisciplinary talks and expanded their outreach as they move towards presenting final results in the fall.

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Alumni support

Support Arts & Sciences students on Giving Day March 12

The College of Arts & Sciences is gearing up for Giving Day on Thursday, March 12 and we hope you'll join in the fun!Your gifts to our annual fund, undergraduate scholarship fund or any of our departments and programs help our faculty and students reach their full potential.

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Government

In South Carolina, Democrats debated when a dictator is really a dictator. So what’s the answer?

The Washington Post

After the focus on dictatorships in the South Carolina democratic debate on Tuesday, Valerie Bunce, the Aaron Binenkorb Professor of International Studies and government professor at Cornell, and Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, discuss differing types of dictatorship and authoritarian regimes

Physics

Physicist illuminates Big Bang in spring Hans Bethe Lecture

Cornell Chronicle

This lecture has been cancelled.Leftover radiation from the Big Bang – the cosmic microwave background (CMB) – carries clues about the fundamental nature of the universe, which was only 400,000 years old when the CMB was released.