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Government

Efficacy, politics influence public trust in COVID-19 vaccine

Cornell Chronicle

If an initial COVID-19 vaccine is about as effective as a flu shot, uptake by the American public may fall far short of the 70% level needed to achieve herd immunity, new Cornell research suggests.

Government, Sociology

SCOTUS nomination battle could sway independent, religious voters

A&S Communications

The Senate Judiciary Committee plans to vote on the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court on Thursday, with a possible final vote on her confirmation as soon as Monday, Oct. 26 – a week in advance of the election.

Carl Sagan Institute

Smile, wave: Some exoplanets may be able to see us, too

Cornell Chronicle

Three decades after Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan suggested that Voyager 1 snap Earth’s picture from billions of miles away – resulting in the iconic Pale Blue Dot photograph – two astronomers now offer another unique cosmic perspective:

Music

Silver linings: Innovation, kits, tech animate a hybrid semester

Cornell Chronicle

Elora Robeck ’24 couldn’t find rubbing alcohol. She needed alcohol to preserve the soft-bodied insects she’d collected near her home in Missouri, for her entomology class at Cornell. But it wasn’t included in her box of supplies, because alcohol is too flammable to ship. Her local drug store was all sold out. So at her professor’s suggestion, she asked her father to buy a bottle of 190-proof Everclear instead.

Alumni

Alumna spotlight: Valeria Dani, Ph.D.

Cornell University Graduate School

Dani is the new community engagement director at the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison.

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Classics, History

A new look at early Christianity

Cornell Research

Rich social and cultural transformations came to the classical world in Late Antiquity, roughly 250 CE to 750 CE. Moving away from the paradigm of decline and fall, historians have taken a new look at the period, including the rise to prominence of Christianity.

Humanities

Virtual literary festival features African languages

A&S Communications

The first literary festival featuring multiple African languages will take place virtually from Oct. 26 to Nov. 2 as part of Afrolit Sans Frontières, a series of virtual literary festivals for writers of African origin. The festival will take place simultaneously on the Afrolit Sans Frontiéres Facebook page, YouTube and on Twitter via the handle AfrolitSansFro1.

American Studies Program

Tulsa coffins reflect excavation of ‘uncomfortable truths’

A&S Communications

A forensic team in Tulsa, Oklahoma has unearthed 11 coffins while searching for victims of the 1921 massacre in which hundreds of Black residents were killed.

Government

Voter intimidation plot succeeds regardless of culprit

A&S Communications

The Trump administration has accused Iran of targeting Democratic voters in an e-mail intimidation campaign seemingly designed to create uncertainty around the U.S. election.

Cornell Library Collections

Digitization grants awarded to Arts and Sciences projects

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell University Library’s annual Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences is funding three new projects aimed at conserving fragile, physical artifacts and digitizing them for research and scholarship.