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Light shines through gossamer fabric of a large, inflated balloon against a dark sky — NASA/Dartmouth/Alexa Halford/Creative Commons license 2.0 A high altitude research balloon, launching in 2015

International relations

Expect ‘swift engagement’ for future spy balloons that enter U.S. airspace

4/3/2023 A&S Communications

Government scholar Paul Lushenko: U.S. political officials have learned from the incident of a Chinese high-altitude balloon able to gather intelligence.

Person speaks to an audience in a room lighted blue — Evangeline Shaw/Unsplash Being a woman or racial minority can help someone stand out when few others look like them but they are more likely to be confused in settings where others share the same attributes.

Economics

Remember me? Gender, race may make you forgettable

4/3/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Economist Michèle Belot says that systemic biases in the way we remember people could influence social networks important to career advancement.

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Government

TikTok fines ‘a potentially fruitful alternative’ to bans or lack of regulation

4/4/2023 A&S Communications

Government scholar Sarah Kreps: The recent hearings on Capitol Hill and ongoing debates about a TikTok ban have shown how difficult it is to balance privacy concerns with core democratic principles of free speech.

light colored stone statue of a person in a toga, speaking — Jebulon/Creative Commons license 1.0 Statue of Cicero, Courthouse, Rome, Italy

Philosophy

Classicist: ‘Modern’ view of religion dates to 303 AD

4/4/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Klarman Fellow Toni Alimi identifies three features of so-called modern religious views in “Divine Institutes” by the 4th century scholar Lactantius.

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Milstein Program

Milstein speaker to explore “The Battle for Your Brain”

4/6/2023 A&S Communications

Nita Farahany, a scholar who focuses on ethical, legal, and social implications of emerging technologies, will be the featured speaker for an April 12 event hosted by the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity.

Africana studies

Harvard historian to deliver Munday lecture

4/6/2023 A&S Communications

Vincent Brown, the Charles Warren Professor of American History and Professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard University, will deliver this year’s Reuben A. and Cheryl Casselberry Munday Distinguished Lecture April 17.

Literatures in English

Mary Ann Radzinowicz, Milton scholar, dies at 97

4/6/2023 Cornell Chronicle

A noted Milton scholar who also worked on modern poetry and American literature, Radzinowicz taught at Cornell starting in 1980, after a 20-year academic career in Great Britain.

three men on stage — Chris Kitchen Austin Bunn, associate professor in performing and media arts, left, talks with Scott Ferguson, middle, and MIchael Kantor, right.

Arts Unplugged

From Dr. Fauci to 'Succession:' A peek into the lives of two alumni filmmakers

4/6/2023 A&S Communications

“From the Big Red to the Red Carpet” featured Scott Ferguson ’82 and Michael Kantor ’83, Emmy-winning producers of HBO’s “Succession” and PBS' “American Masters” series.

Neurobiology & Behavior

Brain Prize winner to speak on brain’s control of locomotion

4/7/2023 A&S Communications

Understanding locomotion can unveil fundamental principles of how our nervous systems generate behavior and lead to treatment for human movement disorders.

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Archaic equation helps scientists control CO2 transformations

4/5/2023 Cornell Chronicle

To manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell scientists have dusted off a 120 year old electrochemical equation.

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