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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.

There’s two sides to this semiconductor, and many simultaneous functions

A Cornell-led collaboration has developed the first dual-sided – or “dualtronic” – semiconductor that combines photonic and electronic functions simultaneously.

Cornell Keynotes podcast: Conquering our biggest fear

Cornell College of Arts & Sciences professor David Feldshuh shares methods for speaking with confidence and moving past fear into connection on the Cornell Keynotes podcast.

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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.

Learners apply data-driven marketing strategies in Cornell certificate program

Cornell SC Johnson College of Business professor Sachin Gupta explains how to reach outstanding data-driven results in the Demand Marketing online certificate program.

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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.

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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. 

Brooks School adds 13 new faculty, two hired under the Provost’s radical collaboration initiative

The Brooks School has strengthened its faculty with the addition of 13 new external hires who will bolster its research and instruction portfolios in economics, data science, race and equity, and environmental policy.

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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.