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Several people stand near a well — Credit: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections/Provided An image of a Philippine farm, from Gerow Brill’s papers, one of the collections to be digitized by the library.

Cornell Library

Library boosts new digitization projects

12/16/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Four projects have been selected for Cornell Library’s annual Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences, which boosts the collaboration of scholars and library specialists to transform physical materials into lasting online resources for teaching and research.

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Student experiences

Students completing their studies eye the future

12/15/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Some of the 1,450 students who graduated in December share their transformational Cornell experiences.

Alumni support

Alumni gift to A&S supports doctoral students in the humanities

12/15/2021 A&S Communications

A $5 million alumni gift will help to support doctoral students in humanities fields within the College of Arts & Sciences.

man and woman in black and white photo — History Center of Tompkins County Peter & Phyllis Webb were born enslaved and brought to the Town of Caroline as children. They married in 1819. Peter purchased his freedom in 1818 for $350; Phyllis remained enslaved until New York abolished slavery in 1827. Their descendants still live in Tompkins County.

Rural Humanities

Rural humanities projects explore NYS past and present

12/14/2021 A&S Communications

Five essays that explore how students created publicly-engaged projects are available online.

History

The lessons "Moby Dick" has for a warming world of rising waters

12/11/2021 Salon

Aaron Sachs, professor of environmental history, nominates the novel "Moby-Dick" as the most helpful climate manual ever written.

Green, brown and blue map of Africa showing no borders

Literatures in English

Shortlist Announced for Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature

12/14/2021 A&S Communications

The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature recognizes excellent writing in African languages and encourages translation from, between and into African languages.

Graduate students

Examining the impact of drone warfare on global world order

12/13/2021 A&S Communications

An upcoming book by a Cornell doctoral student explores a new field of study related to the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, typically referred to as drones, in warfare.

Government

Three Cornellians named Schwarzman Scholars

12/9/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Shaheer (Shawn) Haq ‘21, Daniel James II ’22 and Xiaochen (Brian) Ren ‘22 were elected to join the seventh cohort of Schwarzman Scholars, a program that nurtures a network of future global leaders.

Music

Music department partners with student groups for Slope Day competition

12/6/2021 A&S Communications

Various musical groups and organizations at Cornell are creating a competition,"Big Red Idol," with winners performing at Slope Day 2022.

Sociology

‘Tipping point’ of polarization threatens democracy’s survival

12/8/2021 Cornell Chronicle

In a new study, researchers have identified a point beyond which extreme political polarization becomes irreversible.

A brown circle with spokes pointing in to a seated female Roman figure of justice holding scales. — vectored byFOX 52 Seal of the International Court of Justice.

Archaeology

World court decision sets ‘new precedent’ for cultural heritage protection

12/8/2021 A&S Communications

Professors Adam Smith and Lori Khatchadourian comment on the International Court of Justice's decision on cultural heritage protection.

computer circuit components in blues and reds

Artificial Intelligence

New initiative elevates Cornell as leader in AI

12/8/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell is launching a bold new initiative in artificial intelligence that will expand faculty working in core areas as well as the nearly unlimited domains affected by advances in AI.

Distinguished Visiting Journalist Program

Journalists discuss human costs of immigration policies

12/8/2021 A&S Communications

Three Pulitzer Prize-winning immigration journalists discussed the role of journalists vs. activists, trends in immigration patterns and the U.S. immigration crisis during a Dec. 1 event.

Artificial Intelligence

AI innovators to speak at Cornell BrAIn symposium Dec. 9-10

12/8/2021 A&S Communications

The symposium will bring together innovators to explore the connections being forged between neurotechnology, deep learning, natural intelligence and AI.

Neurobiology and Behavior

Smell and situation, entangled in our brains

12/7/2021 Cornell Research

With an award from the National Institutes of Health, a team of Arts & Sciences researchers is investigating neurological links between smell and context—like location.

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