New faculty Andrew Owens makes AI that sees, hears, and feels

Andrew Owens wants computers to learn like humans do — by watching, listening, and feeling the world around them.

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Fuchs, Hartman elected to American Physical Society

Greg Fuchs, the James R. Meehl Professor in School of Applied and Engineering Physics, and Thomas Hartman, professor in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been elected as fellows of the American Physical Society.

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Kim named inaugural William L. Maxwell Postdoctoral Fellow

Younghoon Kim has been named the inaugural William L. Maxwell ’56 Postdoctoral Fellow at Cornell’s Center for Data Science for Enterprise and Society. 

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Exit polling trailblazers to discuss evolution of election night analysis

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research will host an in-person watch party for the Roper Roundtable: Evolution of Election Night Analysis and Projections on October 29th, at 1:00 p.m. in 291 Clark Hall, featuring Murray Edelman and Joe Lenski.

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Exploring the colorful lives of Australian fairywrens

Dr. Mike Webster, Robert G. Engle Professor of Ornithology and Director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Macaulay Library, will speak about how the bright plumage and complex songs of Australian fairywrens shape mating, behavior, and evolution, in the 2025 Paul C. Mundinger Distinguished Lectureship on October 16. 

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Writers, translators consider ‘Ukraine in Translation’ Oct. 18

The symposium responds to a new urgency to Ukrainian culture of the past, present and future both inside and outside the country.

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Faculty share creative, alternative approaches to assessment in new CTI case studies

The Center for Teaching Innovation published two series of adaptable case studies, from the Creative Teaching Awards and Provost’s Working Group for Innovation in Assessment, showcasing new Cornell faculty approaches to assessing student learning.

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Héctor Abruña to be honored at Dreyfus Prize ceremony Oct. 23

The president of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation will present Abruña with the award in a 4 p.m. ceremony in the Meshri Family Auditorium, Baker Laboratory Room 200 and also livestreamed. 

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Global Hubs seed grant proposals due Oct. 15

Up to 20 early-stage research projects will receive funding from this year’s Global Hubs Research Seed Grants, connecting Cornell faculty with researchers at Global Hubs partner universities. 

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