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Creative Writing

Lennon publishes doubleheader of new fantastical fiction

Cornell Chronicle

J. Robert Lennon, who teaches fiction in Cornell’s Creative Writing Program, published two new books on April 6: “Subdivision,” a fantastical novel about memory and trauma; and “Let me Think,” 71 short stories collected from years of observing and chronicling the American absurd in fiction.

Sociology

Religion follows patterns of politicization during COVID-19

Cornell Chronicle

The analysis confirmed a documented benefit of religion: increased mental health.

Student creative works

‘Asiamnesia’ tackles racial stereotypes in entertainment industry

A&S Communications

“Asiamnesia,” being presented online April 15-17 by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, explores the stereotypes that plague Asian/Asian American actresses throughout their careers, but also celebrates their versatility and endurance.

Astronomy

Roving Mars, by air and land

A&S Communications

The Ingenuity helicopter and other rotorcraft could provide reconnaissance for rovers to help guide their routes.

Humanities

Kennedy recognized by Renaissance Society of America

Cornell Chronicle

The Renaissance Society of America has given William J. Kennedy its Paul Oskar Kristeller Lifetime Achievement Award, honoring “a lifetime of uncompromising devotion to the highest standard of scholarship accompanied by exceptional achievement in Renaissance studies.”

Klarman Fellows

Klarman fellow bridges divide between math and philosophy

Cornell Chronicle

Working in the field of logic, James Walsh, a Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in philosophy, studies the axiomatic method, a central methodology in mathematics whereby claims are proven from axioms.

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Racism in America

Faculty examine racism ‘embedded’ in US health care

Cornell Chronicle

During the “Racism in America: Health” webinar on March 29, four Cornell faculty members elaborated on ways the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed race-based discrepancies in health care and health outcomes under the American health care system.

Graduate student honors

Grad student wins fellowship to connect research to policy

A&S Communications

Gregor-Fausto Siegmund, a doctoral student in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, was recently awarded the Ecological Society of America’s Katherine S. McCarter Graduate Student Policy Award.

Alumni honors

Alumna chosen for Soros Fellowship for New Americans

A&S Communications

Archana Podury ’18, has been named a 2021 fellow in the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans program, a merit-based graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants.

Global

Nyabola to speak at Race and Racism Across Borders event

Cornell Chronicle

Writer, activist and political analyst Nanjala Nyabola will discuss her upcoming book, Travelling while Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move, as part of Global Cornell’s Race and Racism Across Borders webinar on April 12.

Alumni news

Kapil Longani ’97: shaping NYC’s COVID-19 response

Cornell Chronicle

Since 2018, Kapil Longani ’97 has served as chief counsel to New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio. Since the start of the pandemic, Longani has helped shape the city’s plans for reopening schools, creating outdoor dining protocols, and thinking through legal issues around COVID testing and vaccine distribution.

Poetry

‘Playful uncertainty’ apparent in new poetry by Charlie Green

Cornell Chronicle

In “Feral Ornamentals,” Literatures in English senior lecturer Charlie Green finds whimsy in uncertainty and humor in the “terrifying,” creating new poems with a fact-based look at the natural world and a sense of exploration through process.

Astronomy

Astronomy to host 51 Pegasi b Fellow Samantha Trumbo ’13

Cornell Chronicle

As a 51 Pegasi b Fellow hosted by the astronomy department, Samantha Trumbo ’13, a doctoral student in planetary science at the California Institute of Technology, will follow up on her breakthrough research on Europa and other of Jupiter's moons.

History of Art and Visual Studies

Hassan honored for elevating the study of global modern art

Cornell Chronicle

Salah Hassan, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Africana Studies, has been elected as the 2021 Distinguished Scholar by the College Art Association for his scholarship and curatorial work, which have been deeply formative in bringing recognition to the study of modern and contemporary African and African diaspora art.

Astronomy

Cornell Postdoc Jake Turner receives prestigious NASA Hubble Fellowship

A&S Communications

“These outstanding young scientists are the future of astrophysics, and their impact on our understanding of the cosmos will be felt for decades to come."