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Benjamin Widom
Chris Kitchen
Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Benjamin Widom, influential physical chemist, dies at 97

Cornell Chronicle

Benjamin Widom, Ph.D. ’53, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Jan. 23 in Ithaca. He was 97.

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Klarman Fellows

New Klarman Fellows to join the College of Arts and Sciences

A&S Communications

Fellows will pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

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Alumni authors

Your January 2025 reads

Cornellians

This month’s featured titles – most by A&S authors – include a work of nonfiction about honeybees, a kids’ picture book, and a novel set in rural Nova Scotia.

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Science and Technology Studies

Student spins spreadsheet into online hub for wildfire relief

Cornell Chronicle

A doctoral student in the field of information science developed an interactive map that has become an online hub for thousands of people in the greater Los Angeles area who need provisions, are looking to donate supplies or want to get involved.

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Eleanor Willard

Executive Assistant to the Senior Associate Deans

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Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Durable plastic gets a sustainability makeover

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell chemist has created an alternative to the unrecyclable, plastic-based material used for durable items such as car tires, replacement hip joints and bowling balls.

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Computer Science

Bowers student explores privacy, healthcare, satellite imagery

A&S Communications

Vipin Gunda ’25 is excited about projects that apply his computer science knowledge to real-world challenges.

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Sociology

New research project investigates U.S./U.K. LGBTQ data

A&S Communications

Researchers from Cornell and the University of Edinburgh are investigating how data about LGBTQ communities is used (and misused) by governments, companies and community organizations.

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Awards and Honors

Awards and Honors

A&S Communications

Awards and honors received by faculty, postdocs and graduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences.

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Courtesy of Rialto Pictures Still from "The Third Man" (1949, dir. Carol Reed)
Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema preview: Vampires, courtroom drama, animation and more

A&S Communications

The spring season of films at Cornell Cinema has begun.

Antonio Fernandez Ruiz
Neurobiology and Behavior

Neuroscientist Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz wins Scialog Award

A&S Communications

“This project sits at the cross-roads of neuroscience, ethology and artificial intelligence."

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Society for the Humanities

Explore home space in a teenage sitcom during upcoming lecture

A&S Communications

"Sanctuary from the Storm: Making (My) Room with The Torkelsons," will explore Sheppard’s fondness for the 1990s television show and what the show’s representation of home spaces can tell us about the way television influences living practices.

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Performing and Media Arts

Cornell media arts expert: ‘Nickel Boys’ challenges viewers

A&S Communications

The film's snub in the Best Cinematography category may be due to the use of an immersive first-person camera style, says film scholar Kristen Warner.

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Provided Alumni gather around Professor Maria Cristina Garcia during a Reunion 2024 event.
Latina/o Studies Program

Latina/o Studies offers new way to connect with alumni

A&S Communications

“Fridays with Alumni” kicks off Jan. 31 featuring Kim Cardenas '17 & Joseph De Los Santos '19,

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Johannes Haushofer

Professor
Economics