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History of Art

Benjamin Anderson wins Charles Rufus Morey Book Award

A&S Communications

Benjamin Anderson’s recently published “Cosmos and Community in Early Medieval Art” (Yale University Press, 2017) has won the 2018 Charles Rufus Morey Book Award of the College Art Association (CAA).

Liberal Arts & Technology

Amy Villarejo to lead Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity

A&S Communications

Along with Villarejo, two faculty fellows in Ithaca will be named to the program for three-year terms, as well as a faculty director at the Cornell Tech campus.

Sustainability

Cornell student tells COP23 delegates: 'Face up to reality'

Cornell Chronicle

Representing global youth constituencies at the high-level segment at the Conference of the Parties (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, Nov. 6-17, Cornell students delivered a strong statement to the convention delegates as they negotiated and wrestled with climate change.

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Classics

Nishii, Fontaine appointed to academic leadership

Cornell Chronicle

Classics professor Michael Fontaine has been named associate vice provost.

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Engagement

Grants fund 22 Cornell teams, community partners

Cornell Chronicle

Connecting researchers to federal and state policymakers. Supporting children affected by the opioid epidemic. Sending students to the United Nations climate conference. Offering disaster workshops to regional animal shelters. Collaborating with cooperative businesses for experiential learning.These are among the 22 projects that received fall 2017 Engaged Opportunity Grants.

Campus climate

36 Cornellians named to Presidential Task Force

Cornell Chronicle

A broad, representative group of three dozen students, faculty and staff — including 10 faculty and students from the College of Arts & Sciences — has been named to the Presidential Task Force on Campus Climate, Cornell President Martha E. Pollack announced Dec. 4.

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Professor honored with Entomological Society of America award

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Mariana Federica Wolfner ‘74, Goldwin Smith Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics, has received the 2017 Recognition Award in Insect Physiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology from the Entomological Society of America. The award recognizes scientists who have distinguished themselves through innovative research in these areas of entomology.

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Astronomy

Astronomer shares $3M physics Breakthrough Prize

Cornell Chronicle

NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe satellite team observed cosmic microwave background radiation to help understand the early universe.

History

Historian examines manipulation of international law

The final painting historian Mostafa Minawi shared in his Nov. 29 talk on the Ottoman Empire’s struggle for survival said it all: In the foreground, European delegates stand energetically discussing the partitioning of the African continent. The sole representative of the Ottoman Empire in the painting is hunched over in a chair, hand covering his face and identified only by the fez he wears.

Comparative Literature

Cisterns could boost sustainable tourism on Greek island of Santorini

Cornell Chronicle

Since the 1970s, the Greek island of Santorini has enjoyed a thriving tourism industry. While the nearly 2 million people who annually visit the island pump money into the local economy, they also put a tremendous strain on the island’s infrastructure, particularly the usage of water. This problem is compounded by a lack of rainfall during the dry summer months when the tourist season is at its peak.