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As chair of the space history department at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, Margaret Weitekamp, PhD ’01, ties spaceflight to its role in turbo-charging the human imagination.
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Thej Khanna '26 gained agility in Arts & Sciences, where the structure "gave me the flexibility to jump from a computer science lecture to a close-knit English seminar on…Caribbean literature, to a discussion on practical policy responses to cybercrime"
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Learning how to disagree might be one of the most important skills for college and life. Students from biology to philosophy are coming together to tackle tough questions in our Disagreement course, helping them engage with different perspectives.
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It's out! "Poetry and the Turning World,” a new @LRB podcast series co-hosted by poet and Cornell professor Sandeep Parmar, launched this week with an episode focused on poetry and work -- workplace experiences and the work & play of the writing process.
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We are in the fourth wave of nationalizations in a century, @CornellHistory professor @njtmulder wrote this week in @IMFNews magazine F&D – a point which @Reuters connects to a push for governments to take stakes in fast-moving tech firms.
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The Chinese economy was not particularly stable before the conflict in Iran, but China has been able to weather the external shock of the war better than most places, @cornellgov professor Allen Carlson says in @Newsweek, marking 100 days of the war.
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Since childhood, Hannah Quigley '26 was called “estrellita fugaz" (little shooting star) by her family. Now, "I hope I’ve proven them right!" she says of her Spanish and @CornellAMST major, her commitment to explore her Mexican-American heritage.
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This summer, Cornell poet and critic Sandeep Parmar will explore poetry as a guiding force for understanding life issues like work, technology, divorce and more through a new @LRB podcast series, “Poetry and the Turning World." First episode drops June 7!
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Cornell philosopher Kate Manne's theory of misogyny, promising an exemption for "good girls," figures into today's @ezraklein show, where journalist Helen Lew examines "the ancient, angry gender politics of the New Right."
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Hosted by Cornell, the regional Upstate New York Discipline-Based Education Research (DBER) conference June 11-12 will bring together 50 scholars from NY community colleges, liberal arts institutions and research universities, supported by a @NSF grant
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A “tremendously powerful conservative pushback” in the 1980s and 1990s labeled consumer activists “busybodies” while taking away consumer freedom, @CornellHistory professor @LarryGlickman says in @guardian coverage of a current wave of consumer rage.
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Despite the rise in consumer frustration, Glickman says, “there are countercurrents which are stronger than ever–which is a deep suspicion that the government can do anything to help ordinary people and a deep suspicion that it makes any sense to try to regulate corporations.”
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The Cornell Rocketry Team was one of the most important activities (among many!) for Gabriella Best '26, a computer science major and @milsteinprogram scholar: "On our team, there is no such thing as failure, only another opportunity to learn."
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Experiences like travel and adventure are more satisfying than material purchases, shows research from @CornellCAS psychologist Thomas Gilovich.
But what makes for a trip you’ll remember? Here are five ingredients, according to Gilovich.
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Five ingredients for an unforgettable adventure: Experiences like travel are more satisfying than buying things, shows research from @CornellPsychDpt professor Thomas Gilovich. But what makes for a trip you'll remember? @WeCornellians shares his five tips.
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Congratulations to the members of Cornell's Herbert Gussman Jazz Septet! Their DownBeat 2026 Student Music Award, regarded as one of the most prestigious honors in jazz education, places them among the top collegiate jazz groups in the country 🎼🎶⭐️
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Cornell doctoral students worked on presenting the impact of their research to policymakers and the public through legislative advocacy this year. Among them: @CornellROMS and @CornellChem grad students.
"Advocacy takes time and effort."
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Cornell music department staff member Laurel Gilmer appeared on Jeopardy! May 12, where her background as an oboist helped out: "The more you practice, the easier it gets,” she says of TV game show preparation.
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Celebrating our graduates ✨ Jerónimo Martín Duque '26, a computer science, mathematics and @CornellEcon major, participated in multidisciplinary research and counts among favorite Cornell memories walks around Cornell's beautiful campus and surroundings.
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"GDP has played a phenomenal role from 1944 to roughly now, but it is beginning to backfire…to hide important things," @CornellEcon professor @kaushikcbasu says on @CNN "Trying to modify it, compliment it and bring in other things is extremely important.”
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