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Government

Michener views ‘Obamacare’ through lenses of race, politics

Cornell Chronicle

“Even when policies are intended to winnow racial disparities, politics can undermine the steps necessary to do so."

Government

Coronavirus K-12 closures impact safety, stability for vulnerable students

A&S Communications

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the first NYC public school closures on March 12, adding to the many K-12 schools across the country that are closing or moving to online education to help control the spread of the coronavirus. Equity is a large concern in school closures for those students who depend on subsidized breakfasts and lunches and also may not have a supportive environment outside of school. 

Astronomy

A&S dean’s book stokes children’s imagination, wonder

Cornell Chronicle

“Our connections to the universe run much broader and deeper than the idea that we are stardust."

Connection

Cornellians rally to support each other during transition

"Everyone is just coming together right now."

Remote Learning

Faculty mobilize to provide virtual instruction

Cornell's Center for Teaching Innovation is helping faculty prepare for the shift to virtual learning April 6.

Government

Democrats named Biden, Sanders and Warren as their top picks 18 months ago. What did the primaries change?

Washington Post

Research by Peter K. Enns, professor of government, and colleagues reveals some flaws in the primary system, Enns writes in this Washington Post opinion piece.

Psychology

Researchers sniff out AI breakthroughs in mammal brains

Cornell Chronicle

"“When you start studying a biological process that becomes more intricate and complex than you can just simply intuit, you have to discipline your mind with a computer model."

Campus Advisory

COVID-19 & Reactivation Planning

Updated March 29, 2020 CORNELL UNIVERSITY UPDATES Visit Cornell University's COVID-19 resource site for the latest information.

Astronomy, Physics, Psychology, Sociology

Radical Collaboration sees new hires, custom approaches

Cornell Chronicle

More than three years into the provost’s Radical Collaboration initiative, about 15 faculty members have been hired across fields and colleges, partnerships continue to spark research and bold approaches into new areas, and each of the strategic task forces feeding the program has crafted its own approach to the effort.

Music, Science and Technology Studies

Cornell celebrates electronic music pioneer Robert Moog

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell and the Ithaca community celebrated the life, work and influence of synthesizer inventor Robert Moog, Ph.D. ’65, with three days of events March 5-7.

Astronomy

AAS names Kaltenegger as Fred Kavli plenary lecturer

A&S Communications

Lisa Kaltenegger, associate professor in the astronomy department and director of the Carl Sagan Institute, will give the Fred Kavli Plenary Lecture at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting June 1.

Economics, Sociology

‘First, but never alone’: Cornell joins first-generation initiative

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell has been recognized for its commitment to improving experiences and advancing outcomes for its first-generation students.

History of Art and Visual Studies

Smithsonian gallery hosting work by Cornell’s Rickard

Cornell Chronicle

Jolene Rickard, associate professor in the Department of Art (Architecture, Art and Planning) and the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies  (Arts and Sciences), has artwork currently on display at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.

Archaeology Program, Classics

Maize, not metal, key to native settlements’ history in NY

Cornell Chronicle

The focus was on the period from the late 15th to the early 17th century, he said, or “the long 16th century of change in the northeast.”New research is producing a more accurate historical timeline for the occupation of Native American sites in upstate New York, based on radiocarbon dating of organic materials and statistical modeling.

Cornell University

Classes move online for semester to combat coronavirus

Visit Cornell University's COVID-19 resource page for the latest information.Cornell President Martha E. Pollack sent the following message to the Cornell community March 10: