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In memoriam

Mathematician R. Keith Dennis dies at 80

Cornell Chronicle

A renowned mathematician, Prof. R. Keith Dennis made significant contributions to algebraic K-theory and group theory, publishing 25 papers.

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Kyrenia Ship Excavations/Provided The Kyrenia was the first major Greek Hellenistic-period ship to be found with a largely intact hull. It was excavated and reassembled for scientific study.
Archaeology

Manning honored for contributions to archaeology

A&S Communications

Sturt Manning, received the P. E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) in Boston in November.

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Ellen Lust

Professor
Government

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Government

Professor’s model perfectly predicted Trump victory

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell professor’s election forecasting model correctly picked Trump’s win this year in all 50 states – and would have correctly predicted 95% of states in every election since 2000.

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Global Cornell

Cornell expert: Kenya femicide crisis part of a global trend

A&S Communications

Kenyan women are taking to the streets and calling for President Ruto to declare femicide a national crisis following the murders of 97 women over three months; professor Sabrina Karim sees it as part of a global trend.
 

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Simon Wheeler A students tries out a VR installation during the Art+Tech exhibit.
Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Exhibit highlights art/tech intersections in student work

A&S Communications

The event invited undergraduate and graduate students from all disciplines to display their projects at the historic A.D. White House.

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Alumni authors

Your December 2024 reads

Cornellians

This month’s featured titles include a history Harlem by a government alum and a prof’s memoir about his education under Apartheid.

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Jess Shapiro

Program Manager, Nexus Scholars and Summer Experience Grant

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Alex Kamphorst

Career Development Associate

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Laurel Carney

Program Coordinator

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Asian studies

Poets in Japan experiment at the edge of media

Cornell Chronicle

During the past century, experimental poets in Japan have been stretching the conventional definition of the genre by creating poems in unexpected places, according to a Cornell researcher.

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Peter Essick/Provided Thomas Seeley watching a swarm take off to move to its new home.
Neurobiology & Behavior

New book explains mysteries behind bee behavior

Cornell Chronicle

"The take-home message from my book is that these small creatures are extremely intelligent. They may well be the most intelligent of all the insects."

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Government

Student spotlight: Danielle Obisie-Orlu

Cornell University Graduate School

Danielle Obisie-Orlu, doctoral student in government with a focus on international relations, studies how memory and migration shape international relations and affairs under the guidance of Oumar Ba.

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Laura Gallup/Student and Campus Life Corey Ryan Earle ’07, the university’s longtime unofficial historian, speaks to a full house in his “Last Lecture” Dec. 4 in Uris Hall Auditorium.
American Studies

Learn local lore, Cornell historian Earle says in ‘Last Lecture’

Cornell Chronicle

Lecturer Corey Ryan Earle ’07, Cornell’s unofficial historian, gave the latest installment in the Last Lecture series, which invites a respected staff member or professor to give a lecture as if it were their final one.

Book cover: Never on Time, Always in Time
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Literary studies

In ‘Fun Home’ and other books, queer narratives rework time

Cornell Chronicle

In “Never On Time, But Always in Time,” Kate McCullough of the College of Arts and Sciences examines four books to explore how queer narratives focus on the body and its senses to find alternative ways of experiencing and presenting time.