A&S Media Report - 5/22/2026

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615 external media stories tracked
2 press releases/tip sheets distributed
1 studio appearance arranged
9 Cornell Chronicle stories
1 Internal Cornell platform
1 Cornell Daily Sun stories
2 Cornellians stories
11 A&S website stories
12 X posts
7 Facebook posts
1 Instagram post
6 LinkedIn posts

Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences

Alumnus hopes historical lessons boost civic engagement

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Peter John Loewen , Fred Rubinstein ’52, LLB ’55
Related Department or Program: Government, History

Trump’s war on the international order threatens us all

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

These Students Are Learning on ‘The Hill’—But Not in Ithaca

Cornellians
Related People: David Silbey , multiple alumni, students
Related Department or Program: History, Government, Office of Undergraduate Biology

Is Boredom a Disease?

Psychology Today and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Civics gets a reboot in American Education

The Wall Street Journal
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program:

Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Carolina Aguilera-Garza ’26, Andrew James ’26
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program, Government, Music

Sciences and Math

A new "made in Canada" telescope to probe the cosmos (French, audio)

Radio Canada and 10 other media outlet(s)
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, CCAPS

AI shapes the design of the electron-ion collider

Phys.org and 12 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Georg Hoffstaetter de Torquat
Related Department or Program: Physics

The Voyager Golden Record was pressed in 1977 with greetings in 55 languages and a sample of human music ranging from Beethoven to Chuck Berry...

Space Daily
Related People: Carl Sagan, Frank Drake '51
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Jay Farmer Chooses Brazil to Launch His Agtech with a US$ 10 Million Pledge (Portuguese)

Forbes
Related People: Frank C. Schroeder
Related Department or Program: Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Immunology center announces 2026 multidisciplinary seed grant recipients

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Jeremy M. Baskin, Brian Crane, Andrew Grimson
Related Department or Program: Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics

Time magazine unveils cosmic maps that reveal the mysteries of the primordial universe. (Portuguese)

O Cafezinho and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Abigail Crites, Dongwoo Chung , Selina Yang, graduate student
Related Department or Program: Physics, Astronomy, CCAPS

Scientists identify 45 planets with real potential to harbor extraterrestrial life. (Portuguese)

Tona Fama and 4 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Lisa Kaltenegger
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Advocate for physics, literacy, wins Campus-Community Leadership Award

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Abra Geiger ’26
Related Department or Program: Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy

Study: Maternal Care Is Key to Longevity

Detikedu and 5 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Matthew Zipple
Related Department or Program: Neurobiology and Behavior

Social Sciences

The shift for women in their 50s: buying fewer things and living more experiences (Spanish)

MDZ and 3 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Thomas D. Gilovich
Related Department or Program: Psychology

From GDP to quality of life: the UN wants to change how the world measures progress (Spanish)

National Geographic Espana
Related People: Kaushik Basu
Related Department or Program: Economics

Musk-Altman trial highlights broader disconnect between tech sector, public

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

The OpenAI lawsuit became a master class in what not to put in writing

Fast Company and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

Washington Post and 501 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

Why the AI industry is the real winner of the Musk-Altman trial

BBC News and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

What’s the significance of the Russian president’s visit to China? (videl)

Al Jazeera and 22 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Allen R. Carlson
Related Department or Program: Government, China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program

Surprising lessons for democracy from the Latin American left

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Kenneth Roberts
Related Department or Program: Government

Isabel Perera wins 2026 European Studies Book Award

A&S Communications
Related People: Isabel M. Perera
Related Department or Program: Government

Humanities and Arts

What does the rich life really mean? Behind the scenes of parties where $200,000 was spent in a single night (Romanian)

Adevarul and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Barry Stuart Strauss
Related Department or Program: Classics, History

Housing bill for artists revives bigger question: who gets to ‘make it’ in New York?

A&S Communications
Related People: Jacob Anbinder, Klarman Fellow
Related Department or Program: History

Your May 2026 Reads

Cornellians
Related People: Kim Haines-Eitzen , multiple alumni
Related Department or Program: Near Eastern Studies, Religious Studies Program

For/Against Summer, A Spell

The New Yorker
Related People: Valzhyna Mort
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English

Up and Out on Ascension

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

Humanities and Arts, Sciences and Math, Social Sciences

Twenty-three Receive Awards Recognizing Excellence and Impact

Cornell University Graduate School
Related People: Carmel Raz , Anne-Solène Bayan, doctoral student, history of art and visual studies and archaeology; Lizemarie Cirone, neurobiology and behavior doctoral candidate; Sujata Nandi, chemistry and chemical biology doctoral candidate
Related Department or Program: Chemistry and Chemical Biology, History of Art and Visual Studies, Archaeology Program, Music, Neurobiology and Behavior

Cornellians accept Fulbright awards

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Mia Battistella ’26, Alanna Cooney ’26, Nina Davis ’26, Hyrum Edwards ’25, Annie Fu ’20, Madeleine Kapsalis ’26, Arushi Kende ’26, Reshma Niraula ’26, William Taylor ’26
Related Department or Program:

Sciences and Math, Social Sciences

CTI Graduate Teaching Fellows program marks its fifteenth year

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: George Du Laney, Brian Haggard, graduate students, multiple alumni
Related Department or Program: Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Sociology
 
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