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Global research

Einaudi awards fund global research and activities

Cornell Chronicle

Seed grants, student travel grants and internships totaling $355,000 in the 2021–22 academic year supported international work done by many A&S faculty and students.

Vaibhav Sharma
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Graduate student life

Student Spotlight: Vaibhav Sharma

Cornell University Graduate School

Vaibhav Sharma, doctoral candidate in physics from Delhi, India, studies the quantum mechanical behavior of ultracold atoms.

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Dave Burbank Angel Nugroho ’22, an information science and archaeology major, studied the increase in pseudo archaeological posts on social media platforms.
Humanities Scholars Program

Humanities students present diverse research projects

A&S Communications

Humanities students studying an array of topics presented their work at the A.D. White House.

woman at podium
Chris Kitchen Anna Hu '22 presents her research project.
Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program

College Scholars tackle interdisciplinary research projects

A&S Communications

This year’s graduating class of Robert S. Harrison College Scholars presented their final theses during a daylong event May 7 in Goldwin Smith Hall.

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Canuckguy et al./Creative Commons license 3.0 Fitch ratings of world countries
Economics

Self-fulfilling rankings boost agencies’ power, influence

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers developed a theoretical model that suggests an explanation for ratings produced by firms like Standard & Poor’s, Moody’s and Fitch, or the World Bank.

Historical photo of two people working on a large machine
The 300 MeV synchrotron was Cornell's first, fabricated and operated in the basement of Newman Lab. The 300 MeV synchrotron was completed in 1949 and was in use until 1951. Parts of it were then used in later synchrotrons.
Science history

CHESS celebrates 75 years of synchrotron light

Cornell Chronicle

Sixty feet below the Cornell University campus, at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS), researchers utilize X-rays that are 100 million times more intense than Röntgen's first beams of light.

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Mehrnaz Taghavishavazi/Unsplash Proletarskaya Station, Saint Petersburg, Russia
International politics

Is Russia headed for a return to Stalinism?

Washington Post

Putin can’t reconstruct the regime that Stalin built, or save Russia from chaos, professor Sidney Tarrow writes in Washington Post analysis.

Graduating A&S Seniors in the class of 2022
Extraordinary Journeys, the Class of 2022
Extraordinary Journeys

Grateful to be together: Meet the extraordinary class of 2022

A&S Communications

Hear about the Cornell experiences of some of the amazing students in our graduating class.

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Provided Corey (center) and Evan (right) with dad Brian, sporting Big Red colors at Lynah. (Photo provided)
Cornelliana

History Brothers: A Chat with Evan Earle ’02, MS ’14, and Corey Earle ’07

Cornellians

Steeped in Big Red lore since childhood, they ponder their favorite artifacts, what Ezra would think of today’s University, and more.

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Provided This series of images, captured by three high-speed video cameras filming at 4,000 frames per second, track a dragonfly as it was released upside-down from a magnetic tether and rolled 180 degrees to reorient itself.
Physics

Dragonflies use vision, subtle wing control to straighten up and fly right

Cornell Chronicle

As one of the oldest insect species on the planet, dragonflies are an early innovator of aerial flight.

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Global Cornell

Migrations grants fund worldwide interdisciplinary projects

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell faculty and their community partners will tell the stories of local migrant farmworkers, use documentary film to better understand climate change and dispossession, learn how migratory birds are affected by drug trafficking and more.

Two people stand near a poster listing awards
Dave Burbank/Cornell University Jeffrey Palmer (left) and Malte Ziewitz, recipients of the 2022 Robert and Helen Appel Fellowship for Humanists and Social Scientists, at a May 10 reception.
Excellence in teaching and advising

Arts and Sciences faculty honored for teaching, advising excellence

Cornell Chronicle

… At the end of each academic year, the College of Arts & Sciences recognizes excellence in teaching and advising. This year’s award winners include Jeffrey Palmer … Ophir , recipient of the 2022 Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Academic Advising Award; and Kyle Lancaster , recipient of …

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The 2030 Project

The 2030 Project to marshal faculty to solve climate crisis

Cornell Chronicle

Fueled by the collaborative spirit of Cornell’s faculty, the 2030 Project is helping to remove silos, activate research and leverage existing expertise across all disciplines to find solutions now.

transparent sea creature with six tentacles
Provided Like all cnidarians, the sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, has cnidocytes, or stinging cells.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Jellyfish’s stinging cells hold clues to biodiversity

Cornell Chronicle

Biologist Leslie Babonis studied sea anemones to understand how a neuron could be reprogrammed to make a new cell.

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Taneli Lahtinen/Unsplash A road in Finland
International politics

Finland, Sweden considering NATO not surprising given historical context

A&S Communications

The announcement marks a turning point but is not entirely surprising from a historical perspective, says professor Cristina Florea.