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Student experiences

Ask an Ambassador: Get off campus to explore Ithaca

A&S Student Ambassador

… The streets of Collegetown and of Ithaca have become filled with memories for me. … beyond the university.  Day after day, the streets of Collegetown and of Ithaca have become filled with memories for me … Ask an Ambassador: Get off campus to explore Ithaca …

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New Frontier Grant

Conference explores post-Covid-19 global health biopolitics

A&S Communications

A conference May 5-7, “The Biopolitics of Global Health After Covid-19,” will combine biopolitical and anthropological inquiry to spark a cross-disciplinary dialogue about (post-) pandemic discourses and practices of global health.

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Cornell-Ithaca Collaborations

“We are La Voz” event highlights Latine artists

A&S Communications

A collaboration between Cornell faculty, students and Ithaca community members is bringing together a monthlong event in downtown Ithaca, focused on Latine artists.

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Student experiences

Ask an Ambassador: Embrace the discomfort, welcome the growth

A&S Student Ambassador

"Every moment of discomfort, doubt and homesickness shaped the person I’ve become."

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Religion

If parents can opt out of LGBTQ themes, can others opt out of traditional ones?

A&S Communications

Hearing arguments on whether religious parents should be permitted to opt out their children from public school story time that includes LGBTQ themes, U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared to favor the idea that parents can remove their children from these lessons, which 'prompts reflection on the boundaries of religious liberty in a pluralistic society,' says a Cornell sociologist.

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History

Love and the Athenian Mercury: 1600s advice column still resonates

Cornell Chronicle

Historian Mary Beth Norton found the perfect confluence of interests in a London periodical published from 1691-97 that answered readers’ questions about love and marriage.

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Energy

Cornell Energy Summit considers global energy needs

A&S Communications

The 2025 Cornell Energy Summit: “The Energy Landscape: Meeting Global Needs in the Age of Sustainability” will be held on April 30, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Statler Hotel Ballroom.

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Alumni excellence

Alumna earned congressional arguing chops on campus

A&S Communications

… considering a run for Congress that you don’t run for the title, you run for the purpose,” she said. “I’m like a duck. …

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Zebra48bo/Creative Commons license 4.0 Pope Francis in 20215
Religion

Death of Pope Francis marks end of historic papacy

A&S Communications

… within doctrinal boundaries rather than dismantling them. “Official doctrine and lived practice now stand in stark … countries, Catholics regularly use birth control despite official teaching against it. The Church operates at two …

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Student experience

Ask an Ambassador: A class that changed my approach to my studies

A&S Student Ambassador

A senior talks about one of his favorite classes.

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Science history

First Guerlac Lecture to celebrate ‘rock star’ science historian

Cornell Chronicle

Princeton history professor Michael Gordin will give the inaugural lecture celebrating the life and work of Henry Guerlac ’32, M.S. ’33, an influential historian of science and Cornell faculty member for three decades.

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Government

Our foreign students are terrified, and they’re right to be

New York Times

In a New York Times op-ed, Rachel Beatty Riedl, professor of government (A&S) and at the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy writes that international students have felt increasingly unwelcome in this country.

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Provided Jaques and Touchdown in Newman Arena during his formal introduction as head coach.
Alumni

As head coach, former Big Red player is a slam dunk

Cornellians

A decade and a half after serving as team captain of men’s basketball, Jon Jaques ’10 has had a remarkable start as its leader.

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Simon Wheeler for Cornell University Anne Thompson of NBC News, Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund, and David Lodge, the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability (left to right) discuss the value of visionary partnerships between Cornell Atkinson and organizations such as EDF on April 10 during Cornell Atkinson’s 15th anniversary celebration.
Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability

Cornell Atkinson at 15: celebrating science, fostering hope

Cornell Chronicle

The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability’s 15th-anniversary conference addressed past successes and future efforts to support climate and sustainability.

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Simon Wheeler Three instruments from the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards sit onstage awaiting performers before a 2024 concert in Barnes Hall.
Alumni support

Center for Historical Keyboards boosted by $5 million gift

A&S Communications

The gift will secure the future of the center's museum-quality holdings, as well as a rich program of concerts, festivals and educational offerings.