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Ryan Young/Cornell University From left, Eve De Rosa, Kavita Bala, Carl Cornell, Alison McCauley and Ben Maddox pose for a photograph at the Employee Excellence Awards ceremony Nov. 19 in Barton Hall. Cornell and McCauley were recognized with the Culture of Belonging Award.
Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science

Employee Excellence Awards honor nearly 250 employees

Cornell Chronicle

A&S staff member Lynda Sovocool, interim associate director/department manager for Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science, received the Mission-Possible Award, for supporting the university’s core mission to learning, discovery and engagement.

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Alex Betts

Assistant Professor
Mathematics

Book cover: The Perversity of Gratitude
Provided Book cover: The Perversity of Gratitude
Africana Studies

Farred analyzes his apartheid education in ‘philosophical memoir’

A&S Communications

In “The Perversity of Gratitude: An Apartheid Education," Grant Farred describes his experience of flourishing intellectually, despite and even thanks to being educated under apartheid, while also analyzing concepts that made such an education possible.

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Provided Award winners and Cornell administrators gather for the Cornell Town-Gown Awards Nov. 16 at Cinemapolis.
Town-Gown awards

Town-Gown awardees foster business, community, sustainability

Cornell Chronicle

Partnerships aiming to minimize construction waste in Central New York, address isolation and cognitive loss through performance, and promote and nurture local startups received the annual Cornell Town-Gown Awards, announced Nov. 16 at Cinemapolis.

Three baboons in the wild; one is a baby clinging to an adult
Matthew Zipple Wild female baboons near Amboseli National Park, Kenya.
Neurobiology and Behavior

Researchers assess whether animals feel emotion

A&S Communications

An interdisciplinary group of animal behavior researchers from the fields of biology, psychology, anthropology and philosophy were included in the survey. Klarman Fellow Matthew Zipple is first author.

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Photo by Maciej Ruminkiewicz on Unsplash
International relations

Ahead of Trump takeover, long-range missiles unlikely to change tide in Ukraine

A&S Communications

The Biden White House is likely trying to give Ukraine everything it can before the administration changes, says military historian David Silbey.

Book cover: The Architecture of Blame and Praise
Provided The Architecture of Blame and Praise
Philosophy

Holding people responsible through a system of blame, praise

Cornell Chronicle

Philosopher David Shoemaker examines the complicated nature of both modes of response, teasing out their many varieties while defending a general symmetry between them.

Mathematics

Stretching shapes and building tools: topology at Cornell

A&S Communications

“Cornell has had a considerable impact across many subfields of topology and across decades."

Book cover: Thinking Otherwise
Provided Book cover: Thinking Otherwise
Alumni authors

Your November 2024 Reads

Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include an homage to a beloved government professor, edited by three alumni

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Provided Vocalist Sara Gazarek will perform with the Cornell Jazz Ensemble at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16.
Things to do

Things to do: Much music, Supreme Court panel, advice for aspiring filmmakers

Cornell Chronicle

Pick from several concerts, attend the Town-Gown Awards, consider the Supreme Court and get advice for a career in film at events around campus.

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Caitlin Cook/Cornell University
Astronomy

Scientists compile library for evaluating exoplanet water

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell scientists are developing a library of basalt-based spectral signatures that not only will help reveal the composition of planets outside of our solar system, but also could demonstrate evidence of water on those exoplanets.

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Sarah Kreps, the John L. Wetherill Professor in the Department of Government, receives the Veterans Colleague Network Group’s annual Continuation of Service Award for her significant contributions to student veterans at Cornell.
Veterans

Veterans Day celebrated through campus camaraderie

Cornell Chronicle

On Veterans Day, a series of speakers shared personal reflections about how camaraderie shapes both military and academic life as part of Cornell’s celebration of its military and veteran community.

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TRIN WA/Unsplash Nintendo Game Boy
Music

Nintendo music app ‘rivals major record labels,’ not just for gamers

A&S Communications

Some of Nintendo's music has attained classic status, says music professor Roger Moseley.

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Cornellians/Provided Carl Sagan
Astronomy

‘Cosmos,’ a pulitzer, and more: fascinating facts about Carl Sagan

Cornellians

The astronomer’s legacy can be found on Earth and far beyond—from a record-setting exhibit to an iconic portrait of our planet.

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Sreang Hok/Cornell University. Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute, associate professor of astronomy and author of “Alien Earths: The New Science of Planet Hunting in the Cosmos,” said the thousands of exoplanets detected to date suggest there are “billions and billions” of possibilities for life beyond Earth.
Astronomy

Sagan celebrated for scientific mind – and imagination

Cornell Chronicle

In person and online Nov. 9, thousands attended an interdisciplinary program of research presentations and music celebrating Carl Sagan’s legacy, on what would have been his 90th birthday.