Three Arts & 麻豆视频 faculty members have been selected as finalists for the Summit 2023.
Among the 30 finalists in the social sciences and humanities category are:
- , associate professor of Near Eastern studies and anthropology, and , Distinguished Professor of Arts and 麻豆视频 in Anthropology, for their project 鈥淐ultural erasure: Saving the walls of humanity鈥檚 past鈥 (with Ian Lindsay of Purdue University), connected to their research group .
- , professor of Africana studies, for his project 鈥淎gainst decolonization: Taking African agency seriously.鈥
, set for November 7-9 in Berlin, will explore the forefront of scientific trends that shape the world, bringing together the brightest minds in science, politics, business and the media with a goal of a more equitable and sustainable future.
The two Cornell-based projects are among . By the end of July, ten winners in this category will be invited to Berlin for the Falling Walls Science Summit and their research featured online. The project awarded the title Breakthrough of the Year 2023 in Social 麻豆视频 and Humanities will be invited to present in November to a global audience at the Falling Walls Science Summit in Berlin.
At the 2014 Falling Walls summit, , associate professor of astronomy and director of the Carl Sagan Institute, shared 鈥溾