Ukraine’s National Symphony Orchestra featured in Cornell Concert Series

The Cornell Concert Series event, featuring conductor Volodymyr Sirenko and cellist Natalia Khoma, takes place Feb. 10 in Bailey Hall.

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'Another Body' documentary exposes harm of deepfake tech

The film focuses on the gendered implications of deepfake technology; a free screening Feb. 7 will be presented by the Milstein Program in the College of Arts and Sciences, partnering with Cornell Cinema.

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Sengers, Snavely, and Weinberger named 2023 ACM Fellows

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has named three Cornell Bowers CIS faculty as 2023 ACM Fellows in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in computing and information technology.

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How to elicit an authentic ‘yes’

Researchers at the ILR School and University of Michigan suggest giving people a script to get an honest answer – even if it’s a hard “no” – instead of acquiescence motivated by awkwardness or guilt.

Cornell takes role in advancing software at CERN

Cornell, in collaboration with other U.S. universities, has been awarded $25 million from the National Science Foundation for another five years of research at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland.

James Lorbeer, onion and vegetable pathologist, dies at 91

James W. Lorbeer, whose research on diseases of onion and other vegetables grown in organic soils aided growers around the world, died Oct. 5, 2023, in Ithaca. A professor emeritus of plant pathology, Lorbeer was 91.

Ann S. Bowers ’59, Cornell CIS college benefactor, dies at 86

Ann S. Bowers ’59, a pioneering tech executive and longtime philanthropist whose transformational gift established the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science, died Jan. 24 in Palo Alto, California. Bowers was 86.

Freelance writer Rhoda Feng wins 2022-23 Nathan Award

The committee praised the verve, precision, and wry wit of Feng’s criticism, observing that she also brings historically and culturally informed sensibilities to all her reviewing.

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How math can improve fairness in elections, redistricting

A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in a Feb. 5 lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness.