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History

Business-GOP alliance fraying as CEOs oppose voting limits

A&S Communications

On Wednesday, hundreds of companies’ executives joined in a new statement to call out Republican-sponsored voting bills that they say will curtail voting access in several American states. History professor Lawrence Glickman, an expert on consumer activism, comments

Milstein Program

XR is the future

Alumni Affairs & Development

Nonny de la Peña, one of pioneers of Extended Reality, or XR, and the founder of Emblematic Group, shared her story in a focus talk co-sponsored by the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity on April 8.

‘Mild’ Russian sanctions signal need for de-escalation

A&S Communications

On Thursday, the Biden administration announced economic sanctions on Russia in retaliation for alleged election interference and cyberattacks. Nicholas Mulder, assistant professor of history, says the new sanctions are "signals, rather than immediate increases in pressure."

Government

Fear year: Pandemic politics made us anxious, but hardly safer

Cornell Chronicle

According to new research by government professor Uriel Abelof, the past year has seen a dramatic rise in existential fear, with people around the world thinking about death twice as often as before.

Economics

Sweet rewards valued more, may contribute to obesity

Cornell Chronicle

Next time you reward a child with a treat, consider offering nuts instead of candy, a Cornell economist suggests.

Faculty awards

Eleven assistant professors win NSF early-career awards

Cornell Chronicle

Alex Townsend, Goenka Family Assistant Professor of mathematics, is among the 11 Cornell faculty members who have recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Africana Studies

Water crisis took toll on Flint adults’ physical, mental health

Cornell Chronicle

“If you don’t trust your water and you actively avoid it over persistent concerns on its safety, that’s a stark form of psychological trauma in and of itself.”

Humanities

Mellon grant boosts collaborative projects for equity, social justice

Cornell Chronicle

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved a grant of $1.2 million to extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities (AUH) interdisciplinary seminar series at Cornell for three years with a focus on social justice.

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Jewish Studies

Talk to reflect on Afro-Asian Jewry in Israel

Cornell Chronicle

How and why Afro-Asian Jews in Israel became associated and engaged with Global Black thought throughout the 20th century will be explored in a virtual talk by Professor Bryan K. Roby on May 6.