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Government

Study of democracy’s decline offers roadmap for fighting back

Cornell Chronicle

The study of pathways to democratic backsliding provides clear examples of the risks currently posed to the U.S. system of government.

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Ameya Kamani '25
Student ambassadors

Ask an Ambassador: Explore all of your interests

A&S Student Ambassador

"My experiences with exploration pushed me to uncover new interests."

David Sanger
Provided David Sanger
Distinguished Visiting Journalist

National security journalist to discuss ‘New Cold Wars’

A&S Communications

A public conversation with journalist David Sanger about his recent book, “New Cold Wars: China's Rise, Russia's Invasion, and America's Struggle to Defend the West,” will highlight his April 21-22 visit.

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Comparative Literature

Biblical scholar: Parables in Luke parallel Genesis stories

Cornell Chronicle

Prof. Carmichael identifies how parables unique to Luke were composed as a response to, and reframing of, problems attributed to the earliest of biblical times.

Corey Booker in suit and tie on a large screen with a huge American flag in front of it,
Jamelle Bouie Corey Booker.
Government

Booker’s speech: A retreat from the ‘acquiescent liberal elite’ and an embrace of ‘good trouble’

A&S Communications

Prof. Alexander Livingston comments on Senator Corey Booker's historic 25-hour speech.

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Paul Newman/University Photography The 2024 graduation ceremony
Career outcomes

2024 A&S grads report stellar career outcomes

A&S Communications

Jen Maclaughlin credits the College’s first-year advising seminars for at least part of the success for 2024 graduates.

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Douae Maarouf ’27/Student and Campus Life Justin Eburuoh ’27, left, and Branden Sattler ’26 check out books from the Language House Library. Beginning in the fall, the Language House will include students who use American Sign Language, in addition to those speaking French, Spanish, Mandarin and Korean.
Language experiences

Language House opens to students learning ASL

A&S Communications

Students who want an immersive on-campus experience with American Sign Language (ASL) can now sign up to live in the Language House.

Book cover: Humanities in the Time of AI
Provided Book cover: Humanities in the Time of AI
Humanities and technology

Book plumbs AI’s potential to reinvigorate the humanities

Cornell Chronicle

In his new book, “Humanities in the Time of AI,” professor Laurent Dubreuil argues that the arrival of AI may present an opportunity to “re-create scholarship.”

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Wikimedia Creative Commons The coastline of offshore Cijin Island in the South China Sea, which belongs to the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung.
History

Chinese military drills send ominous message to Taiwan

A&S Communications

The drills, in the waters and airspace around Taiwan, serve three military purposes, says professor David Silbey.

Ziad Fahmy
Jason Koski/Cornell University Ziad Fahmy
Near Eastern studies

Fulbright funds research on early Egyptian radio

A&S Communications

With the award, Ziad Fahmy is working on the first critical history of early Egyptian radio.

Marine Le Pen
Vox España/Creative Commons license 1.0 Marine Le Pen in February 2025
Sociology

Le Pen conviction could ‘backfire’ on French political establishment

A&S Communications

Le Pen’s sentence for embezzling $3 million is going to push French politics into even more tumult, says sociology professor Mabel Berezin.
 

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Provided The shutter component of the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope being placed at the summit of Cerro Chajnantor.
Astronomy

New high-powered telescope reaches Chilean peak

Cornell Chronicle

… studying the universe, with first light projected for April 2026. FYST will be the most powerful telescope in the world …

Paul Ginsparg
Nicola Kountoupes/University Relations Paul Ginsparg
Physics

Inside arXiv—the Most Transformative Platform in All of Science

Wired.com

Modern science wouldn’t exist without the online research repository known as arXiv, Sheon Han writes in a Wired feature about arXiv's creator Paul Ginsparg, professor of physics.

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Provided Spirochetes are long, slender, spiral-shaped invasive bacteria, associated with Lyme disease and syphilis.
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Putting the brakes on bacterial mobility: A new approach to fighting disease

Cornell Chronicle

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor,’ preventing it from spreading through the body.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University
Student life

Admitted Class of 2029 channels passions into knowledge

Cornell Chronicle

Through volunteer work, research and advocacy, the 5,824 students admitted to the Class of 2029 reflect Cornell’s commitment to changing lives through public engagement.