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Asian studies

Asian Studies alumnus wins Emmy for journalism work

2/1/2022 A&S Communications

Dexter Thomas PhD ’20 plans to continue working on stories “about difficult things that don’t have clear answers."

Student outreach and community engagement

Freedom seekers speak on new Underground Railroad site

2/1/2022 A&S Communications

The new “Voices on the Underground Railroad” website focuses on nine documented or rumored stops on the Underground Railroad in Central and Western New York.

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Graduate School

Diverse Stakeholder Perspectives Improve Ph.D. Career Development Programming

1/28/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

A team of researchers including Conrad Smart, physics doctoral candidate, interviewed 45 stakeholders from academic institutions about their perspectives on career development for doctoral students. Smart used his skills in data visualization techniques to develop the stakeholder tool.

Comparative Literature

Naminata Diabate wins ASA book prize for ‘Naked Agency’

2/2/2022 Cornell Chronicle

“It is my hope that ‘Naked Agency’ will reframe the terms of the conversation on defiant disrobing by inviting readers to take seriously the circulation of women’s grievances and hopes and the (mis)use of their bodies’ images in our hyper-visual world.”

group of students in masks — Provided COULD students work together during their fall 2021 orientation.

Student outreach

Student group helps translate research into hometown projects

2/4/2022 A&S Communications

A new organization, founded by students in the College of Arts & Sciences, offers support and guidance for students who want to translate their research at Cornell into projects that will benefit their hometowns.

Hand holding electric charger to car — Tommy Krombacher/Unsplash “Hydrogen fuel cells are enormously powerful, enabling you to run at an efficiency that simply does not exist for more traditional engines,” Abruña said.

Chemistry

New catalysts steer hydrogen fuel cells into mainstream

2/3/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell chemists have discovered a class of nonprecious metal derivatives that can catalyze fuel cell reactions about as well as platinum at a fraction of the cost.

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Klarman Fellows

A&S announces third cohort of Klarman Fellows

2/7/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Seven exceptional early-career scholars will be awarded three-year fellowships to pursue independent research in the arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Humanities

Professor named chair of state humanities organization

2/7/2022 A&S Communications

Timothy Murray, professor of comparative literature and literatures in English, has been elected chair of the board of directors of Humanities New York (HNY), a nonprofit humanities council founded in 1975 that supports and advocates for public humanities across the state.

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