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The planet has a broad banded jet around the equator with vast wind speeds which transport material and heat from the permanently irradiated dayside to the permanently shadowed nightside."},{"id":"333772","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/soprano-dawn-upshaw-visits-campus-ad-white-professor-large","title":"Soprano Dawn Upshaw visits campus as A.D. 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health.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/matthew-zipple-79331000px.jpg?h=7cd30aba\u0026itok=3-AIDMnk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/matthew-zipple-79331000px.jpg?itok=w8ZVfI3O","date_published":"Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:10:21 EDT","byline":"Kate Blackwood","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/matthew-zipple-79331000px.jpg?h=7cd30aba\u0026itok=WuznVP2Y"},{"id":"333756","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/medicines-feed-us-promote-healing-toxic-world","title":"\u2018Medicines that feed us\u2019 promote healing in a toxic world","content_text":"In a new book, anthropologist Stacey Langwick explores plant-based healing and sustainable farming practices in Tanzania that treat bodies and lands as inseparable.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1007_medicines_tnd.jpg?itok=pxv0p9tZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1007_medicines_tnd.jpg?itok=-NR7YHm3","date_published":"Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:10:40 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1007_medicines_tnd.jpg?itok=KIKrbwa-"},{"id":"333753","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/october-lectures-explore-autocracy-communism-and-us-china-russia-relations","title":"October lectures explore autocracy, communism and U.S.-China-Russia relations","content_text":"Cornell University\u2019s \u201cUnmasking the CCP\u201d lecture series will feature talks by former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul Oct. 23 and historian Frank Dik\u00f6tter Oct. 27 on democracy, communism and China\u2019s international role.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/will-goodman-vhamdyo-xrm-unsplash.jpg?h=2946021f\u0026itok=ftjE1Y-J","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/will-goodman-vhamdyo-xrm-unsplash.jpg?itok=qKkgFzjN","date_published":"Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:10:01 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Around Cornell","College of Arts and 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Charles.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/chucho_valdes_credit_martin_espino_garcia_4.jpg?h=5f925470\u0026itok=g81ODYdd","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/chucho_valdes_credit_martin_espino_garcia_4.jpg?itok=ITO39caZ","date_published":"Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:10:24 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/chucho_valdes_credit_martin_espino_garcia_4.jpg?h=5f925470\u0026itok=IUyMgrjw","image_alt":"Person wearing a tuxedo and black cap smiles amidst a shower of sheet music"},{"id":"333746","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/cornell-mathematicians-win-grants-ensure-ai-safety-research-integrity","title":"Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity","content_text":"As mathematicians work through challenges related to AI, Cornell math faculty members are leading the field with work integrating AI into math and mathematics into AI.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1416_aimathgrants_final_n.jpg?itok=th9gxS7V","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1416_aimathgrants_final_n.jpg?itok=ZEAKVt7x","date_published":"Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:10:53 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research 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Allen will discuss how democracies judge art and architecture.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/allen-2-cropped.jpg?h=51e549a3\u0026itok=ZMC8lMta","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/allen-2-cropped.jpg?itok=NK-gJxXo","date_published":"Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:09:20 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/allen-2-cropped.jpg?h=51e549a3\u0026itok=bCuW88w7","image_alt":"Brian T. Allen"},{"id":"333733","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/reeve-parker-professor-emeritus-literatures-english-dies-89","title":"Reeve Parker, professor emeritus of literatures in English, dies at 89","content_text":"A. Reeve Parker, professor emeritus of literatures in English in the College of Arts and Sciences and a scholar of British Romanticism, died Sept. 16 in Ithaca, New York, at age 89.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0930_parker_tnd.jpg?itok=9bwJ0R4F","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0930_parker_tnd.jpg?itok=eyMVIazu","date_published":"Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:09:25 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0930_parker_tnd.jpg?itok=TafPeCZ0"},{"id":"333729","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/films-watch-orange-shirt-day-sept-30","title":"Films to watch for Orange Shirt Day, Sept. 30","content_text":"Cornell Cinema and the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program suggest films for the Cornell community to watch and reflect on for Orange Shirt Day.