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Graduate student research

Doctoral student’s work featured in Oxford Handbook chapter

A&S Communications

The chapter is an introduction to the ideas and links between AI and politics.

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Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine/Creative Commons license 4.0 Ukrainian refugees enter Poland, March 2022
Refugees

Amid refugee announcement, Biden seeks to relieve a backlogged asylum system

A&S Communications

Cristina Maria Garcia, professor of history and Latino studies, comments on President Biden’s announcement that the U.S. will admit 100,000 Ukrainian refugees.

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vectored byFOX 52 Seal of the International Court of Justice.
War Crimes

U.S. can accuse Russia of war crimes, but prosecution will be elusive

A&S Communications

Professor Oumar Ba comments on the likelihood of Russians being prosecuted for war crimes committed in Ukraine.

David Esparza
David Esparza
Graduate student life

Student Spotlight: David Esparza

Cornell University Graduate School

Originally from El Paso, Texas, Esparza chose Cornell for his Ph.D. because of its commitment to evidence-based teaching methods, its continued support of undergraduate field science education, and the friendly culture at Cornell EEB.

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Noël Heaney/Cornell University Natalie Wolchover speaks March 15 in Lewis Auditorium.
Distinguished Visiting Journalist

Visiting journalist: Science writing is ‘good for the world’

Cornell Chronicle

On March 15, award-winning science journalist Natalie Wolchover, the College's Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist, gave a master class on “Bringing Science to Life Through Storytelling.”

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Romance studies

Professor’s book wins major literary prize

A&S Communications

A book by Liliana Colanzi won a prize honoring the best short stories in Latin American and Spain.

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Abruña Group A completely precious metal-free alkaline fuel cell using Co-Mn spinel oxide cathode and carbon-coated Ni anode
Sustainable energy

Carbon-coated nickel enables fuel cell free of precious metals

Cornell Chronicle

The new discovery could accelerate the widespread use of hydrogen fuel cells, which hold great promise as efficient, clean energy sources for vehicles and other applications.

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Graduate student life

Record High Attendance at Writing Boot Camp

Cornell University Graduate School

This year’s Proposal, Thesis, and Dissertation Writing Boot Camp, hosted by Cornell University Graduate School, went virtual and broke records, drawing 400 writers from 50 institutions.

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International relations

Calling Ukrainian refugees more ‘civilized’ than Syrians requires willful amnesia

Washington Post

In an op-ed in The Washington Post, Oumar Ba, writes that historical events such as wars and atrocities are treated as distant parts of Europe’s past.

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Radical collaboration

Radical Collaboration initiative adds AI, quantum, design tech

Cornell Chronicle

The universitywide initiative has resulted in the hiring and retention of world-class faculty, millions of research dollars invested, and published research that has helped push science forward and change lives in New York state, the nation and the world.

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Social psychology

Legal language affects how police officers are judged

Cornell Chronicle

Referring to police using the legal phrase “objectively reasonable” puts the officer in a more favorable light, regardless of race, according to new research from Neil Lewis Jr. ’13, assistant professor of communication, and doctoral student Mikaela Spruill.

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Sreang Hok/Cornell University Touchdown oversees Giving Day festivities in Willard Straight Hall.
Giving Day

More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours

Cornell Chronicle

On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.

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Science for kids

Meet the neutrinos: Kids’ book introduces mystery particles

Cornell Chronicle

Physics researcher Eve Vavagiakis published “I’m a Neutrino: Tiny Particles in a Big Universe,” a picture book introducing children (and adults) to tiny particles that have an outsized effect on the universe.

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International relations

Myanmar genocide declaration could propel legal consequences

A&S Communications

The Biden administration has declared repression of the Rohingya population in Myanmar amounts to genocide, a formal declaration, says professor Oumar Ba, that carries significant rhetorical weight, in addition to potential legal consequences.

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Cornell Center for Social Sciences

CCSS announces 2022 spring grants for faculty

Cornell Chronicle

The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has announced its spring grants for faculty.