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Laura Chichisan/College of Arts and Sciences The New Frontier Grant-funded project “The Biopolitics of Global Health After Covid” will consider health at the world-wide scale
New Frontier Grants

$2.5M in A&S New Frontier Grants supports bold projects

Cornell Chronicle

A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.

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A. Flecker/Cornell University Aquaculture ponds near Iquitos, Peru, July 2022
International studies

Einaudi seed grants finding fertile soil

Cornell Chronicle

Faculty from six colleges across Cornell tackle issues ranging from the health of endangered wild dogs to the spread of misinformation through social media.

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Orinoco14/Creative Commons license 2.0 Protein crystals
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Picking up good vibrations – of proteins – at CHESS

Cornell Chronicle

A new method for analyzing protein crystals – developed by Cornell researchers and given a funky two-part name – could open up applications for new drug discovery and other areas of biotechnology and biochemistry.

Amanda Domingues
Amanda Domingues
Science and Technology Studies

Student Spotlight: Amanda Domingues

Cornell University Graduate School

A doctoral candidate in science and technology studies with a focus on the anthropology of science, Domingues studies how investigators use scientific methods and humanities theories to reconstruct the lives of past humans.

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Alumni

Rocket science can be a roadmap for life, says this astrophysics alum

Cornellians

Former law professor (and proud polymath) Ozan Varol ’03 inspires audiences with lessons rooted in space exploration.

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Provided Laura Chang, anthropology
Student achievement

13 Cornellians awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Awards

Einaudi Center

Six A&S students are among the thirteen from Cornell selected this year to research and teach English abroad with funding from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

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Excellence in teaching and advising

A&S faculty honored for exemplary teaching, advising

A&S Communications

“Helping students realize their greatest potential is at the core of our mission in the College of Arts & Sciences."

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National Cancer Institute/Unsplash Brain images
Neurobiology and Behavior

Diversity of neurons affects memory, study finds

Cornell Chronicle

Understanding this diversity could lead to better knowledge of the brain’s computational flexibility and memory capacity.

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Serge Petchenyi / Cornell University Students participate in an in-class discussion.
Active learning

CTI announces 2023 Active Learning Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients

Cornell Chronicle

These grants provide a unique opportunity for faculty who are new to active learning and want to learn more or for those who want to expand upon initial efforts in implementing these teaching strategies.

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Roger William Photography Some of the recipients of 2023 Distinguished Awards at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration, May 16 in G10 Biotech
Graduate student honors

Thirty-two receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence

Cornell University Graduate School

On May 16, several Arts and Sciences affiliated graduate students were among those honored for leadership and commitment to diversity, inclusion, outreach, and student engagement.