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The Dilemma of Cybersecurity

What does cybersecurity mean when computer systems remain vulnerable to hacking? Rebecca Slayton investigates.

Peñalver: Justice, Justice Shall You Pursue – Remembering Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54

Book profiles Jewish director as a leader in Egyptian cinema

"Togo Mizrahi was one of the most prolific filmmakers of his day" and helped start Egypt's film industry.

New multimedia piece honoring George Floyd and others premieres Sept. 27

Charging officers in Breonna Taylor’s killing won’t fix ‘deeply flawed’ system

On Sept. 23, the mayor of Louisville, Kentucky declared a state of emergency for the city in advance of the attorney general’s announcement regarding possible charges against the police officers involved in the killing of Breonna Taylor in March.

Artifacts from upstate Indigenous towns digitized, repatriated

Artifacts from two Native American towns are beginning to share their rich stories online thanks to a collaborative project by anthropologists, librarians and Indigenous community members.

‘Sporting Blackness’ examines race and representation in film

Some sports films, both fictional and documentary, make important cultural statements, argues Samantha Sheppard in her new book.

Health, economy in pandemic topic of debate series debut

The Program on Ethics & Public Life in the Department of Philosophy is sponsoring a public debate series, featuring leading scholars discussing a range of issues from ethical challenges arising from the pandemic to religious exemptions to anti-discrimination laws to the role of the U.S. as enforcer of international order.

Superfluid shows more surprising phenomena

The superfluid helium-3 has many notable qualities. With its low mass and small atomic size, it remains in a liquid state – and when it transforms to the superfluid state, flowing without resistance – down to absolute zero, or minus 459.67 degrees Fahrenheit. It is a pure system, without any disorder. And it is full of surprises.

Doctoral students collaborate on active learning for life sciences

“The authors have produced a genuinely useful tool...of value for evolutionary teaching at Cornell and beyond.”