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Social media research

Musk’s Twitter stake speaks to value of platforms by tech titans

4/4/2022 A&S Communications

Faculty expert on social media Alexandra Cirone reacts to Musk becoming the platform's biggest shareholder.

Public engagement

Underground Railroad project releases new 3-D model

4/1/2022 A&S Communications

The 3-D tour focuses on the building, its foundation, the archaeological excavation underway and a Civil War monument on the church site.

Valerie Odonkor in jean shorts and a sleeveless shirt under a tree outside Uris Library

Student experiences

Ask our ambassadors: Why did you choose Cornell?

4/1/2022 A&S Student Ambassador

A senior reflects on her decision to come to Cornell.

Student experience

Ask our ambassadors: Choosing a major

4/1/2022 A&S Student Ambassador

Before you choose a major, you'll take classes across a broad array of A&S disciplines.

J.J. Zanazzi sitting on a white wooden bench underneath a leafless tree, writing in a notebook; smiling. — Heising-Simons Foundation J.J. Zanazzi

Exoplanets

Astronomy alum chosen for 51 Pegasi b Fellowship

3/31/2022 A&S Communications

J.J. Zanazzi, Ph.D. ’18, has been selected for a 2022 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, which provides exceptional postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.

Graphic with hundreds of yellow dots — Christopher Parzyck/Provided An artist’s conception of the single-crystal alkali antimonides photocathode, which is 10 times more efficient than existing photocathodes.

Center for Bright Beams

Cornell team develops more efficient photocathode

3/31/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Researchers at Cornell’s Center for Bright Beams, have developed a technique to create a photocathode – a material vital to the performance of some of the world’s most powerful particle accelerators – from a single-crystal alkali antimonides.

LGBTQ resources

Classroom tips, resources provided in new LGBTQ guide

3/30/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Issued by the Provost’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity and the Cornell LGBT Resource Center, the LGBTQ+ Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff offers best practices, including using gender-inclusive greetings in meetings and classrooms, integrating LGBTQ issues into curricula and hiring and more.

Humanities

First group of Zhu Fellows named

3/31/2022 A&S Communications

Four doctoral students studying fields in the College of Arts & Sciences are the inaugural recipients of the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities.

European Union

In shadow of Ukraine war, EU elections face critical moment

3/31/2022 A&S Communications

April elections in Hungary and France will be affected by the war in Ukraine, says comparative sociologist Mabel Berezin – even as war news draws public attention from them.

Spider, seen close-up, against dark background — Junpeng Lai/Binghamton University An orb-weaver spider perched in the hub of its wheel-shaped web. The “claw” at the tip of each leg is “hooked” gently onto strategically placed strands of web silk and positioned to “listen” to the miniscule vibrations induced by sound waves that pass through the web.

Animal behavior

Orb-weaver spider uses web to capture sounds

3/29/2022 Cornell Chronicle

A study of orb weaver spiders finds their massive webs act as auditory arrays that capture sounds, possibly giving spiders advanced warning of incoming prey or predators.

Molecular Biology and Genetics

DNA Shredder for Gene Therapy

3/29/2022 Cornell Research

Ailong Ke explores the naturally occurring CRISPR-Cas3 system and its potential to treat human disease at the genetic level.

Graduate School

Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture Ph.D. Candidate Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

3/29/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

… Asian Studies … Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies Program … … this is a coin from 12th century Sri Lanka. And, like many coins, it’s inscribed with the name of the monarch who … Read the story on the Cornell University Graduate School website. … … Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture Ph.D. …

armored vehicle flying a blue and yellow flage — Taras Gren/Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine

International relations

To support Ukraine, the West must unleash the full power of the IMF and World Bank

3/29/2022 Fortune

In a commentary in Fortune, Sarah Kreps, professor of government, writes that the U.S. and NATO policymakers are navigating a tight balancing act as Russia continues its deadly onslaught in Ukraine.

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Sociology

Women want to work, despite workforce precarity

3/28/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Despite persistent gaps in workforce participation, when it comes to wanting to work, the gender gap has all but disappeared over the last 45 years, according to Cornell sociologist Landon Schnabel.

Student honors

A&S sophomore earns spot in summer program in D.C.

3/29/2022 A&S Communications

Mar’Quon Frederick, a government major, will spend the summers of 2022 and 2023 in the Institute for Responsible Citizenship's Washington Program.

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