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Joe Wilensky/Cornellians The hexagonal living room features cypress walls, a huge stone fireplace, and natural light.
Alumni

Alum still lives in the house Frank Lloyd Wright designed for him

Cornellians

Centenarian Roland Reisley ’46, BA ’45, an A&S physics alum, has resided in the Hudson Valley home for more than seven decades.

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Psychology

Brain’s ‘blue spot’ key to healthy aging, early Alzheimer’s detection

Cornell Chronicle

Specialized MRI scans revealed dramatic changes over the human lifespan in the locus coeruleus, a finding that helps characterize healthy aging patterns.

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Student experiences

Ask an Ambassador: Get off campus to explore Ithaca

A&S Student Ambassador

The streets of Collegetown and of Ithaca have become filled with memories for me.

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New Frontier Grant

Conference explores post-Covid-19 global health biopolitics

A&S Communications

… A conference May 5-7, “The Biopolitics of Global Health After Covid-19,” will combine biopolitical and … governance. A three-day conference, “ The Biopolitics of Global Health After Covid-19, ” will combine biopolitical … Conference explores post-Covid-19 global health biopolitics …

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Cornell-Ithaca Collaborations

“We are La Voz” event highlights Latine artists

A&S Communications

A collaboration between Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca community members is bringing together a monthlong event in downtown Ithaca, focused on Latine artists.

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Student experiences

Ask an Ambassador: Embrace the discomfort, welcome the growth

A&S Student Ambassador

"Every moment of discomfort, doubt and homesickness shaped the person I’ve become."

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Religion

If parents can opt out of LGBTQ themes, can others opt out of traditional ones?

A&S Communications

Hearing arguments on whether religious parents should be permitted to opt out their children from public school story time that includes LGBTQ themes, U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to favor the idea that parents can remove their children from these lessons, which 'prompts reflection on the boundaries of religious liberty in a pluralistic society,' says a Cornell sociologist.

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History

Love and the Athenian Mercury: 1600s advice column still resonates

Cornell Chronicle

Historian Mary Beth Norton found the perfect confluence of interests in a London periodical published from 1691-97 that answered readers’ questions about love and marriage.

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Provided
Energy

Cornell Energy Summit considers global energy needs

A&S Communications

The 2025 Cornell Energy Summit: “The Energy Landscape: Meeting Global Needs in the Age of Sustainability” will be held on April 30, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Statler Hotel Ballroom.

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Alumni excellence

Alumna earned congressional arguing chops on campus

A&S Communications

Rep. Beth Van Duyne ’95, who represents Texas’ 24th Congressional District, recently won re-election to her third term.

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Zebra48bo/Creative Commons license 4.0 Pope Francis in 20215
Religion

Death of Pope Francis marks end of historic papacy

A&S Communications

Cornell experts comment on the legacy of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, marking the end of a historic papacy.

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Student experience

Ask an Ambassador: A class that changed my approach to my studies

A&S Student Ambassador

A senior talks about one of his favorite classes.

Michael Gordin
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Science history

First Guerlac Lecture to celebrate ‘rock star’ science historian

Cornell Chronicle

Princeton history professor Michael Gordin will give the inaugural lecture celebrating the life and work of Henry Guerlac ’32, M.S. ’33, an influential historian of science and Cornell faculty member for three decades.

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Government

Our foreign students are terrified, and they’re right to be

New York Times

In a New York Times op-ed, Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government (A&S) and at the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy writes that international students have felt increasingly unwelcome in this country.

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Provided Jaques and Touchdown in Newman Arena during his formal introduction as head coach.
Alumni

As head coach, former Big Red player is a slam dunk

Cornellians

A decade and a half after serving as team captain of men’s basketball, Jon Jaques ’10 has had a remarkable start as its leader.