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Cornell Board of Trustees

New trustees to join Cornell board in July

Cornell Chronicle

At its May 24 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected seven new trustees to four-year terms. The board also reelected a trustee from the field of labor.

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Andrew Wolf

Assistant Professor of Global Labor & Work
Sociology

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Chris Kitchen By studying prime time news programming and peoples’ reactions to it, Erin Cikanek is finding that Americans gather different emotional information from partisan news programs than they do from traditional outlets.
Klarman Fellows

Partisan news shows broadcast emotions alongside information, says Klarman Fellow

A&S Communications

Erin Cikanek proposes that citizens are picking up from television news not just what to think but how to feel.

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Philosophy

Philosopher mines the ethical line in caustic wisecracking

Cornell Chronicle

In his new book, David Shoemaker, professor of philosophy, explores the need for spirited, sometimes prickly humor and the ethics that distinguish an innocent gibe from an offensive insult.

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Ryan Young/Cornell University Newly commissioned Army second lieutenants during a May 24 ceremony in Alice Statler Hall. From left to right: Tyler Unrath; Emily Segal; Julian Morales; John Mather; and Ryan Kim.
ROTC

‘Ready to serve’: ROTC grads commissioned as officers

Cornell Chronicle

At a May 24 ceremony in Statler Auditorium, 21 graduating members of the Tri-Service Brigade received commissions as officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Space Force.

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(Rare and Manuscript Collections) n international student adviser greets Cornellians arriving at the Ithaca airport from Liberia, India, and the Philippines in the early 1960s
Alumni

New Book Chronicles Cornell’s International Impact

Cornellians

In "Beyond Borders," more than four dozen authors – many from A&S – contribute to an overview of the university’s "global dimensions."

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Markus Siemens/Unsplash An expanse of land in Siberia
Comparative literature

A giant crater in Siberia is belching up Russia's past

New York Times

As the world warms, permafrost is thawing across two-thirds of Russia, writes Sophie Pinkham, professor of the practice in comparative literature, in a New York Times opinion piece.

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Government

Personal crises reduce voter turnout, but may prompt other political action

Cornell Chronicle

People with unstable lives are systematically underrepresented at the ballot box, finds new political science research co-authored by Jamila Michener.

Peter Loewen
Lindsay France/Cornell University Peter John Loewen will begin his term as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences on Aug. 1.
College leadership

Peter Loewen named dean of Arts and Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

Coming from the University of Toronto, where he was the director of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, Loewen began his five-year appointment as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences Aug. 1.

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Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them

Cornell Chronicle

At a luncheon on May 21, 42 Merrill Scholars celebrated the mentors who had the greatest influence on their early education and the Cornell faculty or staff members who contributed most significantly to their college experience.

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Economics

Marginal students reap more benefits from STEM programs

Cornell Chronicle

Enrolling in a selective college STEM program pays off more for academically marginal students – even though they are less likely to graduate, Cornell economics research finds.

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Graduate student research

Three doctoral students selected for Department of Energy program

Cornell University Graduate School

Virginia McGhee, doctoral candidate in chemistry and chemical biology; and Liana Shpani, doctoral candidate in physics, are two of three Cornell doctoral students selected for the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research (DOE SCGSR) Program’s 2023 Solicitation 2 Cycle.

Kate Manne
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Philosophy

Manne awarded Lebowitz Prize, symposium appearance

A&S Communications

As part of the award, Manne will engage in discussion this year on the theme “Dehumanization and its Discontents” with the prize co-recipient, David Livingston Smith, professor of philosophy at the University of New England.

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Graduate student honors

Eighteen receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence

Cornell University Graduate School

A&S graduate students and faculty were among those honored with 2024 Distinguished Awards at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration on May 14.

Dong Lai
Astronomy

Lai receives Brouwer Career Award in astronomy

A&S Communications

The award recognizes Dong Lai’s “formidable and broad contributions to astrophysical dynamics, his outstanding mentoring record, and his wide-ranging professional service activities.”