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Sreang Hok/Cornell University A student takes a shot at Bartels Hall.
Physics

Physics theory could be slam dunk for basketball coaches

Cornell Chronicle

A model based on density functional theory can suggest the best positioning for each player on the basketball court.

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Myk Miravalles/Unsplash Philippines National Museum complex, Manila
Government

Philippine study analyzes Marcos family return to power

Cornell Chronicle

A national survey points to theories based on continuity between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Bongbong Marcos and between the younger Marcos and the older – as well as ethnicity-based voting.

White flag showing a red, white and blue skull graphic in front of a campus clock tower
Cornell University file photo Cornellians gathered to listen to the Cornell Chimes play Grateful Dead songs on 2017 Grateful Dead Day, the 40th Anniversary of the famous 1977 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall.
Music

Dead & Co. to play benefit at Barton Hall, honoring legendary ’77 show

Cornell Chronicle

Remaining members of the Grateful Dead will return to play a benefit concert in Barton Hall on May 8 as part of the band’s final tour.

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Provided Participants in the Peace Games consider a nonviolent response to a simulated international crisis. Congressional staff members were invited to the event, sponsored by Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and by the U.S. Institute of Peace.
Government

Peace Games underscore options to war

Cornell Chronicle

A unique Cornell University-sponsored event in Washington, D.C. brought together congressional staff to search for nonviolent solutions to a simulated clash between superpowers.

ASL professor Matilda Prestano performing sign language
Linguistics

Students can learn ASL during summer, winter sessions

Cornell Chronicle

Interest in ASL is growing, prompting Cornell to increase opportunities for students to explore the language.

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Matt Fern/Phase 7 Jamila Michener, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, senior associate dean of public engagement in the Brooks School and co-director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, speaking Feb. 22 at the White House
Government

Michener advocates ‘Broadening the Tent’ at White House

Cornell Chronicle

Equity and effectiveness are enhanced when more voices contribute to policymaking, Prof. Jamila Michener said.

Karolina Hübner
Karolina Hübner
Philosophy

Spinoza on mind-body identity: Hübner wins best article prize

A&S Communications

Hübner's winning article from the Journal of the History of Philosophy gives a new reading of Spinoza’s claim that minds and bodies are “one and the same thing.”

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Arts Unplugged

Alumni filmmakers share stories from the Big Red to the red carpet

A&S Communications

Producers of "Succession" and "American Masters" on PBS will screen films and talk about their careers.

Wendy L. Freedman
Provided Wendy L. Freedman
Physics

2023 Bethe Lecture: How fast is the universe expanding?

A&S Communications

Astrophysicist Wendy L. Freedman will describe the current state of cosmology and her work with the Hubble Space Telescope that has led to some of the most precise measurements of the Hubble constant made to date.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Earle (left) with Ed Helms during the actor’s Convocation visit. Earle is holding Andy Bernard’s faux diploma from the set of “The Office,” which he received as a birthday gift from his brother, University Archivist Evan Earle ’02, MS ’14.
Alumni

‘March Madness’ Contest Will Crown the Top Fictional Alum

Cornellians

Cornell history maven Corey Earle ’07 is running a Twitter poll with 64 contenders—and you can vote.

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Mathematics

Math communicator visits campus to explore math in everyday life

A&S Communications

“Ellenberg is a distinguished mathematician and a master of public communication."

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Giving Day

Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16

A&S Communications

 On Thursday, March 16, join the Cornell community to make a difference for students on Cornell Giving Day.

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Icefin/NASA PSTAR RISE UP/Schmidt/Quartini The remotely operated underwater vehicle Icefin, developed by a team led by Britney Schmidt, is visible as it is lowered via a 4.3-mm fiber-optic tether through a borehole to start one of three dives beneath the Ross Ice Shelf near Kamb Ice Stream in Dedcember 2019. A tent shelter’s color is reflected in the ice.
Astronomy

Robot provides unprecedented views below Antarctic ice shelf

Cornell Chronicle

A U.S.-New Zealand research team recognized a shift as evidence of “ice pumping” – a process important to the stability of the Ross Ice Shelf.

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Provided “Heading into Night,” featuring Cirque du Soleil clown Daniel Passer, explores the unexpected humor and discoveries to be found in the loss of memory.
Performing and Media Arts

Clown play captures complex emotions of cognitive loss

Cornell Chronicle

“Heading into Night: a Clown Ode on…(forgetting),” featuring Cirque du Soleil clown Daniel Passer, who developed the play with Professor Beth Milles, premiered this month.

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Provided A new museum exhibit showcases the Alpha CubeSat project, in which a small, low-cost satellite and light sail will be adorned with holographic art as a means of interstellar communication.
Astronomy

Postcards from Earth: Hologram project showcased at Intrepid

Cornell Chronicle

A yearslong effort to launch Cornell-made satellite technology into a neighboring solar system is making a terrestrial stop at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City.