Q&A: Cornell releases demographic data for ‘exceptional’ incoming class

Cornell has released additional data related to the incoming class of 2028, the first cohort of undergraduates admitted since the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that prohibited race-conscious admissions practices.

New book explores artists and street politics in Iran

Across a series of 10 “acts,” architecture Associate Professor Pamela Karimi’s new book, “Women, Art, Freedom,” investigates the art and activism in Iran that have played a crucial role in the Woman, Life, Freedom uprising in Iran.

Small firms may offer higher pay due to a lack of market power

Small companies may post higher wages for entry level positions than large companies – potentially attracting better talent even though the larger companies have more influence on the market, according to new Cornell research.

Writing against productivity in Latin American fiction

Klarman Fellow Romina Wainberg is writing a book that explores how early Latin American novelists depicted the act of writing in their fiction, with a particular focus on fictional representations of the writing process.

Around Cornell

Kavita Bala, dean of Cornell Bowers CIS, named provost

Bala, an expert in computer vision and graphics who has shepherded the expansion of Cornell Bowers CIS, will begin her appointment on Jan. 1. 

Psychedelics excite cells in hippocampus to reduce anxiety

A classic psychedelic was found to activate a cell type in the brain of mice and rats that silences other neighboring neurons, providing insight into how such drugs reduce anxiety. 

John Nation, plasma physicist and electrical engineer, dies at 89

John A. Nation, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering, whose research on high-power microwave generation helped drive Cornell’s role in advancing plasma studies and fusion energy, died on Sept. 3 in Rye, New Hampshire. He was 89.

Viruses cross different tissues in insects to infect new hosts

A study in fruit flies advances understanding of the processes and machinery that underlie how insects, such as mosquitoes, spread disease.  

Government intervention key to fixing inequality in health care facilities

Rural hospitals and hospitals that treat patients regardless of their ability to pay have been hampered by federal rules limiting their access to funding for capital projects, which has led to institutionalized racism in hospitals, researchers have found.