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Building seen very close up, with a fisheye lens — ProtoplasmaKid/Creative Commons license 4.0 Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building facade, Mexico City

Government

Mexican judiciary reforms represent ‘high stakes gamble’

8/28/2024 A&S Communications

The United States and Canada voiced concerns over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s sweeping plans to overhaul the judiciary in ways that critics claim could undermine the independence of the courts.

Robotic art in a settling that resembles an operating room

Government

Hubs grant launches AI collaboration, new proposals due Oct. 4

8/27/2024 Cornell Chronicle

What are the options for limiting harm to workers as AI use grows? This is one of the questions government professor Isabel Perera and a network of international colleagues are tackling in a research collaboration launched with a seed grant from Global Cornell’s Global Hubs initiative. This year’s cycle of Global Hubs seed grants recently opened.

Humanities Scholars Program

Verity Platt appointed director of Humanities Scholars Program

8/27/2024 A&S Communications

The Humanities Scholars Program welcomes Verity Platt, professor of classics and history of art in the College of Arts & Sciences, as the program’s incoming director

Glowing dot surrounded by illuminated orbits against a sparkly blue background

Physics

Sound drives ‘quantum jumps’ between electron orbits

8/27/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have demonstrated that acoustic sound waves can be used to control the motion of an electron as it orbits a lattice defect in a diamond, a technique that can potentially improve the sensitivity of quantum sensors and be used in other quantum devices.

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Global Cornell

Upcoming International Fair to spark global curiosity

8/27/2024 Cornell Chronicle

The upcoming International Fair is poised to spark students’ interest in the world on Aug. 28.

Person waving the green and red flag of Bangladesh — Refat Ul Islam/Unsplash

Government

How Bangladesh can become a true democracy

8/26/2024 Time Magazine

“To ensure that Bangladesh 2.0 is successful, key reforms must not wait for a democratically elected government,”

Distinguished Visiting Journalist

Washington Post’s Ann Marimow ’97 named A&S Distinguished Visiting Journalist

8/23/2024 A&S Communications

While Marimow is on campus, she will meet with faculty, students, staff and the Cornell Daily Sun, as well as visit classes.

Earth seen against a black background — NASA Earth

Cornell Climate Impact Speaker Series

2030 Project plans climate-themed speaker series

8/23/2024 Cornell Chronicle

A policy influencer, an entrepreneur, an academic and a journalist will offer their perspectives on how to make a difference in addressing climate change in the Cornell Climate Impact Speaker Series. The first installment is scheduled for Sept. 5.