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Even after their fearmongering proves wrong, Republicans keep at it. Here’s why.

Summer Milstein Program bridges tech and humanities virtually

The program’s goal was to help students navigate the new pandemic world by providing them with intellectual frameworks and tools.

Study: Personal greatness more loved than team dominance

“Individual success inspires awe in a way that team success does not,” said co-author Thomas Gilovich.

Pandemic, international politics highlight Ethics and Public Life debate series

The series kicks off Oct. 1 with “Health vs. Economy in the Pandemic Control: What is the Right Balance?”

America, don’t try to out-China China

Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, and Ali Wyne, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute, have some advice for U.S. officials about their relationship with China, in this New York Times opinion piece.

Thai king reinstates ‘disappeared’ royal consort as protests continue

In the wake of the largest anti-government protests in Thailand since 2014, the Thai King Vajiralongkorn reinstated his Royal Noble Consort, Sineenat Wongvajirapakdi, after having demoted her in October of 2019.    Tamara Loos, professor and chair of history, says that the King’s treatment of Sineenat represents one of the many reasons why protestors in Thailand have targeted the monarchy for reform:  

NSF grant to fund economists’ active learning study

Doug McKee, senior lecturer in economics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and George Orlov, an Active Learning Initiative postdoctoral fellow in economics, have received a three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study the long-term effects of active learning and online instruction.

Teaming up—Coronavirus research at Cornell

Interdisciplinary collaborations bring Cornell’s strengths to the forefront of COVID-19 research.

China’s global data security initiative is “wholly aspirational”

Lost frogs rediscovered with environmental DNA

Scientists have detected signs of a frog listed extinct and not seen since 1968, using an innovative technique to locate declining and missing species in two regions of Brazil.