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Biological sciences

Students’ vaccine videos go viral

Cornell Chronicle

In viral social media videos, two doctoral students in the field of biomedical and biological sciences explain how messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccines work, also creating Spanish versions.

Physics

Cheaper, greener particle accelerators will speed innovation

Cornell Chronicle

A team of scientists at the Center for Bright Beams – a National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center led by Cornell – are working on the next generation of superconducting materials that will greatly reduce the costs associated with operating large particle accelerators and lessen their environmental impact. The research could also make it easier for smaller institutions and industry to use these critical tools.

Religion

Same-sex marriage exposes 'cavernous divide' between Vatican, Catholics

A&S Communications

The Vatican’s orthodoxy office has issued a formal response to a question about whether Catholic clergy have the authority to bless same-sex unions, saying the Catholic Church won’t bless same-sex unions since God “cannot bless sin.” Professors Landon Schnabel (sociology) and Kim Haines-Eitzen (religious studies) comment.

Government

President Clinton to speak on the future of U.S. democracy

Cornell Chronicle

President Bill Clinton will join former U.S. Rep. Steve Israel on March 18 for a conversation about the future of democracy in America. The program launches the new Milstein State of Democracy Addresses.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

… The Milstein Program creates a small cohort of extraordinary … experience at Cornell Tech on Roosevelt Island.   … The Milstein Program is an undergraduate enrichment program in the College of Arts & Sciences. Students in the Milstein Program select a major among those offered by the …

Jewish Studies

Director of Netflix hit “Shtisel” highlights Jewish Studies event

Cornell Chronicle

Yehonathan Indursky, director and writer of Netflix hit “Shtisel,” will talk about the series during an online event hosted by Cornell’s Jewish Studies Program on March 24.

Astrophysics

Ancient light illuminates matter that fuels galaxy formation

Cornell Chronicle

Using light from the Big Bang, an international team led by Cornell and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has begun to unveil the material which fuels galaxy formation. Lead author is Stefania Amodeo, a Cornell postdoctoral researcher in astronomy, who now conducts research at the Observatory of Strasbourg, France.

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Government

US-China summit: ‘It's so cold in Alaska’

A&S Communications

Top officials from the U.S. and China will meet in Anchorage on Thursday and Friday for the first high level summit after President Biden took office. Cornell College of Arts and Sciences faculty experts Allen Carlson discusses the political and economic implications of the summit.

Asian American Studies

Ignoring anti-Asian crimes furthers white supremacist violence

A&S Communications

Eight people were shot and killed Tuesday night at Atlanta-area massage parlors, six of whom were of Asian descent. Christine Bacareza Balance, director of the Asian American Studies Program and professor of performing & media arts at Cornell University, says such violent acts are a part of the white supremacist systemic violence against Black, indigenous, and all other communities of color.