Arts and Sciences welcomes new faculty for 2022-23

Fifteen new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.

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Dissident critics living in exile speak out on Sept. 23

Four dissident critics now living in exile in the United States will share their experiences at Dissidence: Exiled Writers on Resistance and Risk, a reading and reception on Friday, September 23.

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Riney Canine Health Center awards $1.3M for new research

While advancing the understanding of canine diseases, these two-year projects will also explore new avenues for diagnosing chronic pain and develop new models for testing therapies catered to dogs' immune systems.

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Student debuts Cornell Chimes on TikTok

Chimesmaster Chenchen Lu ’23 has brought the Cornell Chimes to TikTok, amassing a following of more than 140,000 in the last year.

Male contraception offers promise in post-Roe v. Wade era

Paula Cohen, professor of genetics, is pioneering an innovative alternative to the birth control pill: a form of male contraception that targets a mechanism in the early stage of sperm cell production. 

Partnership boosts worldwide bird conservation

The Cornell Lab of Ornithology and BirdLife International have joined forces to monitor bird populations around the world using the Lab of Ornithology’s massive eBird citizen science database.

Yoga gear company wins entrepreneurship pitch contest

More than 200 students attended the Sept. 8 event in Collegetown.

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First-of-its-kind 3D-printed home blends concrete, wood

The Houston home designed by Leslie Lok and Sasa Zivkovik of the College of Architecture, Art and Planning will be the first multistory printed structure in the U.S., featuring a hybrid approach that could be scaled up to multifamily housing developments.

Sound, light artists to lead celebration of Cornell Biennial

The Cornell Council for the Arts launches a celebration of its fifth Cornell Biennial – the largest and most international yet – with exhibition tours, performances and a full day of artist panels, Sept. 15-17.