A&S Media Report - 10/23/2020

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353 external media stories tracked
6 press release tip sheets distributed
15 Cornell Chronicle stories
2 Internal Cornell Platform stories
6 Cornell Daily Sun stories
20 A&S Website stories
37 Tweets
7 Facebook posts
3 Instagram posts

Sciences and Math

Is it time to stop segregating kids by ability in middle school math?

Washington Post
Related People: Tara Holm
Related Department or Program: Mathematics

Michael Morley, emeritus professor of math, dies at 90

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Anil Nerode
Related Department or Program: Mathematics

Chemistry – A European Journal Installs Early Career Advisory Board

ChemistryViews
Related People: Song Lin
Related Department or Program: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

iPhone 12 Promises 5G, but will it be Available to you?

WENY
Related People: Itai Cohen
Related Department or Program: Physics

Physics graduate student receives DOE grant

A&S Communications
Related People: Ivan Bazarov , graduate student Christopher Pierce
Related Department or Program: Physics

Smile, wave: Some exoplanets may be able to see us, too

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Lisa Kaltenegger
Related Department or Program: Carl Sagan Institute, Astronomy

Cornell startup Combplex wins $500K in 76West competition

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Graduate student Hailey Scofield
Related Department or Program: Neurobiology and Behavior

Are We Being Watched? There Are 509 Star Systems With A Great View Of Life On Earth, Say Scientists

Forbes and 167 other media outlets
Related People: Lisa Kaltenegger
Related Department or Program: Carl Sagan Institute, Astronomy

How animals choose their leaders, from brute force to democracy

National Geographic and 4 other media outlets
Related People: Thomas Seeley
Related Department or Program: Neurobiology and Behavior

Humanities and Arts

Thai pro-democracy demonstrations persist in face of protest ban

Washington Post and 1 other media outlet
Related People: Tamara Loos
Related Department or Program: History

Footprints from 10,000 years ago reveal treacherous trek of traveler, toddler

CNET and 9 other media outlets
Related People: Thomas Urban
Related Department or Program: Classics

A Gripping Film About Incarceration’s Impact on Families

The Atlantic
Related People: Samantha Noelle Sheppard
Related Department or Program: Performing and Media Arts

Conference to explore tactile approaches to media, virtually

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Katherine Sender
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English

Why Business Depends on Big Government

Public Seminar
Related People: Lawrence B. Glickman
Related Department or Program: History, American Studies Program

A New Look at Early Christianity

Cornell Research
Related People: Eric Rebillard
Related Department or Program: History, Classics

Alumna Spotlight: Valeria Dani, Ph.D.

Graduate School
Related People: Valeria Dani, Ph.D. ’19,
Related Department or Program: Romance Studies

Undergrad women artists of color lead ‘Virtual Vibrance’ shows

A&S Communications
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Performing and Media Arts

Virtual literary festival features African languages


A&S Communications
Related People: Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English

Silver linings: Innovation, kits, tech animate a hybrid semester

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Paul Merrill
Related Department or Program: Music

Music faculty’s pandemic response hitting the right notes

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Paul Merrill , James Parker ’21
Related Department or Program: Music

Digitization grants awarded to Arts and Sciences projects

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Mary Pat Brady , graduate student Marty Cain, Breanna Leslie-Skye
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English, History of Art and Visual Studies

Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts

How Young Americans Become White Supremacists

Psychology Today Blog
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Batten down the Hatch Act: Trump using tax dollars to boost his 'brand'

The Hill
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

'The system' a sober account of American oligarchy

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Tulsa coffins reflect excavation of ‘uncomfortable truths’


A&S Communications
Related People:
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program, Africana Studies and Research Center

Book review: Never Alone: Prison, Politics, and My People

Jerusalem Post
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Social Sciences

In linking COVID-19 apps, EU to face adoption, privacy risks


A&S Communications
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity, Government

Modi government destroyed economy and infected maximum number of people: Rahul

The Hindu and 89 other media outlets
Related People: Kaushik Basu
Related Department or Program: Economics

Democracy 20/20 webinar to examine U.S. polarization

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Thomas Pepinsky
Related Department or Program: Government

The role your taste buds play in your political believes

Mic and 4 other media outlets
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Psychology

Five years after Sweden’s Gui Minhai was kidnapped we must keep fighting for his release

Toronto Star
Related People: Magnus Fiskesjö
Related Department or Program: Anthropology

Religion: less ‘opiate,’ more suppressant, study finds

Cornell Chronicle
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Sociology

How to Make Earth Green Again

Psychology Today
Related People: Shimon Edelman
Related Department or Program: Psychology

Efficacy, politics influence public trust in COVID-19 vaccine

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

What Will Convince Americans to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?

USA Today and 33 other media outlets
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

SCOTUS nomination battle could sway independent, religious voters


A&S Communications
Related People: Peter K. Enns
Related Department or Program: Sociology, Government

Commentary: Will ‘hidden’ Trump supporters give America an Election Day surprise?

The Morning Call and 2 other media outlets
Related People: Peter K. Enns
Related Department or Program: Government

Voter intimidation plot succeeds regardless of culprit


A&S Communications
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

Ban All Ransomware Payments, in Bitcoin or Otherwise

Yahoo!Finance and 4 other media outlets
Related People: Kaushik Basu
Related Department or Program: Economics

Entry isn’t easy, but immigrants face few barriers in NYC tech

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Victor Nee
Related Department or Program: Sociology

The perils of letting social media titans correct misinformation

Fortune
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

There’s no 'Goldilocks mode' for China

Politico
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Government, China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program

John Kerry will speak at Belnick presidential forum Oct. 29


Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Steve Israel
Related Department or Program: Government

America needs federal commission on Supreme Court of modern times

The Hill
Related People: Steve Israel
Related Department or Program: Government

John Kerry will speak at Belnick presidential forum Oct. 29

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Steve Israel
Related Department or Program: Government

Other

Peñalver, Law School dean, named Seattle University president

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Eduardo M. Peñalver ’94
Related Department or Program:
 
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