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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.

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J Yeo/Unsplash Mineral deposit
Cross-disciplinary research

Microbe atlas could reveal how to mine critical metals sustainably

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell-led team will use a National Science Foundation grant to develop a catalog of microorganisms and how they interact with minerals.

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Career Development

Polishing resumes, building confidence: The impact of peer advisors

A&S Communications

Peer advisors in A&S Career Development help students accomplish their dreams and goals.

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Cornellians/Provided For Hoffstaetter de Torquat, the lake is his classroom.
Physics

New course sets sail on understanding physics–by boat

Cornellians

Students venture out onto Cayuga Lake for hands-on learning about wind speed, velocity, buoyancy, and more

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Provided Hadley Flanagan shows off a Coolseat bench, raising the seat to show the compost system underneath.
Global Cornell

Global experiences advance student learning

Cornell Chronicle

Over 70 undergraduates learned career-shaping lessons in the field last summer with support from Global Cornell. Students will share their international work at the November 19 Global Cornell Experience Showcase.

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Credit: AI-Generated Illustration Provided by BTPI The Brooks Tech Policy Institute, with support from the Jain Family Institute (JFI), has released a new report that offers “a high-level framework to analyze regulation of AI technologies.”
Government

BTPI releases new report on AI regulation

Cornell Chronicle

The Brooks Tech Policy Institute, with support from the Jain Family Institute (JFI), has released a new report that offers “a high-level framework to analyze regulation of AI technologies.”

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Jason Koski/Cornell University Gerry Monaghan is an unofficial tender of Sagan’s grave at Lake View Cemetery in Ithaca, stopping by to tidy the astronomer's gravesite and those of his parents, buried nearby.
Astronomy

At Carl Sagan’s gravesite, inspiration endures

Cornell Chronicle

On the eve of what would have been Sagan's 90th birthday, well-wishers commune at Lake View Cemetery, leaving notes and trinkets.

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Library of Congress Supreme Court
Distinguished Visiting Journalist Program

Polarized Supreme Court explored in Nov. 20 panel

A&S Communications

The panel, moderated by the Washington Post’s Supreme Court correspondent, Ann Marimow ‘97, the College's Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist, will include Peter John Loewen, Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

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David Todd McCarty/Unsplash A Trump rally in New Jersey
Government

What the election of Donald Trump says about democracy globally

A&S Communications

… The Harris campaign and many voters claimed that electing Donald Trump would threaten democracy, or even end democracy … What the election of Donald Trump says about democracy globally …

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Provided Nirbhay Narang '25 models the smart glasses he's created for people with hearing loss.
Computing and Information Science

Student creates AR glasses with transcriptions for people with hearing loss

A&S Communications

Nirbhay Narang ’25 has created smart glasses that use AI to provide transcriptions of conversations in real time.