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Moral Psychology

Following the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can stifle diversity

Cornell Chronicle

People who believe there is a single right answer to a question are better at coordinating with others, but that benefit may come at the expense of a diversity of opinions.

Wind turbines in a green, hilly landscape
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Wilson wins grant to explore rare earth element opportunities

Cornell Chronicle

Justin Wilson has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop more efficient methods of separating rare earth elements, which are found in wind turbines, liquid crystal displays, batteries, and portable electronics.

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Provided Ligands can attract and help each other adsorb at some surface sites, but can often impair each other’s efforts as well.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Small molecule plays outsize role in controlling nanoparticle

Cornell Chronicle

A breakthrough imaging technique enabled Cornell researchers to gain new insights into how tiny ligands adsorb on the surface of nanoparticles and how they can tune a particle’s shape.

Astronomy

Trace gas phosphine points to volcanic activity on Venus

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell astronomers say the detection of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus shows evidence of explosive volcanoes on the mysterious planet.

Government

Money talks: Wealthy ‘hijack’ agenda to gain policy influence

Cornell Chronicle

Analyzing more than 20 years of floor speeches by members of Congress, a new book co-authored by Peter K. Enns, professor in the Department of Government, explains why corporate and wealthy interests dominate the national economic agenda.

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Alumni excellence

Alumna encourages citizen involvement in space science

A&S Communications

Amy Kaminski '98 is the editor of a new book about space science and public engagement and has a career that’s dedicated to helping people become involved in science research in a meaningful way.

Linguistics

Student Spotlight: Lingzi Zhuang

Cornell University Graduate School

Lingzi Zhuang is a doctoral candidate in linguistics with a minor in cognitive science from Maanshan, a small city in Anhui, China, and Shanghai. He chose to pursue further study at Cornell due to the linguistics program, program offerings, and feeling of community.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Student Spotlight: Reika Tei

Cornell University Graduate School

Reika Tei is a doctoral candidate in chemistry and chemical biology from Kyushu island in Japan. She chose to pursue further study at Cornell for the supportive environment, enthusiastic professors, and beauty of campus.

Ancient stone building in a rocky landscape, seen from above
Provided The 7th-century Armenian church of Vankasar in Azerbaijan. In April, Caucasus Heritage Watch reported a possible threat to the church due to satellite detection of heavy machinery in the area.
Anthropology, Near Eastern Studies

Satellite monitoring documents cultural heritage at risk

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers are using satellite imagery to protect endangered and damaged cultural heritage in the South Caucasus, where an ethnic conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has raged for decades.

Physics

Machine learning tool sorts the nuances of quantum data

Cornell Chronicle

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell and Harvard University researchers developed a machine learning tool to parse quantum matter and make crucial distinctions in the data, an approach that will help scientists unravel the most confounding phenomena in the subatomic realm.

Physics

Hawking’s black hole theorem observationally confirmed

Cornell Chronicle

Saul Teukolsky and other physicists at Cornell, MIT and elsewhere have confirmed Hawking's area theorem for the first time, using observations of gravitational waves.

Literatures in English

July Fourth and early Black Americans: It’s complicated

Cornell Chronicle

Black people in early America used July Fourth to argue that they should be freed from enslavement and had as much right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” as white people.

Cornell Center for Social Sciences

Peter Enns Named Director of Cornell Center for Social Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

Peter K. Enns, professor in the Brooks School of Public Policy and in the Department of Government, has been named the Robert S. Harrison Director of the Cornell Center for Social Sciences. Enns’ three-year appointment began July 1.

Sustainability

New faculty directors to support research and training at Cornell Atkinson

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell Atkinson welcomes new faculty directors to advance research efforts, strengthen cross-college collaborations, and guide development of new programs.

Economics

Report: Ithaca economy shouldn’t return to business as usual

Cornell Chronicle

Economist Michèle Belot and the ILR School’s Ithaca Co-Lab recommend workforce strategies to reduce racial disparities, remove barriers to work and prioritize living-wage jobs.