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/orange-shirt-image-smaller.jpg?h=f30a3440\u0026itok=DbRrciV5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/orange-shirt-image-smaller.jpg?itok=7OLW9cqX","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:09:15 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/orange-shirt-image-smaller.jpg?h=f30a3440\u0026itok=pGtdWBDd","image_alt":"About 20 people stand on the stone steps of a building, wearing orange shirts and holding signs that say \u0022every child matters\u0022"},{"id":"333728","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/ancient-texts-offer-timely-lessons-speaking-freely","title":"Ancient texts offer timely lessons on speaking freely","content_text":"In his new book, \u201cHow to Speak Freely,\u201d classicist Michael Fontaine of the College of Arts and Sciences shows that thousands of years ago, Athenians were struggling with the same topics societies struggle with today.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0929_ancienttexts_tnd.jpg?itok=Sz1gqMtS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0929_ancienttexts_tnd.jpg?itok=WlCj3TyN","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:09:56 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0929_ancienttexts_tnd.jpg?itok=vbb0gJC3"},{"id":"333714","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/society-humanities-celebrates-60-years-incubator-innovative-research","title":"Society for the Humanities celebrates 60 years as incubator for innovative research","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s Society for the Humanities marked its 60th anniversary Sept. 18-19 with events celebrating six decades of humanities research and collaboration.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/20260918adwh60_3461.jpg?itok=-cQ-pnky","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/20260918adwh60_3461.jpg?itok=LNCZMbGY","date_published":"Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:09:38 EDT","byline":"Kate Blackwood","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/20260918adwh60_3461.jpg?itok=we8iWvfG","image_alt":"Person looking at a display of photographs that is set up in a sunny room of a house. 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Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Emerita and an award-winning scholar who challenged traditional thinking regarding psychology and brain function, died Sept. 12.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0923_finlay.jpg?itok=PS46uRTW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0923_finlay.jpg?itok=pNNOoN7z","date_published":"Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:09:33 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0923_finlay.jpg?itok=PRlrsWdI","image_alt":"Barbara Finlay, the W.R. 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study in the lab.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1391_wildbraintracking_final_n.jpg?itok=6shvxpn8","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1391_wildbraintracking_final_n.jpg?itok=XJcnMrDQ","date_published":"Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:09:50 EDT","byline":"Caitlin Hayes, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1391_wildbraintracking_final_n.jpg?itok=y7XgoJHv","image_alt":"Illustration of a group of interconnected red dots"},{"id":"333603","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/title-teaching-professor-and-new-award-announced","title":"Title of Teaching Professor and new award announced","content_text":"The College of Arts and Sciences has created Teaching Professor titles to recognize excellence in teaching, advising and academic leadership.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2024_1086_sh_326-a.jpg?h=63e4b94e\u0026itok=mYC0G_HN","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2024_1086_sh_326-a.jpg?itok=fFPs-pvD","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:09:59 EDT","byline":"Linda B. Glaser","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/2024_1086_sh_326-a.jpg?h=63e4b94e\u0026itok=zHFZ9Gkp","image_alt":"Person stands in front of a small class, gesturing"},{"id":"333602","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/peter-katzenstein-receives-triennial-james-madison-award","title":"Peter Katzenstein receives triennial James Madison Award","content_text":"The APSA James Madison Award recognizes professor Peter Katzenstein for distinguished contributions to political science.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0219_13_008_select.jpg?h=03953e8f\u0026itok=KVRHMOQV","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0219_13_008_select.jpg?itok=uUi0BIXo","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 12:09:24 EDT","byline":"Linda B. Glaser","tags":["Around Cornell","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0219_13_008_select.jpg?h=03953e8f\u0026itok=jBsVnlSq","image_alt":"Peter Katzenstein speaking at a microphone"},{"id":"333592","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/economist-kerwin-charles-phd-96-give-2026-staller-lecture","title":"Economist Kerwin Charles, Ph.D. \u201996, to give 2026 Staller Lecture","content_text":"Yale economist Kerwin Charles, Ph.D. \u002796, will deliver Cornell University\u2019s 2026 Staller Lecture on racial labor market inequality Sept. 22.