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Sociology

Women want to work, despite workforce precarity

Cornell Chronicle

Despite persistent gaps in workforce participation, when it comes to wanting to work, the gender gap has all but disappeared over the last 45 years, according to Cornell sociologist Landon Schnabel.

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Taras Gren/Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine
International relations

To support Ukraine, the West must unleash the full power of the IMF and World Bank

Fortune

In a commentary in Fortune, Sarah Kreps, professor of government, writes that the U.S. and NATO policymakers are navigating a tight balancing act as Russia continues its deadly onslaught in Ukraine.

Bruno Shirley
Graduate School

Asian Literature, Religion, and Culture Ph.D. Candidate Wins Three Minute Thesis Competition

Cornell University Graduate School

Bruno Shirley presented his dissertation research in just three minutes to a panel of judges and a virtual audience from across campus and around the world.

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Molecular Biology and Genetics

DNA Shredder for Gene Therapy

Cornell Research

Ailong Ke explores the naturally occurring CRISPR-Cas3 system and its potential to treat human disease at the genetic level.

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Junpeng Lai/Binghamton University An orb-weaver spider perched in the hub of its wheel-shaped web. The “claw” at the tip of each leg is “hooked” gently onto strategically placed strands of web silk and positioned to “listen” to the miniscule vibrations induced by sound waves that pass through the web.
Animal behavior

Orb-weaver spider uses web to capture sounds

Cornell Chronicle

A study of orb weaver spiders finds their massive webs act as auditory arrays that capture sounds, possibly giving spiders advanced warning of incoming prey or predators.

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European Union

In shadow of Ukraine war, EU elections face critical moment

A&S Communications

April elections in Hungary and France will be affected by the war in Ukraine, says comparative sociologist Mabel Berezin – even as war news draws public attention from them.

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Humanities

First group of Zhu Fellows named

A&S Communications

Four doctoral students studying fields in the College of Arts & Sciences are the inaugural recipients of the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities.

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LGBTQ resources

Classroom tips, resources provided in new LGBTQ guide

Cornell Chronicle

Issued by the Provost’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity and the Cornell LGBT Resource Center, the LGBTQ+ Resource Guide for Faculty and Staff offers best practices, including using gender-inclusive greetings in meetings and classrooms, integrating LGBTQ issues into curricula and hiring and more.

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Christopher Parzyck/Provided An artist’s conception of the single-crystal alkali antimonides photocathode, which is 10 times more efficient than existing photocathodes.
Center for Bright Beams

Cornell team develops more efficient photocathode

Cornell Chronicle

Researchers at Cornell’s Center for Bright Beams, have developed a technique to create a photocathode – a material vital to the performance of some of the world’s most powerful particle accelerators – from a single-crystal alkali antimonides.

J.J. Zanazzi sitting on a white wooden bench underneath a leafless tree, writing in a notebook; smiling.
Heising-Simons Foundation J.J. Zanazzi
Exoplanets

Astronomy alum chosen for 51 Pegasi b Fellowship

A&S Communications

J.J. Zanazzi, Ph.D. ’18, has been selected for a 2022 51 Pegasi b Fellowship, which provides exceptional postdoctoral scientists with the opportunity to conduct theoretical, observational, and experimental research in planetary astronomy.