A&S Media Report - 4/17/2026

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569 external media stories tracked
3 press releases/tip sheets distributed
7 Cornell Chronicle stories
1 Internal Cornell platform
2 Cornellians stories
14 A&S website stories
10 X posts
6 Facebook posts
3 Instagram posts and 1 takeover
2 LinkedIn posts

Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences

Iran Could Speedrun the Vietnamese Path

The Atlantic
Related People: Keith Weller Taylor
Related Department or Program: Asian Studies

Economic inequality is destroying our democracy

The Hill and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Students writing on typewriters during class, what the professor intended (Korean)

OhmyNews and 7 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Grit Matthias Phelps
Related Department or Program: German Studies

Cornell experts on Trump Christ image, Catholic–evangelical tensions

A&S Communications
Related People: Landon Schnabel , Kim Haines-Eitzen
Related Department or Program: Near Eastern Studies, Sociology

Did Donal Trump just commit 'blasphemy'?

CNN and 29 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Kim Haines-Eitzen
Related Department or Program: Near Eastern Studies

Sciences and Math

The world's tallest submillimeter telescope is launched in Chile (Spanish)

Elmostrador and 31 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Martha P. Haynes
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, CCAPS

Artemis II Moon Mission Talk April 24 in Waterloo

Finger Lakes Daily News
Related People: Zoe Learner Ponterio
Related Department or Program: Astronomy

New astronomy exhibit showcases early glass slides

A&S Communications
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Astronomy

Ask an ambassador: Navigating a major change

A&S Student Ambassador
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Environment & Sustainability Program

Nvidia is launching open-source AI models to speed up quantum computers

Quartz
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Physics

A strange ‘neutrino force’ helped heal a crack in particle physics

Science News
Related People: Yuval Grossman
Related Department or Program: Physics

Titan's lakes may spawn 10-foot waves in gentle winds, new model suggests

Phys.org and 11 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Alexander Hayes
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, CCAPS, Carl Sagan Institute

Humanities and Arts

Russia, although awed by its forests, tried to dominate with these, with surprising results

Times of India and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sophie Pinkham
Related Department or Program: Comparative Literature

Iran Weaponizes Global Oil Trade in War with the United States

Washington Post and 26 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Nicholas Mulder
Related Department or Program: History

Gamelan concert highlights Thai royal anthem

A&S Communications
Related People: Parkorn Wangpaiboonkit, Christopher J. Miller
Related Department or Program: Music

Three Philosophers Among New Guggenheim Fellows

Daily Nous and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Kate A. Manne
Related Department or Program: Philosophy

Is everything alright with Ozempic? US philosopher Kate Manne rebels against fat-shaming. (German)

SWR and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Kate A. Manne
Related Department or Program: Philosophy

Russia’s Greatest Love Machine? Probably Not.

New York Times and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sophie Pinkham
Related Department or Program: Comparative Literature

Classical art historian Annetta Alexandridis dies at 58

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Annetta Alexandridis, Verity Platt, Benjamin Anderson, Iftikhar Dadi , Leyla Uğurer, Danielle Vander Horst, graduate students
Related Department or Program: History of Art and Visual Studies

3 things to know about naval blockades as the U.S. patrols the Strait of Hormuz

NPR and 292 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Nicholas Mulder
Related Department or Program: History

NATO Yes, EU No: Euro-Turkish Music in Berlin

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

Sanctions don’t result in regime change. Whether against Iran or Russia, western countries need shrewder tactics

The Guardian and 6 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Nicholas Mulder
Related Department or Program: History

Philosophy and art faculty win Guggenheim fellowships

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Kate A. Manne
Related Department or Program: Philosophy

Social Sciences

Your April 2026 reads

Cornellians
Related People: Danielle Girard '92, Amanda Nalevanko Settembre ’99, Larry Carbone ’78, BA ’80, DVM ’87, PhD ’00
Related Department or Program: Government, Psychology, Science and Technology Studies

Trump, Pope Leo escalate feud over Iran war

The Washington Times
Related People: Douglas L. Kriner
Related Department or Program: Government

It's Okay to Be a Jerk Back (audio, begins 1:37)

This Is Going Well podcast and 4 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Talbot M. Andrews
Related Department or Program: Government

Kaushik Basu: Democratic decline may be worse than what existing measures capture

Livemint
Related People: Kaushik Basu
Related Department or Program: Economics

Student Spotlight: Nia Whitmal

Cornell University Graduate School
Related People: Chloe Ahmann
Related Department or Program: Anthropology

If Trump’s AI Jesus depiction isn’t a red line for his Christian supporters, is anything?

The Independent and 16 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Landon Schnabel
Related Department or Program: Sociology

‘Moonshot’ project aims to restore trust in the digital public sphere

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: David Rand, Michèle Belot
Related Department or Program: Economics, Psychology

Israel–Lebanon talks reflect wider U.S. strategy to manage Iran fallout

A&S Communications
Related People: Averell Schmidt
Related Department or Program: Government

Talk to explore politics behind the Inflation Reduction Act

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Peter K. Enns
Related Department or Program: Government

The SKI trend that’s reshaping travel

Miami Herald and 55 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Thomas D. Gilovich
Related Department or Program: Psychology

April 24 event celebrates 20 years of China and Asia-Pacific studies

A&S Communications
Related People: Xu Xin, Patrizia C. McBride, Peter John Loewen, Allen R. Carlson, Peter J. Katzenstein
Related Department or Program: Government, China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program

An East Hill Cemetery Is Home to Millions of Ground-Nesting Bees

Cornellians
Related People: Steve Hoge ’24
Related Department or Program: Science and Technology Studies

American Politics Is Already Inundated With AI Deepfakes. It’s Only Getting Worse.

The American Prospect and 3 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

Terence Corcoran: Calling out corporate BS

Financial Post and 5 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Shane Littrell
Related Department or Program: Government

Harvard economist to deliver Knight Lecture

A&S Communications
Related People: Eleonora Patacchini
Related Department or Program: Economics

Other

Ask an ambassador: What are the best cafes on campus?

A&S Student Ambassador
Related People: Michael Gaile '27
Related Department or Program:
 
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