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Astronomy

Astronomers seek gravitational waves with renewed NSF grant

6/21/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Francesco Sgarlata

Francesco Sgarlata

Klarman Fellows

Klarman postdoc tackles ‘theory of everything’ with first principles

6/21/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Crowd of people holding signs during BLM protest

Crowd of people holding signs during BLM protest

Racism in America

Reunion panel steers racism conversation toward action

6/16/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Liz Kellogg

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Pew scholar builds on gene-editing technology

6/15/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Person serving a piece of pie — Jason Koski/Cornell University Michael Stillman enjoys some pie during a Pi Day celebration, 2015

Mathematics

Stillman receives UI achievement award for mathematics

6/14/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Humanities

New impact grants expand humanities research

6/9/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Literatures in English

New A&S faculty bring Indigenous studies expertise

6/3/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Scott Emr

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Emr wins $1.2M Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine

6/1/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Antique postcard featuring a smiling woman — One object in the digital archive connected to the online game “Found in the Archive” is a Spanish postcard advertising a play from 1909, containing text that, characteristic of the time and genre, discriminates against disabled men.

Research

Online game replicates frustrations of research and disability

5/27/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Baobao Zhang

Klarman Fellows

Klarman Fellow Zhang named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar

5/26/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Illustration of building silhouettes

New Frontier Grants

$2M in New Frontier Grants boost high-impact A&S research

5/18/2021 Cornell Chronicle

colorful illustration featuring ghosts — Ghost Graffiti by Andrea Dezsö

Society for the Humanities

Society for the Humanities 'Afterlives' theme draws record interest

5/17/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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History

‘Deeds rife with physical nastiness’: book examines violence in Icelandic sagas

5/14/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Engaged Research Grants

Cornell poet’s play “Trap Door” opens an aperture into Ithaca history

5/14/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Near Eastern Studies

‘Iberian Moorings’ compares Muslim and Jewish golden ages

5/3/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Racism in America

Panel: Pandemic and protests laid economic injustices bare

4/29/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Dark space, interrupted by two black holes — Aurore Simonnet/LIGO-Caltech-MIT-Sonoma State An artist’s conception shows two merging black holes similar to those detected by LIGO.

Physics

Black hole spin finding could shed light on relativity, stars

4/29/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Philosophy

‘Rational Rules’ book examines how we learn morals

4/26/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Creative Writing Program

Time and sanctuary: Writing program shapes promising voices

4/22/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Arts Unplugged

Event examines the ethics, politics and future of AI

4/21/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Africana Studies

‘Emancipation’s Daughters’ celebrates five iconic Black women

4/20/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Book cover: Githa Sowerby, Three Plays

Performing and Media Arts

Githa Sowerby study illuminates women writers' struggle

4/20/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Creative Writing

Lennon publishes doubleheader of new fantastical fiction

4/8/2021 Cornell Chronicle

William J. Kennedy

Humanities

Kennedy recognized by Renaissance Society of America

4/7/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Sociology

Religion follows patterns of politicization during COVID-19

4/7/2021 Cornell Chronicle

James Walsh

Klarman Fellows

Klarman fellow bridges divide between math and philosophy

4/6/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Person holding a baby close

Racism in America

Faculty examine racism ‘embedded’ in US health care

4/5/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Book cover: Feral Ornamentals

Poetry

‘Playful uncertainty’ apparent in new poetry by Charlie Green

4/2/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Salah Hassan

History of Art and Visual Studies

Hassan honored for elevating the study of global modern art

4/1/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Samantha Trumbo

Astronomy

Astronomy to host 51 Pegasi b Fellow Samantha Trumbo ’13

3/31/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Yehonathan Indursky

Jewish Studies

Director of Netflix hit “Shtisel” highlights Jewish Studies event

3/16/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Barbara Baird

Barbara Baird

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Baird honored among Distinguished Women in Chemistry, 2021

3/9/2021 Cornell Chronicle

cell tissue magnified in bright red and blue — Tissue slice of mouse melanoma, with all cells labeled in blue and cancer cells labeled in red by immunofluorescence

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Baskin lab identifies pathway for treating deadly melanomas

3/5/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Sociology

Latinos, Blacks less swayed by college-bound friends

3/4/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Charles Petersen

Charles Petersen

Klarman Fellows

Klarman postdoc conducting ‘radical critique’ of meritocracy

3/4/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Psychology

Neuroimaging reveals how ideology affects race perception

3/3/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Government

Tech Policy Lab launches with focus on AI

3/3/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Photo of Lou Reed and Andy Warhol — John Munson/Cornell University A photo of Hall of Fame musician Lou Reed and artist Andy Warhol, in Cornell Library's Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections

Music

Fellowship will fund study of Warhol’s impact on ’70s music

2/23/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Klarman Fellowships

Arts and Sciences welcomes eight new Klarman Fellows

2/15/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Society for the Humanities

New ‘Humanities Pod’ a virtual space for ideas

2/15/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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History

NEH grants Cornell $750K to develop ‘Freedom’ database

2/10/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Kate Manne

Philosophy

Manne to give Society for the Humanities talk on male entitlement

2/9/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Psychology

Prolonged immaturity an evolutionary plus for human babies

2/8/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Government

New lab studies role of gender in security forces

2/5/2021 Cornell Chronicle

Book cover: Teardrops of Time

Asian Studies

Book: Thai poet uses Buddhist principles to “re-enchant” the modern world

2/4/2021 Cornell Chronicle

professor and two student write formulas on clear glass — Robert Barker/Cornell University file photo Hector D. Abruna, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (CHEM), in the lab with post-doctoral students.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Abruña wins national award in analytical chemistry

1/25/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Asian Studies

Professor to use fellowship for WWI ‘trench art’ study

1/13/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Science and Technology Studies

Hilgartner co-leads new COVID-19 policy research

1/12/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Government, Klarman Fellows

Study: Americans skeptical of COVID-19 contact tracing apps

1/12/2021 Cornell Chronicle

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Physics

Physics without fear: a course for students across disciplines

12/21/2020 Cornell Chronicle