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/_dsc5323_1000px.jpeg?h=9a8e6514\u0026itok=Fy83ISpJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/_dsc5323_1000px.jpeg?itok=NJm3VylH","date_published":"Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:09:19 EDT","byline":"Kate Blackwood","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/_dsc5323_1000px.jpeg?h=9a8e6514\u0026itok=EVAN1qXK","image_alt":"Kerwin Charles"},{"id":"333563","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/midterm-forecast-strongly-favors-democrats-win-house-majority","title":"Midterm forecast strongly favors Democrats to win House majority","content_text":"The forecast model developed by Peter Enns and graduate students is highly accurate historically, correctly predicting winners of the previous 14 congressional elections.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1377_ry_00090n.jpg?itok=Y_YdrRX1","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1377_ry_00090n.jpg?itok=p_uzn-wK","date_published":"Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:09:42 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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He will begin as an assistant professor in January 2027.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/tovar_2.png?itok=WsGuJzPo","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/tovar_2.png?itok=pJjUUjl6","date_published":"Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:09:36 EDT","byline":"Stephen D\u0026#039;Angelo","tags":["Around Cornell","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/tovar_2.png?itok=zb-8AWUX"},{"id":"333549","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/cornell-science-educator-david-kornreich-phd-01-dies-52","title":"Cornell science educator David Kornreich, Ph.D. \u201901, dies at 52","content_text":"David Kornreich, Ph.D. \u201901, who taught physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 30 in a plane crash near Ithaca. Kornreich, a native of Houston, Texas, was 52.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0902_kornreich.jpg?itok=7qp_Gytd","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0902_kornreich.jpg?itok=O9DYj1jR","date_published":"Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:09:01 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0902_kornreich.jpg?itok=_5hd52UG","image_alt":"David Kornreich, Ph.D. \u201901, who taught physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 30 in a plane crash near Ithaca. He was 52."},{"id":"333548","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/indias-economy-heritage-forensics-wwii-mobilization-examined","title":"India\u2019s economy, heritage forensics, WWII mobilization examined","content_text":"New books from Cornell professors explore India\u2019s economy, heritage forensics in the South Caucasus region, and military mobilization involving troops and defense workers during World War II.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/indianecon_tnd.jpg?itok=23rvObto","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/indianecon_tnd.jpg?itok=AD-aP1S8","date_published":"Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:09:12 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Global Reach","College of Arts and Sciences","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/indianecon_tnd.jpg?itok=cE-VeAhH"},{"id":"333544","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/marvel-actor-dominique-thorne-19-visits-campus-screening-talks","title":"Marvel actor Dominique Thorne \u201919 visits campus for screening, talks","content_text":"Thorns is the 2026 Heermans-McCalmon Distinguished Guest Artist, a program of the Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) in the College of Arts \u0026amp; Sciences.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/bs_pb_ironheart_2223.jpeg?h=bb2e2a8c\u0026itok=oKkkt71y","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/bs_pb_ironheart_2223.jpeg?h=f905721c\u0026itok=s3kKAZCB","date_published":"Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:09:22 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/bs_pb_ironheart_2223.jpeg?h=bb2e2a8c\u0026itok=1xe5-5Qe","image_alt":"person on a ladder"},{"id":"333536","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/psyche-mission-leader-give-public-lecture-sept-11","title":"Psyche Mission leader to give public lecture Sept. 11","content_text":"During the 2026 Terzian Lecture hosted by the astronomy department, Psyche Mission PI Lindy Elkins-Tanton will discuss the spacecraft\u2019s journey to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche and upcoming discoveries.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/pia21499medium.jpg?h=f1ad1fba\u0026itok=NsT2p_5b","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/pia21499medium.jpg?itok=s_icU4wG","date_published":"Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:08:55 EDT","byline":"Kate Blackwood","tags":["Around Cornell","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/pia21499medium.jpg?h=f1ad1fba\u0026itok=9P7Gb_eD","image_alt":"Space telescope with long purple panels extending to each side, against a black backdrop of space with a rocky surface beneath"}]