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Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, to deliver Convocation address May 21

Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, a five-time Emmy winner who hosts the Fox TV game show “Celebrity Weakest Link,” will give the keynote address at Senior Convocation, set for May 21 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Barton Hall.

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Falco to Congress: Benign scientific data can be exploited by China
Extended reality tool lets dancers analyze movement
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Nerves in skin can slow melanoma growth
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Ph.D. student finds new flower in Finger Lakes forests
Ralph, Schlom elected to National Academy of Sciences

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Kotlikoff among four faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Duffield Engineering investment in CNF to expand research and training
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Grad student ignites a passion for science in Angolan youth

New York State Impact

NYCST grants boost New York state space tech industry
Spacecraft image center brings the universe to NYS
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Around Cornell

Mayfest, Cornell’s international chamber music festival, returns May 15-19

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Two doctoral students selected as Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Innovation Fellows

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Ten inducted into Bouchet Honor Society

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Building and Unbuilding the City Museum: From Le Corbusier to Ahmedabad

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Cornell Research

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Rudeness may be rewarded – as a response to rudeness
Atomic distortions reveal new clues about superconductivity
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Staff News

Kotlikoff among four faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Jens David Ohlin reappointed dean of Cornell Law School
Ecologist, biogeochemist Emily Bernhardt to lead Cornell Atkinson
Susan Henry, former CALS dean and pioneering geneticist, dies at 79
Hillel breaks ground on new building to support Jewish life at Cornell

Energy, Environment & Sustainability

Ph.D. student finds new flower in Finger Lakes forests
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Cornell Atkinson announces $1.24M in joint EDF grants
Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts
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