A&S Media Report - 3/13/2026

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550 external media stories tracked
4 press releases/tip sheets distributed
6 Cornell Chronicle stories
1 Internal Cornell platform
3 Cornell Daily Sun stories
2 Cornellians stories
10 A&S website stories
19 X posts
8 Facebook posts
5 Instagram posts, 5 stories
3 LinkedIn posts

Social Sciences

Why JFK’s Bay of Pigs Mistakes May Have Saved the World, with Dr. Kaushik Basu (audio)

The Mentors Radio
Related People: Kaushik Basu
Related Department or Program: Economics

NY Times journalist to offer insights on White House reporting

A&S Communications
Related People: Peter John Loewen
Related Department or Program: Government

What does the US military’s feud with Anthropic mean for AI used in war?

The Guardian and 25 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

Central Ohio's hospital systems are on a building spree. Is it good for patients?

The Columbus Dispatch and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Cristobal Young
Related Department or Program: Sociology

Will the war in Iran derail GOP's midterm chances?

Newsday
Related People: Douglas L. Kriner
Related Department or Program: Government

Texas is lapping NY in building renewable energy. Here's why.

Times Union and 7 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Suzanne Mettler
Related Department or Program: Government

Psychologists Have a New Way to Measure ‘Corporate Bullshit’—and It Reveals a Surprising Secret About Performance

Inc. and 13 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Shane Littrell
Related Department or Program: Psychology

Yuck! The Science of Disgust (audio)

Hidden Brain and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: David A. Pizarro
Related Department or Program: Psychology

‘There’s a Misconception that You Lose Your Independence’

Cornellians
Related People: Meredith Oppenheim ’95
Related Department or Program: Sociology

Ethnic unity law contradicts China’s constitution, puts premium on assimilation

A&S Communications
Related People: Magnus Fiskesjö, Allen R. Carlson
Related Department or Program: Anthropology, Government, China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program

The Authoritarian Feelings Machine

Jacobin and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Mabel Berezin
Related Department or Program: Sociology

NY Times writer and Klarman '79: Civil debate can change minds

Cornell Chronicle
Related People:
Related Department or Program: Government

Meet the wealthy New Yorkers pleading with city's new socialist mayor to RAISE their taxes

Daily Mail
Related People: Cristobal Young
Related Department or Program: Sociology

China passes new ethnic minority law, prioritises use of Mandarin language

Reuters and 79 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Allen R. Carlson
Related Department or Program: Government, China and Asia-Pacific Studies Program

VT Senate examines new Investment Income Tax

Vermont Daily Chronicle
Related People: Cristobal Young
Related Department or Program: Sociology

China approves 'ethnic unity' law requiring minorities to learn Mandarin

BBC and 66 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Magnus Fiskesjö, Allen R. Carlson
Related Department or Program: Anthropology, Government

Republicans release AI deepfake of James Talarico as phony videos proliferate in midterm races

CNN and 15 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

Sciences and Math

'Superconducting dome' hints at high-temperature superconductivity in thin nickelate films

Phys.org
Related People: Kyle Shen
Related Department or Program: Physics

Hey ChatGPT, write me a fictional paper: these LLMs are willing to commit academic fraud

Scientific American and 19 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Paul Ginsparg
Related Department or Program: Physics

Nine Students Advance to 3MT Finals

Graduate School
Related People: Netti Bhatt, graduate student
Related Department or Program: Physics

Testing large language models on scientific literature

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Eun-Ah Kim , Haoyu Guo
Related Department or Program: Physics

Obama reignites debate about extraterrestrials by affirming their real existence in a podcast. (Portuguese)

Mix Vale
Related People: Lisa Kaltenegger
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Anthony J. Leggett Dies at 87; Won Nobel for Theories on Superfluids

New York Times
Related People: Robert Richardson, David Lee, Douglas Osheroff, Ph.D. '73
Related Department or Program: Physics

National Pi Day: 3.14 things to know about pi this year

NBC Chicago and 10 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Steven Strogatz
Related Department or Program: Mathematics

AI can devour thousands of scientific articles but is incapable of understanding the science it explains (Spanish)

El Diario and 6 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Eun-Ah Kim , Haoyu Guo
Related Department or Program: Physics

Humanities and Arts

Bach in the Depths, Philips in the Light

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

The left’s housing civil war is ending

Politico and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Jacob Anbinder, Klarman Fellow
Related Department or Program: History

Robert Morgan on Reading War and Peace For the First Time

Literary Hub
Related People: Robert Morgan
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English

BJ: A life of impact, By Wole Olaoye

Premium Times and 14 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Biodun Jeyifo
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English

Kate Manne: "People who are slightly overweight live longer"

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

Cornell expert warns of strategic backfire, as oil shock looms

A&S Communications
Related People: Nicholas Mulder
Related Department or Program: History

Could tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve lower gas prices? Here's what experts say.

CBS News and 219 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Nicholas Mulder
Related Department or Program: History

Could tapping the Strategic Petroleum Reserve lower gas prices? Here's what experts say.

CBS News
Related People: Nicholas Mulder
Related Department or Program: History

Renowned pianist Sir Stephen Hough plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

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

Why Black women playing villains on screen still feels controversial

The Guardian and 4 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Kristen Warner
Related Department or Program: Performing and Media Arts

What is Kharg Island? Iranian petroleum site takes center stage as oil prices soar

ABC News and 4 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Nicholas Mulder
Related Department or Program: History

€11,000 Moth Poetry Prize 2026 shortlist revealed

Irish Times and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Ishion Hutchinson
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English

Cornell welcomes variety of guest performers, Thai contemporary to harpsichord to soul

Tompkins Weekly and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Marianthi Papalexandri-Alexandri, Miri Yampolsky
Related Department or Program: Music

Ensemble X Concert Honors Legendary Music Pedagogue Nadia Boulanger

Ithaca Times
Related People: Mathías de Roux , graduate student
Related Department or Program: Music

Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences

Will the Senate learn from its mistakes on Trump’s surgeon general nomination?

The Hill and 3 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Glenn Altschuler
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Your March 2026 Reads

Cornellians
Related People: Shirley Samuels , multiple alumni
Related Department or Program: Medieval Studies Program, Literatures in English, Psychology, Sociology

Other

Student dance showcase opens a window to China

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Multiple undergraduates
Related Department or Program:

Stem-cell registry drive will mobilize campus to save lives

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Juan Uribe ’96
Related Department or Program:
 
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