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The panelists sitting in arm chairs, all three looking at Prof. Jamila Michener talking into the microphone.
Chris Kitchen for Cornell University Ann Marimow ’97, the Fall Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist (far left) discussed the impact of Supreme Court decisions on ordinary Americans with panelists, from left, Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences and professor of government (A&S); Jamila Michener, associate professor of government (A&S) and of public policy in the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy; and Michael Dorf, the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law.
Distinguished Visiting Journalist Program

A politicized Supreme Court meets a new moment for America

Cornell Chronicle

A panel of experts moderated by Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist Ann Marimow '97 discussed the impact of the Supreme Court's decisions on ordinary Americans and the workings of American democracy.

Jeremy Peschard Pórtela with white shirt and black tie, a faint beard and mustache, in front of a sunlight building.
History

Student Spotlight: Jeremy Peschard Pórtela

Cornell University Graduate School

Jeremy Peschard Pórtela studies the histories of Latinos, immigration and mental health under the guidance of Prof. Maria Cristina Garcia.

Alexis Boyce, wearing headphones in front of a big microphone, smiles at the camera, wearing a bright colored, striped shirt.
Toral Patel Alexis Boyce in the recording studio.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Embrace discomfort and do it anyway

Cornell Chronicle

Alexis Boyce, Asian American Studies Program manager and co-chair of the Staff Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility Committee, discusses the group’s ongoing efforts to address staff concerns and drive meaningful change.

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Student awards

New student awards honor Medieval studies faculty

A&S Communications

Medieval Studies has created new prizes for students. Submissions for both prizes are due Jan. 31 and will be judged by a faculty panel in the Medieval Studies Program.

A canoe covered in written messages, in an exhibit hall
Provided Anna Davidson, senior research associate and lecturer in natural resources in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, displayed a canoe covered in messages from people who live in the Mohawk River watershed in The Concourse at the Empire State Plaza in Albany this summer. It is now on display in Mann Gallery.
Music

Things to do: Apple Bake-Off, orchestra and wind, Mohawk River exhibit

Cornell Chronicle

Enjoy symphony concerts this weekend among other campus activities.

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Student honors

Sophomore's organization fosters conversations on racial justice, mental health

A&S Communications

"Poetry and artwork were my ways of processing the world around me."

Five people hold awards
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.

A few dozen people stand in front of a movie screen
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
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Alumni authors

Your November 2024 Reads

Cornellians

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