Inclusive Excellence Podcast: Allyship in action

In this episode of the Inclusive Excellence Podcast, cohosts Erin Sember-Chase and Toral Patel unpack the term “allyship” with Sam Benson, Assistant Director for Graduate Affairs for MS and PhD Students in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and Perdita Das, Assistant Dean of Hans Bethe House. 

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Putting the Brakes on Bacterial Mobility: A New Approach to Fighting Disease

Researchers have identified a new way to fight infections like Lyme disease and syphilis by disrupting the bacteria’s ‘motor,’ preventing it from spreading through the body.  

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Economic, environmental and social context are essential to achieving sustainable livestock production

Scientists publish findings from an analysis of 10 livestock systems around the globe

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French university honors Jonathan Culler for literary contributions

On March 26, the University of Paris 8 on March 26 recognized Culler for his contributions to literary and theoretical studies and his close ties with French intellectual movements.

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Gadsby ’88 receiving ILR’s Alpern Award

Linda Gadsby ’88 will be honored by the ILR School at its annual Groat & Alpern Celebration recognizing top alumni on April 24 at The Pierre in New York City.

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Quantum mechanics with a twist: spring 2025 Bethe lecture

Physicist Shahal Ilani will introduce the emerging field of twistronics, which is revolutionizing our ability to harness quantum phenomena, during a public lecture April 9. 

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Cornell Cinema to screen ‘The Accelerator,’ film on physicist Wilson

Cornell Cinema will present a free screening of the documentary “The Accelerator” on April 8 at 6 p.m. Producer David Raubach will attend the screening and participate in a discussion following the film.

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Cook-Gray Lecture will examine transformative labor moment

The 2025 Alice Cook-Lois Gray Distinguished Lecture, “Poverty Wages, 'We're Not Lovin' It': Gender, Race and Inequality Rising in the 21st Century,” begins at 4:30 p.m. April 15 in the ILR Conference Center, 423 King-Shaw Hall, 140 Garden Avenue. 

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Study to explore nerve-like behavior of bone cells with NSF grant

Cornell biomedical engineers will use the grant to investigate how osteocytes – specialized cells that respond to and regulate forces within bones – interact with and are impacted by the part of the nervous system that controls rest related involuntary functions such as digestion and heart rate.

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