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Alumni innovation

Milstein Program alum named to Forbes 30 under 30 list

A&S Communications

Kush Jain's ’22 company, ORama AI, has developed a high-tech glove to help people learn to read Braille.

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detait/Unsplash Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, Germany
Economics

The ‘knowledge curse’: More isn’t necessarily better

Cornell Chronicle

Can an increase in knowledge ever be a bad thing? Yes, says economics professor Kaushik Basu and a colleague – when people use it to act in their own self-interest rather than in the best interests of the larger group.

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Lisa Sunde

Senior Lecturer
Linguistics

Klarman Hall

Julia Laurel Mueller

Society Fellow
Society for the Humanities

Klarman Hall

Angelica Allen

Society Fellow
Society for the Humanities

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Chad Córdova

Assistant Professor of French
Romance Studies

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Marina Peñalosa Montero

Lecturer of Spanish Language
Romance Studies

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Towfiq Islam/Unsplash Khilgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Government

Hasina resignation marks first ‘successful Gen Z led revolution’

A&S Communications

In Bangladesh, a student-led movement to change the civil service quota system transformed into a revolution that ousted the fifteen-year rule of the prime minister – a historic event, says Sabrina Karim.

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Jumay Chu

Senior Lecturer Emerita
Performing and Media Arts

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Chris Kitchen Jean Bernard Cerin, left, worked with students Anthony Washington, center, and Zeke A.B. Lawrence, right, this summer.
Nexus Scholars

Faculty, students pair up for summer Nexus Scholar research projects

A&S Communications

More students can afford to stay on campus to work in faculty labs during the summer thanks to generous alumni.

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American Studies

Alum’s Nonprofit Promotes Indigenous Sisterhood

Cornellians

Michelle Schenandoah ’99 founded Rematriation to empower Indigenous people and raise global awareness about Indigenous knowledge as viable ways to address global challenges.

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Research and Creative Works

Your August 2024 Reads

Cornellians

The featured titles include Joe Fassler ’06's novel drawn from the Icarus myth and former dean Philip Lewis' book on the public humanities.

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Economics

Economists uncover hidden influence of top campaign donors

Cornell Chronicle

The death of a top donor during an electoral cycle decreases the likelihood that a candidate will be elected by more than three percentage points, according to an innovative new study.

Klarman Hall

Lou Salvatore

Senior Managing Director, Blackstone Credit and Insurance

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Peter John Loewen

Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Professor of Government
Government