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In memoriam

Louis Hand, pioneer of high-energy physics, dies at 90

11/13/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Colleagues remember Hand as a scientist devoted to discovery, both in his field of expertise and beyond.

Person writing on a dry-erase board with a window in the background — Chris Kitchen Neil Cholli often goes to the white board in his Uris Hall office to "think things through" while analyzing data on social mobility

Klarman Fellows

Klarman Fellow’s mission: Break cycles of poverty through fact-based policy

11/14/2023 A&S Communications

Neil Cholli studies labor and public economics with a goal of helping to shape social policy in the U.S.

Library room with tall, ornate windows, crowded with people — redcharlie/Unsplash Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal

Program in Freedom and Free Societies

Talk on arts and sciences and why they matter, Nov. 30

11/14/2023 A&S Communications

Christopher S. Celenza will suggest some answers that arise from considering the history of the liberal arts, medieval and early modern universities, and the rise of the arts and sciences in the modern era.

Six people — Provided The 2023-24 FAN Fellows, from left: Anthony Burrow, Anindita Banerjee, Iftikhar Dadi, Tara Holm, Gerlinde Van de Walle and Jocelyn Rose.

Faculty leadership

Banerjee named Mellon Fellow in diversity network

11/13/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Banerjee will participate in a two-year academic leadership and governance fellowship.

Language study

Einaudi fellowships support students learning uncommon languages

11/15/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Now in her third year as a doctoral student in government, Frances Cayton believes that growing her skills in Ukrainian is key to her dissertation in comparative politics

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International studies

Cornell expert: Don’t expect big breakthroughs from Biden-Xi meeting

11/15/2023 A&S Communications

With President Joe Biden meeting face-to-face with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on Wednesday, government professor Allen Carlson says a key factor will be how much the two heads of state are able to publicly agree to disagree.

woman showing Ukrainian words on chalkboard — Patrick Shanahan Krystyna Golovakova works with students in her Ukrainian language class.

Ukrainian program

Classes, events show 'Ukraine is not only a country at war'

11/28/2023 A&S Communications

Cornell's Ukrainian program is bringing the country’s culture to campus through language learning, folk tradition and history.

Government

Peace is possible for Israel and Gaza—if their leaders want it

11/15/2023 Time Magazine

This may be a once-in-a-century opportunity for peace, writes Uriel Abulof, visiting professor of government in the College of Arts and Sciences, in a Time opinion piece.

Three people sitting in chairs on a stage — Ryan Young/Cornell University David Folkenflik ’91 (left) moderates the panel “Free Press in a Free Society: U.S. Newsrooms on the Front Lines” with Suzanne Mettler, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in government, and Sewell Chan, editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune.

Free Expression Theme Year

What’s worth protecting about a free press? NPR’s Folkenflik asks panelists

11/17/2023 Cornell Chronicle

“News is so important because it’s the foundation for critical thinking and critical debate,” said Texas Tribune editor-in-chief Sewell Chan.

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