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Adelyn Carney
Adelyn Carney: Mathematics & Economics

'Entertain the notion that your "requirements" are actually opportunities'

A&S Communications

Adelyn Carney is a mathematics & economics major.

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Global Cornell

Einaudi seed grants grow international collaborations

Global Cornell

A new round of Einaudi Center seed grants will help faculty from across Cornell, including three from the College of Arts & Sciences, tackle issues ranging from drone-assisted healthcare delivery for migrants to sustainable infrastructure design for Ukraine.

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Danie Franco/Unsplash Cornell history alumna Katie Engelhart ’09 has won a Pulitzer Prize for feature writing for her article, “The Mother Who Changed: A Story of Dementia,” published in the New York Times Magazine.
Alumni

History alum receives Pulitzer Prize for story of dementia

A&S Communications

Katie Engelhart ’09 was recognized "for her fair-minded portrait of a family’s legal and emotional struggles during a matriarch’s progressive dementia."

Several people work with rakes, wearing waders, to build piles of green foliage in an area with wet ground
Jason Rohr/Provided Researchers and community members gather ceratophyllum demersum from a water access point in northern Senegal.
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

Dead & Company concert funds $800K for new climate solutions

Cornell Chronicle

One year since Dead & Company’s iconic show at Barton Hall, proceeds from the fundraiser have begun to flow to its climate-fighting recipients, including Phillip Milner, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology.

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Physics

Ultrasound experiment identifies new superconductor

Cornell Chronicle

With pulses of sound through tiny speakers, Cornell physics researchers have clarified the basic nature of the newly discovered superconductor uranium ditelluride.

Book cover: Futures After Progress
Anthropology

Beyond the ‘booms’: Book probes everyday disasters in South Baltimore, offers hope

Cornell Chronicle

In “Futures After Progress,” anthropologist Chloe Ahmann documents Curtis Bay’s industrial past and how it is grappling with pollution and the loss of steady work.

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Paul Merrill Members of After Six
Music

Cornell jazz musicians bring home awards from DownBeat Magazine

A&S Communications

… the blues/pop/rock category: Kobby Adu ‘24, Turner Aldrich ‘26, Austin Burgett ‘25, Luke Ellis ‘24, Kaleb Kavuma ‘25, Noëlle Romero ‘24, Summer Seward ‘26, Tife Sokan ‘26 and Josh Sokol ‘25. Jack Dobosh ‘26 won a … all of the student winners at the DownBeat Magazine site. …

Rudra Kumat
Rudra Kamat: Mathematics

'I started a YouTube channel to help people learn higher mathematics'

A&S Communications

Rudra Kamat is a mathematics major.

Alyssa Schwertfeger
Alyssa Schwertfeger: Biological Sciences

'I have met people from all different backgrounds'

A&S Communications

Alyssa Schwertfeger is a bological sciences major.

Mar'Quon Frederick
Mar'Quon Frederick: Government

'Be open to change and the unpredictable'

A&S Communications

Mar'Quon Frederick is a government major.

Mara Xiong
Mara Xiong: Psychology

'I learned how research can be applied to settings outside the lab'

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Mara Xiong is a psychology major.

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Psychology

Talking with a friend can ease the sting of being left out

Cornell Chronicle

Small, simple forms of social connection can lessen the negative feelings and thoughts that come with being excluded, according to Cornell psychology researchers.

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Lauren Hefferon ’83
Alumni

Through cycling tours, alum peddles her passion

Cornellians

For more than three decades, anthropology graduate Lauren Hefferon ’83 has run a company that offers upscale trips on two wheels.

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Faculty awards

Four faculty receive 2024 Carpenter Advising Awards

Cornell Chronicle

Among those recognized for contributions to advising undergraduates are Paul Merrill, associate professor of practice in music, and Ravi Ramakrishna ’88, professor of mathematics.

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Vitaly V. Kuzmin/Creative Commons license 4.0 Russian missile on display during a 2013 parade
History

Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling like ‘cocking a gun in an old western movie’

A&S Communications

Military historian David Silbey: "You’re not using it yet, but everyone’s aware that you’ve got it.”