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Person wearing red sits for a portait, backed by an image of a galaxy — Carnegie Institution for Science Archives Rubin in a 1980s-era portrait

Astronomy

Alumna’s namesake observatory takes a deep dive into the cosmos

6/27/2025 Cornellians

The facility, which honors astronomer Vera Cooper Rubin, MS ’51, has released its first images—and they’re mind-blowing

Faculty excellence

A&S honors 13 faculty with endowed professorships

6/27/2025 A&S Communications

The professorships are made possible because of gifts from alumni, parents and friends.

Book cover: The Greater Second World War

History

Global perspectives reframe timeline and scope of WWII

6/25/2025 Cornell Chronicle

This summer marks the 80th anniversary of the “official” end of World War II, but a new book co-edited by Ruth Lawlor, assistant professor of history, extends the war’s timeline back to 1931 and into the mid-1950s.

A sign sticks out from a crowd of people, saying "the Earth is flat) — Kajetan Sumila/Unsplash

Psychology

Conspiracy theorists unaware their beliefs are on the fringe

6/24/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Overconfidence is a hallmark trait of people who believe in conspiracies, Cornell psychology researchers have found.

Government

Iranian nuclear project may be more dangerous now than ever

6/24/2025 A&S Communications

Professor of government Uriel Abulof: “In the aftermath of recent regional escalations, there’s a growing risk of repeating a familiar—and dangerous—pattern: ceasefire, self-congratulation, and strategic blindness

Faculty honors

Colanzi wins Zinklar Award for short fiction

6/24/2025 A&S Communications

… in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S), has won the 2025 Zinklar Award, which honors short story authors. …

Person sitting on grass, reading a book propped on knees — Sreang Hok/Cornell University Summer reading on the Arts Quad

Alumni

Your June 2025 reads

6/23/2025 Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include the latest from A&S faculty Ishion Hutchinson and Charlie Green, plus A&A alumni Chris Pavone '89 and Sarah Spain '02.

White plate, broken in half on a wood floor — Elanchezhian Narayanasamy/Unsplash

Psychology

Emotion – not just action – helps brain define, divide events

6/20/2025 Cornell Chronicle

Study participants who watched scenes from popular movies showed emotion plays a larger role than previously understood in establishing event boundaries that help structure attention and memory.

Book cover: Child of Light — Provided In "Child of Light," an experimental historical fiction set in 1890s Utica, Jesi Bender-Buell '07 tells the story of a young girl as she tries to understand her world through the interests of her parents: Spiritualism for Mama, electrical engineering for Papa.

Alumni

Why experimental art is more important than ever

6/20/2025 Cornellians

… to a set of rules. Read the full story on the Cornellians website . …

Bright green sprout in dark soil — Daniel Dan/Unsplash

Research support

SPROUT Awards cultivate early-stage engineering research

6/20/2025 Cornell Chronicle

… detecting life on distant ocean worlds, the latest Cornell Engineering SPROUT Awards are cultivating breakthroughs … SPROUT Awards cultivate early-stage engineering research …