A&S Media Report - 7/24/2026

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300 external media stories tracked
3 Cornell Chronicle stories
4 Cornellians stories
4 A&S website stories
8 X posts
4 Facebook posts
2 Instagram posts and one event story
4 LinkedIn posts

Social Sciences

Divide grows between AI employees and executives over policy battles

The Hill
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

Susan Collins wrestles with Trump on spending power amid tough reelection

Portland Press-Herald and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Douglas L. Kriner
Related Department or Program: Government

As AI grows, so does its influence on Florida politics

WLRN and 6 other media outlets
Related People: Sarah Kreps
Related Department or Program: Government

Roughly 2% of the global population meets the clinical threshold for giftedness — and the same neural overexcitability that defines it drives sensory overwhelm in crowded rooms

Space Daily and 4 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Thomas D. Gilovich
Related Department or Program: Psychology

More social connections with weaker ties lead to greater polarization

A&S Communications
Related People: Michael Macy
Related Department or Program: Sociology

More connections can deepen polarization when social ties remain weak

Phys.org and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Michael Macy
Related Department or Program: Sociology

The quiet reason some adults keep a drawer of pens, notepads, and unopened stationery they never use may have less to do with clutter and more to do with the self who once believed the right tools would finally make the writing happen

Silicon Canals and 1 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Thomas D. Gilovich
Related Department or Program: Psychology

For bird lovers like me, the Lab of Ornithology’s Merlin app is magic

Cornellians
Related People: Tracy Newman Porosoff ’93
Related Department or Program: Government

Quote of the day by Michael Faraday: 'There's nothing quite as frightening as someone who knows they are right' and how blind certainty is human nature's most dangerous trap

Times of India and 25 other media outlet(s)
Related People: David Dunning
Related Department or Program: Psychology

Why does Google Maps show different borders depending on the country? The politics behind the maps (Spanish)

La Nacion
Related People: Christine Leuenberger
Related Department or Program: Science and Technology Studies

Humanities and Arts, Social Sciences

Why Lawmakers Must Look Beyond Emotive Cases

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

Tying laws to specific cases can do more harm than good

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

In Memoriam: Victor H. Mair (1943-2026)

Association for Asian Studies
Related People: Daniel Boucher
Related Department or Program: Asian Studies

Humanities and Arts

The ongoing battle over asylum in America

KUOW and 23 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Maria Cristina Garcia
Related Department or Program: History, American Studies Program

Glimpse what life was like for survivors of the Pompeii disaster

CNN and 102 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Caitie Barrett
Related Department or Program: Classics

Media Objects 03: Buttons (audio)

CBLA-FM and 24 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Jeremy Braddock, Erik Born, Paul Fleming
Related Department or Program: Literatures in English, German Studies, Society for the Humanities

Want to know more about 'The Odyssey'?: 10 books to follow the long road to Ithaca (Spanish)

Infobae and 18 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Barry Stuart Strauss
Related Department or Program: Classics, History

‘The bed you thought was safe, isn’t safe’: how Zoe Watts survived drug-facilitated rape – and fought back

The Guardian and 11 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Kate A. Manne
Related Department or Program: Philosophy

The ‘Trolley,’ Slide Rules, and Rotary Phones: Big Red Tech History

Cornellians
Related People: Corey Ryan Earle
Related Department or Program: American Studies Program

Martie Young, ‘great hero’ of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Ginger So ’79
Related Department or Program: History of Art and Visual Studies

Rachel Sandwell Honored for New Book on Women’s Role in South Africa’s Antiapartheid Movement

Women In Academia
Related People: Rachel Sandwell
Related Department or Program: History

Classics Prof Teams Up with ‘Loki’ Actor to Explore Pompeii on NatGeo

Cornellians
Related People: Caitie Barrett
Related Department or Program: Classics, Archaeology Program

Martie Young, ‘great hero’ of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96

Cornell Chronicle
Related People:
Related Department or Program: History of Art and Visual Studies

Pompeii's Secrets: How AI Is Rewriting the Story of Mount Vesuvius

National Geographic
Related People: Caitie Barrett
Related Department or Program: Classics, Archaeology Program

APA Member Interview, Sara De Leonardis

Blog of the APA
Related People: Sara De Leonardis, Ph.D. candidate
Related Department or Program: Philosophy

Sciences and Math

The Hidden Sense That Triggers More Strikes

In Fisherman
Related People: Nelson George Hairston
Related Department or Program: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

50 years ago, did NASA’s Viking landers destroy the Martian life they were searching for?

Brighter Side of News
Related People: Alberto G. Fairén
Related Department or Program: Astronomy

DOE Genesis Mission awards will advance AI-driven science

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Kyle Shen, Eun-Ah Kim
Related Department or Program: Physics

A glimpse of home was among the last images Voyager 1’s cameras ever sent.

Space Daily and 2 other media outlet(s)
Related People: Lisa Kaltenegger
Related Department or Program: Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Cornell teams awarded nearly $1.2 million for AI-driven science

Finger Lakes 1
Related People: Eun-Ah Kim, Kyle Shen
Related Department or Program: Physics

Deep connections drive psychedelic research

Cornell Chronicle
Related People: Antonio Fernandez-Ruiz, Nilay Yapici , Sophie Gustin ’25
Related Department or Program: Neurobiology and Behavior
 
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