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Michener testifies to House on role of universal health insurance

Cornell professor Jamila Michener testified March 29 before a congressional committee that universal health insurance coverage would not only address health inequities among people of color, but strengthen the U.S. democracy.

Colanzi book wins Ribera del Duero prize

A book by Liliana Colanzi, assistant professor of Romance studies, has won the Ribera del Duero prize, honoring the best short stories in Latin America and Spain.

Women want to work, despite workforce precarity

Despite persistent gaps in workforce participation, when it comes to wanting to work, the gender gap has all but disappeared over the last 45 years, according to Cornell sociologist Landon Schnabel.

Radical Collaboration initiative adds AI, quantum, design tech

Artificial Intelligence, Design + Technology and Quantum Science and Technology will become part of “Radical Collaboration Drives Discovery,” bringing to 10 the number of initiatives in the provost office’s five-year-old program.

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Engineer honored with ‘Nobel Prize of Water’

Engineering professor Emeritus Wilfried Brutsaert received the prestigious prize from Swedish academy for his groundbreaking work in quantifying environmental evaporation.

CCSS announces spring grants for faculty

The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has announced its spring grants for faculty. The full list of awardees can be found here.

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Labor and Employment Relations Association honoring ILR professor June 3

Sarosh Kuruvilla has been named a 2022 Academic Fellow.

Around Cornell

Eleven professors win NSF early-career awards

Eleven assistant or associate professors representing four colleges have recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards to support their research objectives.

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Scholarship honors eminent historian and professor

A new scholarship for first-generation undergraduate students has been established in the name of beloved government professor Isaac Kramnick, and will support students beginning this fall.

President Pollack honors university supporters of United Way

The Cornell United Way President’s Leadership Association recognized 168 members of the Cornell community who have contributed at least $1,000 to the current United Way, constituting nearly 76% of the campaign’s current total.

A.D. White professors’ spring 2022 visits announced

An award-winning Argentine author, an agro-sustainability innovator, a renowned archaeologist and a leading sociolinguist are set to visit campus this spring as Andrew Dickson White Professors-at-Large.

Faculty diversity award nominations due March 18

The Provost’s Office of Faculty Development and Diversity is accepting nominations for the annual Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Service Through Diversity. The award, to be given to two faculty members, comes with a $15,000 prize.