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Photo by Tingey Injury Law Firm on Unsplash Lady Justice
Archaeology

Attacks upon cultural heritage are 'attacks upon a people'

A&S Communications

Cornell University researchers Adam Smith and Lori Khatchadourian, who have used high-resolution satellite imagery to monitor and document endangered and damaged cultural heritage in the South Caucasus, comment on the case currently before the Hague.

Building the Future of Arts & Sciences

To do the Greatest Good To do the Greatest Good
Andy Strominger
Physics

Hans Bethe Lecture to illuminate black hole paradox

A&S Communications

This year's Hans Bethe Lecture, “Probing the Edges of the Universe: Black Holes, Horizons and Strings,” will be on Wed., Oct. 27 at 7:30 pm in the David Call Alumni Auditorium, Kennedy Hall.

man looking at a piece of charcoal
Provided Sturt Manning, director of the Cornell Tree-Ring Laboratory, examines a charcoal sample at the New York State Museum in Albany.
Classics & Archaeology

New timeline clarifies Indigenous history in Mohawk Valley

Cornell Chronicle

A collaboration between the Cornell Tree-Ring Laboratory and the New York State Museum in Albany has established a more precise timeline for some of the most iconic archeological sites in the Mohawk Valley.

The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2020-21

The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2020-21 The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2020-21
A black and white aerial image of Titan's river system.
NASA/JPL A radar image from the Cassini spacecraft of Titan’s liquid methane and ethane rivers and tributaries.
Astronomy

Titan’s river maps may advise Dragonfly’s sedimental journey

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell-led team of astronomers has published the final maps of Titan’s liquid methane rivers and tributaries, as seen by NASA’s late Cassini mission.

Goldwin Smith Hall
Awards

Weiss teaching awards honor 10 exceptional faculty

Cornell Chronicle

Three A&S faculty members have been selected to receive Stephen H. Weiss Awards honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring, President Martha E. Pollack announced Oct. 18.

Maserati in front of elaborate house with fountain and sculpture in courtyard
Photo by Anastase Maragos on Unsplash
Psychology

Lavish wealth tolerated more for individuals than groups

Cornell Chronicle

Driving the effect, the researchers propose, is our tendency to see internal traits as more responsible for individual successes and failures than for group outcomes.

Students walking in front of Goldwin Smith Hall, with trees showing Autumn colors
Advising

Library marks advising milestone

Cornell Chronicle

Librarians have been vital to the A&S advising seminars program, which pairs students with faculty advisors in the college and connects them with campus resources essential to their well-being and academic success.

The U.S. Capital.
Photo by Quick PS on Unsplash U.S. Capitol
Government

Battle with Bannon is 'political theater,' shows need for reform

A&S Communications

Prof. Doug Kriner, author of the book “Investigating the President: Congressional Checks on Presidential Power,” says the conflict indicates a need for reforms that would enable more powerful congressional oversight.