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International politics

Biden, Xi meeting a chance to ‘step back from the brink’ of conflict

A&S Communications

Government professor Jessica Chen Weiss: "I hope that both leaders will come prepared to test the proposition that the two governments could begin a range of discussions in areas of shared concern and explore potential terms of coexistence.”

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Erik Mclean/Unsplash Fishing community in Newfoundland
Science and Technology Studies

Designed for rural living

Cornell Research

Small communities struggle with infrastructure ill-suited to rural life. Phoebe Sengers is improving design processes for better outcomes.

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Student awards

Senior wins award from SETI Institute for planetary research

A&S Communications

Ze-Wen Koh plans to pursue a doctorate in planetary science after graduation.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, president of Iceland, left, and Peter Katzenstein, the Einaudi Center’s Walter S. Carpenter Jr. Professor of International Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences.
International politics

Iceland president: ‘Turn smallness into strength’

Cornell Chronicle

During a highlight of a two-day visit to Cornell, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson discussed his country’s commitment to peace, diversity and science-based climate solutions during a sold-out lecture held Nov. 10.

Baobao Zhang
Klarman Fellows

Zhang, Klarman Fellow, named Schmidt Futures AI2050 Fellow

A&S Communications

Zhang will work with the Center for New Democratic Processes to test whether public assemblies can be an effective method for increasing public participation in AI governance.

Anil Menon
Chris Kitchen Anil Menon presents some of his current research at a Klarman fellows workshop.
Klarman Fellows

Klarman Fellow: How do past events affect political present?

A&S Communications

Anil Menon is researching the political legacies of forced migration, which is on the rise globally due to climate change and conflict.

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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle parked on a taxiway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada
International relations

Public views drone strikes with other countries’ support as most legitimate

Cornell Chronicle

A first-of-its kind survey reveals that Americans consider tactical strikes, used with the consent of other nations, to be the most morally legitimate or appropriate.

Bryn Rosenfeld
Bryn Rosenfeld
Government

Professor wins award for book about middle class and democracy

A&S Communications

Bryn Rosenfeld, assistant professor of government, won for her book, “The Autocratic Middle Class: How State Dependency Reduces the Demand for Democracy.”

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Provided Peruvian fried rice – or chaufa – a dish featured on Kitchen Marronage, led by Tao Leigh Goffe. Supported by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, the project uses food as a doorway into understanding the history of indentureship.
Humanities

Goffe: Collaboration is key to major humanities grants

Cornell Chronicle

Grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Mellon Foundation will help make humanities research more accessible to scholars and the public.

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Provided Miguel Algarín
Poetry and performance

Anthology celebrates Nuyorican Poets Cafe founder

Cornell Chronicle

A digital and print collection, co-edited by Karen Jaime, pays tribute to the late Miguel Algarín.