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Modern building under a blue sky with textured clouds — Franz Mahr/World Bank World Bank Headquarters, Washington, D.C.

World Bank

3 ways Banga may push World Bank to tackle climate change more aggressively

4/13/2023 A&S Communications

Ajay Banga, expected to become World Bank president, could push the bank to tackle climate change more aggressively in three ways, but that each approach carries risk, says professor Richard T. Clark.

Astronomy

Britney Schmidt named one of Time’s 100 most influential people

4/13/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Schmidt was recognized for contributions to climate science, following the recent publication of surprise results about the melting of the imperiled Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica.

Government

‘No one wins when immigrants cannot readily access healthcare’

4/13/2023 A&S Communications

By expanding access to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance exchanges to immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children, the Biden administration is taking an important step to expand access to healthcare for DACA beneficiaries, says professor Jamila Michener.

pink spring flowers with a bell tower in the background

Engaged Cornell

New faculty award celebrates community engagement across Cornell

4/13/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Two Arts and Sciences professors are among the 13 Cornell faculty members receiving Community-Engaged Practice and Innovation Awards from the David M. Einhorn Center for Community Engagement.

Person wearing blue gloves examines an instrument — Noël Heaney/Cornell University Ben Cosgrove, associate professor of biomedical engineering

Neurobiology and Behavior

$9.5M to fund chronic fatigue syndrome research

4/11/2023 Cornell Chronicle

The funding will enable Cornell experts from disparate fields to work together on the mysterious and debilitating condition.

Illustration: red sky and land, people in space suits, modular buildings — NASA/JPL/Provided Even on future cosmic outposts like Mars, depicted in this artistic rendering, humans must consider closely replicating natural conditions found on Earth, according to a new theory called Pancosmorio.

Astronomy

Humans need Earth-like ecosystem for deep-space living

4/12/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Carl Sagan Institute researcher Morgan Irons examined the long-term physical needs of humans living far from Earth.

In a natural areas, a stone bench is next to an interpretive sign — Jay Potter/Cornell University Bench honoring Hu Shih

Alumni

New Beebe Lake seating area honors Hu Shih

4/12/2023 Cornell Chronicle

In admiration of the contributions of literature and philosophy scholar Hu Shih 1914, friends and alumni of Cornell funded an outdoor seating area for quiet and contemplation.

Green line winds through a background of pink — USGS/NASA Landsat8 Nile River

Climate

Strong momentum marks 2030 Project’s early fundraising results

4/17/2023 Alumni Affairs & Development

In 2022 Cornell University launched an initiative, to tackle climate change; in less than a year, donors have given more than $146 million in support.

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Opportunities

Partnership Expands Horizons of Humanities Doctoral Career Possibilities

4/17/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

This flexible, on-campus summer internship gives students the chance to experience firsthand what is involved in becoming an acquisitions professional at a university press,

A red bordered rectangle made of felt with red hearts on it and a blank-faced brown-skinned woman with one pearl earring and long gray hair — Riche Richardson "Love Always: Timeless Toni Morrison" (2021)

Creative works

Art and community: Africana Library exhibits quilts

4/17/2023 Cornell Chronicle

“Precious Scraps” showcases quilters and fabric artists from across the country, as well as from Cornell -- including Africana Prof. Riché Richardson.

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