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Andy Warner Andy Warner '06, a self-portrait
Near Eastern Studies

Cornell alum to speak on the power of nonfiction comics in 21st century

A&S Communications

On March 28, Andy Warner  ’06, author of the memoir "Spring Rain" and several other books, will explore the power of graphic media to tell true stories.

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Diversity and inclusion

'Can You Hear My Voice?' conference offers new ways to think about hiring practices

A&S Communications

The all-day conference April 5 is for anyone who makes hiring decisions or who has an interest in creating a more inclusive workforce.

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National Cancer Institute/Unsplash Human colorectal cancer cells treated with a topoisomerase inhibitor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

How carbohydrates function to help or hurt humans: Aggarwal Lectures March 15-16

A&S Communications

Chemical biologist Laura L. Kiessling of MIT will detail how carbohydrates function to help the body fight cancers and pathogens.

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Sreang Hok/Cornell University A student takes a shot at Bartels Hall.
Physics

Physics theory could be slam dunk for basketball coaches

Cornell Chronicle

A model based on density functional theory can suggest the best positioning for each player on the basketball court.

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Myk Miravalles/Unsplash Philippines National Museum complex, Manila
Government

Philippine study analyzes Marcos family return to power

Cornell Chronicle

A national survey points to theories based on continuity between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Bongbong Marcos and between the younger Marcos and the older – as well as ethnicity-based voting.

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Cornell University file photo Cornellians gathered to listen to the Cornell Chimes play Grateful Dead songs on 2017 Grateful Dead Day, the 40th Anniversary of the famous 1977 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall.
Music

Dead & Co. to play benefit at Barton Hall, honoring legendary ’77 show

Cornell Chronicle

Remaining members of the Grateful Dead will return to play a benefit concert in Barton Hall on May 8 as part of the band’s final tour.

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Provided Participants in the Peace Games consider a nonviolent response to a simulated international crisis. Congressional staff members were invited to the event, sponsored by Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and by the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Government

Peace Games underscore options to war

Cornell Chronicle

A unique Cornell University-sponsored event in Washington, D.C. brought together congressional staff to search for nonviolent solutions to a simulated clash between superpowers.

ASL professor Matilda Prestano performing sign language
Linguistics

Students can learn ASL during summer, winter sessions

Cornell Chronicle

Interest in ASL is growing, prompting Cornell to increase opportunities for students to explore the language.

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Matt Fern/Phase 7 Jamila Michener, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, senior associate dean of public engagement in the Brooks School and co-director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, speaking Feb. 22 at the White House
Government

Michener advocates ‘Broadening the Tent’ at White House

Cornell Chronicle

… as a Medicaid beneficiary who had been transported from her nursing home to a dialysis center for treatment. Michener … a few minutes before the crew arrived to return her to the nursing home. It ended up being a two-hour wait. “I started …

Karolina Hübner
Karolina Hübner
Philosophy

Spinoza on mind-body identity: Hübner wins best article prize

A&S Communications

Hübner's winning article from the Journal of the History of Philosophy gives a new reading of Spinoza’s claim that minds and bodies are “one and the same thing.”

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Arts Unplugged

Alumni filmmakers share stories from the Big Red to the red carpet

A&S Communications

Producers of "Succession" and "American Masters" on PBS will screen films and talk about their careers.

Wendy L. Freedman
Provided Wendy L. Freedman
Physics

2023 Bethe Lecture: How fast is the universe expanding?

A&S Communications

Astrophysicist Wendy L. Freedman will describe the current state of cosmology and her work with the Hubble Space Telescope that has led to some of the most precise measurements of the Hubble constant made to date.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Earle (left) with Ed Helms during the actor’s Convocation visit. Earle is holding Andy Bernard’s faux diploma from the set of “The Office,” which he received as a birthday gift from his brother, University Archivist Evan Earle ’02, MS ’14.
Alumni

‘March Madness’ Contest Will Crown the Top Fictional Alum

Cornellians

Cornell history maven Corey Earle ’07 is running a Twitter poll with 64 contenders—and you can vote.

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Mathematics

Math communicator visits campus to explore math in everyday life

A&S Communications

… to math’s societal and technological role in the world will visit campus March 13-17 as an A.D. White Professor at … is a distinguished mathematician and a master of public communication,” said Tara Holm, professor of mathematics and …

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Giving Day

Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16

A&S Communications

 On Thursday, March 16, join the Cornell community to make a difference for students on Cornell Giving Day.