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Provided John Marks '65 with actors Robert Redford (left) and Ben Kingsley at a 2006 awards ceremony.
Alumni

To promote peace, I borrowed a principle from martial arts

Cornellians

As John Marks '65, a government alum, outlines in his new book, coming at problems from a non-confrontational stance can be the best way to solve them.

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Performing and Media Arts

Cornell Keynotes podcast: Conquering our biggest fear

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell College of Arts & Sciences professor David Feldshuh shares methods for speaking with confidence and moving past fear into connection on the Cornell Keynotes podcast.

people walking outside with binoculars
Provided “Birding buddies” go on a birding walk through Stewart Park at the end of the spring semester.
Engaged learning

‘Birding buddies’ build social and science communication skills

A&S Communications

Cornell students and high school students with disabilities or communication challenges met for 12 weeks to explore birds and build communications skills.

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Artificial intelligence

OpenAI restructuring ‘natural consequence’ of AI arms race

A&S Communications

The latest changes at OpenAI mark a potential departure from the company's founding, says tech expert Sarah Kreps.

Four people work at a plastic patio table in the midst of ancient ruins: they are archaeologists on an excavation site
Provided Caitie Barrett, in the foreground, works at the Casa della Regina Carolina site in 2023 with team members (left to right) Cole Warlick, GIS analyst and FileMaker database manage; Lee Graña, assistant director; and Joe Nigro, lead surveyor and iDig database manager.
Digital humanities

Modeling an ancient house and garden in 3D

A&S Communications

Cornell researchers have received a $150,000 NEH Digital Humanities Advanced Grant to create a 3D virtual modeling project based on the Casa della Regina Carolina, a large Pompeian house.

Paul Ortiz
Latina/o Studies Program

Cornell historian featured in ‘game-changing’ PBS series about Latinos

Cornell Chronicle

Paul Ortiz served as an adviser and on-camera expert for “American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos,” a three-part docuseries premiering Sept. 27 on PBS.

Oona Cullen
Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Oona Cullen

Cornell University Graduate School

Oona Cullen, a doctoral candidate in English language and literature with minors in feminist, gender, and sexuality studies and media studies, studies questions of embodiment, narrative, and form as they relate to experiences of race and gender.

Susannah Sharpless
Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Susannah Sharpless

Cornell University Graduate School

Susannah Sharpless, a doctoral candidate in English language and literature, studies 19th century American literature with a focus on women writers and the sea.

Cameron Tardif
Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Cameron Tardif

Cornell University Graduate School

Cameron Tardif, a doctoral candidate in history studies sport as a space of race and power in 20th-century United States and Canada.

Students in front of Screen that says Cornell World Languages Day
Language Resource Center

World Languages Days opened to public this year

A&S Communications

… are diverse and deep, reflecting the institution's commitment to fostering global literacy and cross-cultural … and ends at 3 p.m. For more information and to register, visit  WLD 24 .    “By involving all members of the Cornell …

Romina Wainberg
Chris Kitchen Klarman Fellow Romina Wainberg
Klarman Fellows

Writing against productivity in Latin American fiction

A&S Communications

Klarman Fellow Romina Wainberg is writing a book that explores how early Latin American novelists depicted the act of writing in their fiction, with a particular focus on fictional representations of the writing process.

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Neurobiology and Behavior

Psychedelics excite cells in hippocampus to reduce anxiety

Cornell Chronicle

A classic psychedelic was found to activate a cell type in the brain of mice and rats that silences other neighboring neurons, providing insight into how such drugs reduce anxiety.

A few solders in camoflauge in a field
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service Ukrainian soldiers, training in Sept. 2024
International relations

Freeing Ukraine to hit targets deep in Russia likely won’t change tide of war

A&S Communications

Cornell expert: “The center of gravity of this conflict is still in the east of Ukraine and Ukrainian disadvantages aren’t really going to be fixed by deep strikes inside of Russia."

Alexandra Easley
Alexandra Easley
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Postdoc spotlight: Alexandra Easley

Cornell University Graduate School

Alexandra Easley is a postdoc in the department of chemistry and chemical biology; her research focuses on new approaches to carbon dioxide capture.

Five people standing in a line under a tree
Simon Wheeler for Cornell University The five 2024 Postdoc Achievement Award recipients, left to right: Jonathan Sogin, Ph.D. ’23; Andrew Orkney; Alexandra Easley; Reum Scott, Ph.D. ’19; and Sabrina Axster.
Graduate student honors

Five postdocs honored with achievement awards

Cornell University Graduate School

The Postdoc Achievement Awards recognize individuals who have made contributions to community and show commitment to promoting inclusion at Cornell and in society.