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Book cover: Humanities in the Time of AI
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Humanities and technology

Book plumbs AI’s potential to reinvigorate the humanities

Cornell Chronicle

In his new book, “Humanities in the Time of AI,” professor Laurent Dubreuil argues that the arrival of AI may present an opportunity to “re-create scholarship.”

A city near a coastline; cloudy sky
Wikimedia Creative Commons The coastline of offshore Cijin Island in the South China Sea, which belongs to the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.
History

Chinese military drills send ominous message to Taiwan

A&S Communications

The drills, in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, serve three military purposes, says professor David Silbey.

Ziad Fahmy
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Near Eastern studies

Fulbright funds research on early Egyptian radio

A&S Communications

With the award, Ziad Fahmy is working on the first critical history of early Egyptian radio.

Marine Le Pen
Vox España/Creative Commons license 1.0 Marine Le Pen in February 2025
Sociology

Le Pen conviction could ‘backfire’ on French political establishment

A&S Communications

Le Pen’s sentence for embezzling $3 million is going to push French politics into even more tumult, says sociology professor Mabel Berezin.
 

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Provided The shutter component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope being placed at the summit of Cerro Chajnantor.
Astronomy

New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak

Cornell Chronicle

The first major component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST) has arrived at its final home: the Cerro Chajnantor mountaintop.

Paul Ginsparg
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Physics

Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science

Wired.com

Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv, Sheon Han writes in a Wired feature about arXiv's creator Paul Ginsparg, professor of physics.

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Provided Spirochetes are long, slender, spiral-shaped invasive bacteria, associated with Lyme disease and syphilis.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease

Cornell Chronicle

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor,’ preventing it from spreading through the body.

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Student life

Admitted Class of 2029 channels passions into knowledge

Cornell Chronicle

Through volunteer work, research and advocacy, the 5,824 students admitted to the Class of 2029 reflect Cornell’s commitment to changing lives through public engagement.

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Ecology and evolutionary biology

Ecologist Jed Sparks elected AAAS Fellow

Cornell Chronicle

Sparks was honored for his distinguished contributions to the fields of ecology and environmental science.

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Matt Pennell

Associate Professor
Computational Biology

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Faculty awards

Five early-career professors win NSF development awards

Cornell Chronicle

Researchers studying novel traits in organisms and the fundamental understanding of extreme weather are among the five Cornell assistant professors who've received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

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Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

Day-long conference celebrates Cornell Atkinson at 15

Cornell Chronicle

The evening panel will be moderated by Anne Thompson, NBC News’ chief environmental affairs correspondent and the spring 2025 Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist.

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Cornell University file photo Robert Wilson, right, with a model of the Robert Wilson Laboratory, built in 1968 on the Cornell campus.
Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema to screen ‘The Accelerator,’ film on physicist Wilson

Cornell Chronicle

Producer David Raubach will attend the free screening of the documentary April 8 and participate in a discussion following the film.

Jonathan Culler
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Faculty honors

French university honors Jonathan Culler for literary contributions

A&S Communications

On March 26, the University of Paris 8 on March 26 recognized Culler for his contributions to literary and theoretical studies and his close ties with French intellectual movements.

Shahal Ilani
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Physics

Quantum mechanics with a twist: spring 2025 Bethe lecture

A&S Communications

Physicist Shahal Ilani will introduce the emerging field of twistronics, which is revolutionizing our ability to harness quantum phenomena, during a public lecture April 9.