PEN/Nabokov award winner M. NourbeSe Philip to read her poetry April 14

The event is part of the Spring 2022 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series for the Creative Writing Program

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Russian trolls tried to distract voters with music tweets in 2016

The research shows Russia applied the tactics it uses on its own people to try to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign; the work has implications for the 2022 midterm elections.

Light, oxygen turn waste plastics into useful benzoic acid

Researchers have discovered a new path for polystyrene, a type of plastic that makes up a third of landfill waste worldwide, that includes being upcycled into benzoic acid - a chemical with wide commercial demand.

Experts to weigh in on emerging foreign policy threats

Three top experts with an array of diplomatic, foreign policy and academic experiences will discuss emerging threats to U.S. foreign policy at an event organized by the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.

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Leading economist to give lecture on big data, inequality

Harvard professor Raj Chetty will discuss his research on improving equality of opportunity in America at the annual Distinguished Lecture in the Social Sciences, April 18 in Statler Auditorium.

After ‘mama,’ children’s first words include ‘this’ and ‘that’

Children’s strong drive to share attention has similar effects on language learning across cultures, finds the largest study of early vocabulary development in an Indigenous language.

John F. Kennedy Award recipient reimagines public safety

Conor Hodges ’21 receives the Class of 1964 John F. Kennedy Memorial Award in recognition of his academic achievements, campus leadership and advocacy around Cornell’s antiracist and public safety reform initiatives.

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For-profit colleges increase students’ debt, default risk

Attending for-profit colleges causes students to take on more debt and to default at higher rates, on average, compared with similarly selective public institutions in their communities, a Cornell economist finds in new research.

Cross-college researchers unravel mummy bird mystery

Master’s student Carol Anne Barsody is working with an array of interdisciplinary collaborators to explore the origins of a mummified bird and create a multisensory exhibition that rethinks the way ancient artifacts are presented in museums.