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Hexaganol shapes with knobs sticking out of them to illustrate chelators
Pixabay - Public domain Illustration of chelation, a type of bonding of ions and the molecules to metal ions.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Advanced chelators offer efficient and eco-friendly rare earth element recovery

A&S Communications

The researchers have developed a technique to purify certain rare earth elements at room temperature without relying on the toxic and caustic compounds currently used for the task.

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Alumni innovation

Milstein Program alum named to Forbes 30 under 30 list

A&S Communications

Kush Jain's ’22 company, ORama AI, has developed a high-tech glove to help people learn to read Braille.

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detait/Unsplash Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, Germany
Economics

The ‘knowledge curse’: More isn’t necessarily better

Cornell Chronicle

Can an increase in knowledge ever be a bad thing? Yes, says economics professor Kaushik Basu and a colleague – when people use it to act in their own self-interest rather than in the best interests of the larger group.

Stree curving under trees at night with cars and bicyle carts
Towfiq Islam/Unsplash Khilgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Government

Hasina resignation marks first ‘successful Gen Z led revolution’

A&S Communications

In Bangladesh, a student-led movement to change the civil service quota system transformed into a revolution that ousted the fifteen-year rule of the prime minister – a historic event, says Sabrina Karim.

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Chris Kitchen Jean Bernard Cerin, left, worked with students Anthony Washington, center, and Zeke A.B. Lawrence, right, this summer.
Nexus Scholars

Faculty, students pair up for summer Nexus Scholar research projects

A&S Communications

More students can afford to stay on campus to work in faculty labs during the summer thanks to generous alumni.

Two women with long hair and wearing Native American-patterned clothing and hairpiece.
American Studies

Alum’s Nonprofit Promotes Indigenous Sisterhood

Cornellians

Michelle Schenandoah ’99 founded Rematriation to empower Indigenous people and raise global awareness about Indigenous knowledge as viable ways to address global challenges.

Cover of "The Witchstone" by Henry H. Neff, showing the silhouette of a demon with horns drinking a martini and smoking
Research and Creative Works

Your August 2024 Reads

Cornellians

The featured titles include Joe Fassler ’06's novel drawn from the Icarus myth and former dean Philip Lewis' book on the public humanities.

A bag with a dollar sign on it
Image by OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay
Economics

Economists uncover hidden influence of top campaign donors

Cornell Chronicle

The death of a top donor during an electoral cycle decreases the likelihood that a candidate will be elected by more than three percentage points, according to an innovative new study.

two people working behind a computer
Chris Kitchen Students Sneah Singhi ’26, left, and David Behdad ’25 work in the observation room at the B.A.B.Y Lab, which studies infant language acquisition.
Nexus Scholars

Nexus Scholars study climate change inequality and infant language learning

A&S Communications

The program provides undergraduates with summer opportunities to conduct research with and be mentored by faculty from across the college.

Donald Trump
Government

Cornell democracy expert: Trump’s election comments ‘reject democratic principles’

A&S Communications

Political scientist Rachel Riedl, director of the Center on Global Democracy and an expert on democracy and authoritarianism globally, comments on Donald Trump’s rhetoric about voting.

Government

Voting gender gap expected to factor heavily in 2024 election

A&S Communications

Prof. Sabrina Karim comments on how the gender gap between female and male voters in the U.S. is likely to become starker during the 2024 election cycle.

College students with hats and scarves covering their hair and Saxbys t-shirts make coffee.
Saxbys at the Community College of Philadelphia.
Government

A decaf soy latte, with a shot of entrepreneurship

Cornellians

Government alum's Saxbys coffee chain operates on a unique model: its employees—and managers—are all college students.

boys outside a school
Gillian Harrill Actors from "Ghosts" walk around the schoolhouse during filming in Oklahoma.
Faculty creative works

PMA profs’ film earns spot in PBS film festival

A&S Communications

“Ghosts” tells the story of three Kiowa children who escaped a government boarding school in the winter of 1891.

Kamala Harris at a podium with the seal of the vice president on it and an American flag in the background
Maryland GovPics Kamala Harris
Current Events

What a Harris candidacy means: Cornell experts weigh in.

A&S Communications

As Vice President Kamala Harris garners crucial support for her presidential campaign, Cornell University experts discuss the potential implications and challenges she might face.

Nicolas van de Walle speaking, hands moving, wearing glasses and a jacket
Cornell University File Photo Nicolas van de Walle
In memoriam

Nicolas van de Walle, leading scholar of African politics, dies at 67

A&S Communications

Known for his scholarship on Africa’s politics, from political economy to democratization and electoral politics, van de Walle contributed decades of award-winning work on regime transitions and continuity, leadership succession, foreign aid, clientelism, political parties and governance.