Nine postdocs honored with achievement awards

Nine postdoctoral scholars were honored with Postdoc Achievement Awards as part of Cornell’s participation in National Postdoc Appreciation Week. The awards recognize excellence in community engagement, leadership and mentoring.

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‘Defending Haudenosaunee Sovereignty’ exhibit opens Sept. 24

The outdoor exhibit celebrates the centenary of Deskaheh Levi General’s 1923 intervention on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy at the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. 

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Emr wins the World Laureate Association Prize

Scott Emr, the Samuel C. and Nancy M. Fleming Professor Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the World Laureate Association Prize, one of the world’s highest-funded scientific awards.

Politics gets personal for China scholar

Historian Peidong Sun began her new book “Unfiltered Regard for China: French Perspectives from Mao to Xi” amid profound personal upheaval: An exit ban from China and a move to France.

Student summer research lays path for future scientists

With support from Cornell Atkinson, graduate students mentored undergraduates to conduct summer research on methane mitigation, food security and climate forecasting.

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Nozomi Ando named to Schmidt Polymaths cohort

Nozomi Ando, professor of chemistry and chemical biology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named a Schmidt Polymath, part of a global cohort of eight scientists and engineers who will each receive up to $2.5 million over five years.

Inaugural “Freedom Party” in Ithaca centers on community connection

A Sept. 27 event taking inspiration from the foundations of the Harlem Renaissance will highlight collaboration, resource sharing and storytelling. 

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Research at risk: Cultural fluency and critical language expertise

The federal government ended a program that has funded Cornell's Southeast Asia Program and South Asia Program for decades.

Holocaust testimony is AI litmus test, and it fails

A Cornell historian argues in a new paper that human historians are vital to capture the emotional and moral complexity behind world events.