A&S honors 23 faculty with endowed professorships

The new professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.

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Japanese poets open new ways of thinking about media

In new research, Andrew Campana examines cinema-centered poetry in Japan from the 1910s and 1920s, discovering the ways poetry chronicles lasting human impressions left by “new” media.

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Working toward Black reproductive justice from the Library of Congress

Appointed to the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History this year, Tamika Nunley is using her time at the Library of Congress to work on  The Black Reproductive Justice Archive, a collection of oral histories.

Exoplanet may reveal secrets about the edge of habitability

A recently discovered exoplanet may provide insights about conditions at the inner edge of a star’s habitable zone, and why Earth and Venus developed so differently, according to new astronomy research led by Lisa Kaltenegger.

Political philosopher Richard Miller dies at 77

Richard William “Dick” Miller, the Wyn and William Y. Hutchinson Professor in Ethics and Public Life Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, who brought deep moral insight to philosophical theory and matters of social and political justice, died June 9. He was 77.

Kessler Fellows embark on summer internships

The 2023 Kessler Fellows have accepted internships and will spend the summer gaining firsthand entrepreneurial experience. This year’s fellows are working at startups located from Ithaca to Beijing.

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‘Gas-trophysics’ symposium expands on work of two Cornell astronomers

“Gas-trophysics Across the Universe,” a July 15 symposium organized by Cornell's Friends of Astronomy, will celebrate the work and lives of renowned Cornell astronomers Peter Gierasch and Riccardo Giovanelli.

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PALSA Conference: Unleashing Agricultural Research Potential at CHESS

The Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source (CHESS) is set to host the Pan American Light Sources for Agriculture conference (PALSA) July 11-14.  Registration is still open. 

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Lingering effects of Neanderthal DNA found in modern humans

Recent scientific discoveries have shown that Neanderthal genes comprise some 1 to 4% of the genome of present-day humans whose ancestors migrated out of Africa, but the question remained open on how much those genes are still actively influencing human traits — until now.