Earth Day talk to inaugurate Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture series

A lecture featuring sociologist Steven Yearley on carbon sinks and climate policy will launch the Trevor Pinch Memorial Lecture Series on April 22 – Earth Day. 

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Alumnus hopes historical lessons boost civic engagement

Fred Rubinstein ’52, LLB ’55, has honored his late wife’s dedication to civic engagement by endowing a professorship in the Department of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Why trade wars land harder in some states

New research shows the American economy behaves less like a single market than a patchwork of highly specialized local systems.

Death penalty explored in Distinguished Visiting Journalist event

Distinguished Visiting Journalist Keri Blakinger ’14 will host an in-depth look at capital punishment April 23 with a screening of her Oscar-nominated documentary “I Am Ready, Warden” and a faculty panel.

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Book talk, film screening, keynote to highlight Union Days

The events, beginning April 9, will focus on labor unions, immigration rights and racial justice.

Economist: Are living standards falling for young Americans?

Kevin Corinth, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, will give a talk, “Living Standards Across Generations: Are Younger Americans Falling Behind?” April 20 at 5:30 p.m. in 198 Statler Hall.

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Why we’re skeptical of the emotions we see on our screens

If you’ve poured your heart out on social media about a political issue, it might have felt cathartic – but likely was not persuasive, Cornell research finds.

Former Iceland president Jóhannesson visits Cornell for Messenger lectures

Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, former President of Iceland (2016–2024) and current Professor of History at the University of Iceland, visited Cornell University last week to deliver three Messenger Lectures, reflecting on his experience as Iceland’s head of state and the changing geopolitical and cultural landscape of Iceland.

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Colleen Barry reappointed Brooks School dean

Barry, the founding dean of the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, will continue to serve in that role for a second five-year term.