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Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a lecture at Cornell in late April – but first, he visited @Cornell_Library to view materials about Elias Avery Lowe 1902, his great-grandfather and an accomplished Cornell classics alumnus. In @WeCornellians as.cornell.edu/news/former-uk…

For graduating A&S senior Kevin Chang, studying abroad at the National University of Singapore, a Cornell Global Hubs partner, was an extension of what brought him to Cornell in the first place.

Old and new: As McGraw Hall, one of @Cornell’s oldest buildings, is rebuilt from the inside out, workers have made several discoveries, and faculty are reusing and studying materials from the building in the classroom. @CornellCAS @PeejLoewen news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

@cornellgov @NBCNews ... "he “also, I think, is in need of a win on the world stage just in general.”

With only modest developments expected at the U.S.-China summit, both sides will instead be looking for narrow wins, @cornellgov professor Allen Carlson tells @NBCNews. Trump, he says, is seeking greater assistance from China with Iran, but nbcnews.com/politics/donal…

Congratulations to professor Jolene K. Rickard! She has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native American Art Studies Association for the lasting impact of her work as an artist, curator, and cultural leader. as.cornell.edu/news/prof-jole…

Astronomers in @CornellCAS are deploying a new instrument that grants them, for the first time, a better view of the universe’s earliest galaxies, which can’t be observed individually with traditional ground- or space-based telescopes. “Instead of trying to isolate every tiny galaxy, it measures the combined glow from enormous numbers of galaxies all at once,” said Selina F. Yang, doctoral student in the field of physics. She compared the approach to observing a city’s lights from a great distance: “It is less like counting individual streetlights and more like measuring the overall brightness of an entire city from space.” More: news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Looking to literature, history, archaeology and psychoanalysis, A&S scholars connect past events with subsequent impacts in the mind, in art, and in the historical record. They aim to bring about greater understanding, richer documentation, justice or even–where possible–closure.

A deportation, a battle, a sexual assault, a crash: Because a traumatic event is unbearable in its horror and intensity, it often exists as memories not immediately recognizable as truth. A&S scholars approach trauma from many academic disciplines. as.cornell.edu/news/reclaimin…

Remembering Erik Thorbecke, one of the creators of a widely used metric for measuring poverty and a champion in the fight against poverty and injustice. Thorbecke died April 26 in Fort Bragg, California; he was 97. @CornellCAS @CornellCALS news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

At 14, Jacques Bailly PhD ’97 was crowned 1980 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. He's still in the business of orthography (noun: a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling) as the Bee’s head pronouncer. Featured in @WeCornellians as.cornell.edu/news/how-do-yo…

Swords, staffs, lightsabers – Ring of Steel, a student stage combat group founded by A&S alum Jacob Lehman '06, blends martial arts and theater. May the Fourth (a.k.a Star Wars Day) is an important event, when lightsabers take center stage! as.cornell.edu/news/stage-com…

Millionaires have low migration rates, @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young says on @CNN: Tax flight is not a myth, but only about 15% of millionaires who move wind up with a lower tax bill. cnn.com/2026/05/07/bus…

“Bacterial zombies”: Microbes that cause an infection stay biochemically active after they die, continuing to trigger a host’s immune system while also making the immune response less effective, according to @Cornell investigators. @CornellCALS @CornellCAS news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

The Office of Academic Discovery and Impact (OADI) serves as a hub for academic and professional development resources for all @Cornell undergraduates. The office held its annual Honors Award Ceremony on May 1 in the Statler Ballroom. news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Students in A&S will be able to major in Latina/o studies starting in Fall 2026, "a wonderful opportunity for Cornell to affirm the value of Latina/o studies as an academic discipline," says Rebeca L. Hey-Colón, literature professor & @latina_o director. as.cornell.edu/news/new-latin…

@CornellSoc @nytimes “It’s important to continue to study and monitor carefully what is the effect as you push the rate to higher levels than what we’ve seen in the past,” Young said. “We don’t know if there might be some nonlinear place where the straw that breaks the camel’s back kicks in.”

Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to raise income taxes on New York City’s millionaires. Although past tax hikes haven't made millionaires move, there could be a breaking point, @CornellSoc professor Cristobal Young tells @nytimes. nytimes.com/2026/05/02/ups…

April 8, the day before the Cornell-led Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope was inaugurated, scientists from around the world listened to presentations on the construction challenges, technical details and promise of FYST 🔭💫 Read about what they learned! as.cornell.edu/news/next-gene…

“Every child born in the United States is a citizen:" In column after column, newspapers treated questions about the citizenship status of children of unnaturalized parents as a no-brainer, @CornellHistory's @LarryGlickman writes in @TheAtlantic theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/…