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Micky Falkson, senior lecturer in economics, dies at 83

Micky Falkson, a senior lecturer in the Department of Economics and one of its longest-serving faculty members, died at home in Ithaca Nov. 7. He was 83.

Shapes of Mathematical Elegance

"In mathematics, somehow the truth often appears beautiful. It’s nice to have something where beauty and the truth usually coincide.”

In defense of pollsters

In an op-ed in Fortune, Baobao Zhang, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in government discusses recent widespread criticism of the polling industry following the 2020 election.

The Case for a Higher Education Bailout

The financial crisis in higher education hurts all of us, writes Caroline Levine, professor of English, in an Inside Higher Ed op-ed. There’s one clear solution, she says.

Abolitionist scholars featured in two virtual events, Nov. 19 & 20

Abolitionists envision a world in which police, prisons and border control do not exist and all people are emancipated; a world where racial capitalism does not operate, and the promotion of collective well-being is the organizing principle of society. 

Presidential ousting atypical even in turbulent, corruption-plagued Peru

With the weekend’s resignation of its interim president, Peru plunged into a constitutional crisis that Kenneth Roberts, professor of comparative and Latin American politics at Cornell University, says is much more than just another cycle of political instability for the country.

Biathlon e-book aims for insight

Craig Wiggers grew up in Alabama. During his 25-year career in the U.S. Marines he served in Iraq and Afghanistan. So when he moved to Ithaca as a Cornell ROTC instructor in 2012, he wasn’t quite sure what to do with snow. “At first my wife and I spent our winters staring at the walls and waiting for spring,” said Wiggers, now director of administration at the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S).

Facebook, Twitter face Senate: will they stop fake-news avalanche?

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey are testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday about actions their companies have taken to stem the spread of misinformation in the lead up to and following the U.S. election.

Op-Ed: Four deadly threats to American democracy are raging all at once

Students find academic home in Study Away

International Study Away students are based at a partner university in their home country or region.