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Anahma Shannon of Kawerak, Inc./Provided Thomas Urban, research scientist in the College of Arts and Sciences, uses ground-penetrating radar to search for communal graves at Pilgrim Hot Springs in Alaska, in collaboration with employees of the National Park Service and Kawerak, Inc.
Archaeology

Radar, AI identify Alaska Native Spanish flu victims burial site

Cornell Chronicle

The finding helps clarify the historical record for the Indigenous communities devastated by the 1918-19 pandemic.

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Distinguished Visiting Journalist

Plan now to attend April 19 panel on political polarization and the media

A&S Communications

Distinguished alumni and Cornell faculty will explore whether media are helping or worsening the political divide and what can be done.

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Darren McGee/NYS Governor’s Office New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, right, and artist Meredith Bergmann discuss the Ruth Bader Ginsburg portrait that will be installed at the Great Western Staircase in the state capitol.
Government

Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54 carved portrait to adorn NYS Capitol

Cornell Chronicle

"We are both honoring Justice Ginsburg’s legacy as a trailblazer for justice and gender equality, and also celebrating New York’s history as the birthplace of the women’s rights movement.”

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Michael/Unsplash State Capitol Building, Madison, Wisconsin
Tech policy

Whole-message AI communication seen as more useful

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell tech policy research: using AI to write entire messages in representative government appears to be more effective than using AI to generate individual sentences.

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Colin Lloyd/Unsplash Courthouse steps
Government

‘Enormous consequences’ loom in the wake of Trump indictment

A&S Communications

Government professor David Bateman: "There is no historical precedent for one of the two major parties to nominate a candidate on trial or potentially convicted."

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Official photo by Makoto Lin/Office of the President. Creative Commons license 2.0 Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen in 2021
International relations

Cornell expert: ‘For Beijing, the trip is a provocation that smacks of Taiwanese independence’

A&S Communications

Professor Allen Carlson comments on a highly-sensitive diplomatic stopover in the United States by Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen.

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Tatiana Daubek The ensemble loadbang
Music

Ensemble-in-residence loadbang performs April 15

A&S Communications

Featuring a unique instrumentation of trumpet, trombone, bass clarinet, and baritone voice, loadbang headlines a week of great musical performances April 11-17.

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Student experiences

Cornell admits ‘extraordinary’ Class of 2027

Cornell Chronicle

“True to Cornell’s founding vision, these extraordinary students will bring a diverse range of ideas and experiences to enrich campus life together.”

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Linguistics

New book helps students learn ancient Tocharian language

A&S Communications

A new book by linguist Michael Weiss provides the first pedagogical grammar ever compiled for Tocharian B, an ancient Indo-European language.

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Daderot/Creative Commons license 1.0 Wiscosin state capitol building, state Supreme Court entrance
American studies

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court election ‘immensely consequential’

A&S Communications

Professor Glenn Altschuler: results of the Tuesday election will affect the future of abortion and gerrymandering and shed key insight into constituent sentiment around judicial candidates.