A&S Media Report - 8/2/2024

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101 external media stories tracked
2 press release tip sheets distributed
3 Cornell Chronicle stories
2 Cornellians stories
7 A&S Website stories
15 Tweets
2 Facebook posts

Humanities and Arts

Young Democrats are "cautiously optimistic" about Kamala Harris

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

How to build trust with humor (video)

TedXCornell
Related People: Mike Fontaine
Related Department or Program: Classics

Was Your Ex a Gold-Digger?

Psychology Today
Related People: Mike Fontaine
Related Department or Program: Classics

Is Body Shaming an Ex a Good Idea? A View From Ancient Rome

Psychology Today
Related People: Mike Fontaine
Related Department or Program: Classics

The Political Lyre

CounterPunch
Related People: David Yearsley
Related Department or Program: Music

Kamala Harris is once again facing attacks on her racial identity. Here’s more about her background

PolitiFact and 4 other media outlets
Related People: Judith A. Byfield
Related Department or Program: History

Differences Between Misogynism and Sexism Based on Causes and How to Deal with Them (Indonesian)

Kaban Harian
Related People: Kate A. Manne
Related Department or Program: Philosophy

What’s in Kamala Harris’s laugh?

Washington Post and 16 other media outlets
Related People: Kate A. Manne
Related Department or Program: Philosophy

Your August 2024 Reads

Cornellians
Related People: Philip Lewis, Richard Klein , multiple alumni
Related Department or Program: Romance Studies, Literatures in English, History , College Scholar

Sciences and Math

The vehicle that won't travel to the Moon: This Week in Space

Ynet News and 2 other media outlets
Related People: Philip D. Nicholson
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Britney Schmidt: Following the Ice

Eos
Related People: Britney Schmidt
Related Department or Program: Astronomy

The Honey Factory (audio)

Two Bees in a Podcast
Related People: Thomas Seeley
Related Department or Program: Neurobiology and Behavior

The Rubik's cube is turning 50. This is how the iconic puzzle really works (audio)

NPR and 8 other media outlets
Related People: Roman Chavez '26
Related Department or Program: Mathematics

Extreme Exploration - Anneka Rice, Mike Massimino, Britney Schmidt and Jess Phoenix

BBC and 2 other media outlets
Related People: Britney Schmidt
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute, CCAPS

Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences

Trump’s election lies must be refuted every time he repeats them

The Hill and 2 other media outlets
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Alum’s Nonprofit Promotes Indigenous Sisterhood

Cornellians
Related People: Michelle Schenandoah ’99
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Social Sciences

Budget remains true to Modi govt's long-term vision while trying to address immediate challenges

The Week
Related People: Kaushik Basu
Related Department or Program: Economics

Voting gender gap expected to factor heavily in 2024 election

A&S Communications
Related People: Sabrina Karim
Related Department or Program: Government

Cornell democracy expert: Trump’s election comments ‘reject democratic principles’

A&S Communications
Related People: Rachel Beatty Riedl
Related Department or Program: Government

Ultra-rich Americans have the highest 'life satisfaction' in the country, Wharton prof finds — debunking a popular study that says happiness is maxed out at $75K/year.

MoneyWise and 1 other media outlet
Related People: Thomas D. Gilovich
Related Department or Program: Psychology

Did faith fall off a cliff during COVID? New study says no.

MSN.com
Related People: Landon Schnabel
Related Department or Program: Sociology

Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump? Initial reaction from swing states

Fox 7 Austin and 6 other media outlets
Related People: Douglas L. Kriner
Related Department or Program: Government

Leadership symposium inspires women to build community

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Valisha Graves ’85
Related Department or Program: Government

Social Studies: The aftermath of combat; online privacy at cost; one reason people are self-righteous on social media

Boston Globe and 5 other media outlets
Related People: Marco Battaglini, Eleonora Patacchini
Related Department or Program: Economics

Economists uncover hidden influence of top campaign donors

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Marco Battaglini, Eleonora Patacchini , Mengwei Lin, Ph.D. ’23
Related Department or Program: Economics

To Preserve Democracy, Tax the Rich

Project Syndicate
Related People: Kaushik Basu
Related Department or Program: Economics

2024 Olympics: Suni Lee, Stephen Nedoroscik, Ilona Maher among athletes going bananas for bronze. Their joy is contagious.

AOL.com and 20 other media outlets
Related People: Thomas D. Gilovich
Related Department or Program: Psychology

What Is This Thing, Unity? Part II

Verdict
Related People: Joseph Margulies
Related Department or Program: Government

Humanities and Arts, Sciences and Math, Social Sciences

Nexus Scholars study climate change inequality and infant language learning

A&S Communications
Related People: Kendra Bischoff, Michael H. Goldstein , multiple students
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program, Environment & Sustainability Program, Psychology, Sociology

Other

Student Ambassadors Can Help You Write Your College Admissions Essays

Forbes
Related People:
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