Chris Kitchen From left, Jack Donnellen, Aindri Patra, Shuqian Lyu and Alexander Burnett are four of the newest members of the Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program. Chris Kitchen From left, Jack Donnellen, Aindri Patra, Shuqian Lyu and Alexander Burnett are four of the newest members of the Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program. Academic opportunities New College Scholars research climate, health care, legal interpretation 3/17/2023 A&S Communications
Jason Koski/Cornell University Martha Haynes speaks at Reunion 2013. Photo Credit: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/the-big-bang-and-expansion-of-the-universe Astronomy Learn about the cosmos with Cornell astronomers 3/17/2023 Alumni Affairs & Development
Book cover: 'Destroy the Copy' Book cover: 'Destroy the Copy' History of Art and Visual Studies ‘Destroy the Copy’: Essay collection rethinks the history of plaster casts 3/16/2023 A&S Communications
Agenlaku Indonesia/Unsplash High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is ubiquitous in single-use applications such as packaging and containers, labeled with the number two inside the triangular recycling symbol. Agenlaku Indonesia/Unsplash High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is ubiquitous in single-use applications such as packaging and containers, labeled with the number two inside the triangular recycling symbol. Chemistry and Chemical Biology Scientists enhance recyclability of waste plastic 3/15/2023 A&S Communications
Chris Kitchen Manipulating the properties of atomic material helps Paul Malinowski understand the fundamental physics of how different quantum phases develop and are related to each other. Chris Kitchen Manipulating the properties of atomic material helps Paul Malinowski understand the fundamental physics of how different quantum phases develop and are related to each other. Klarman Fellows Klarman Fellow Malinowski creates and tests quantum materials 3/15/2023 A&S Communications
Heber Barahona/Unsplash Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras Heber Barahona/Unsplash Tegucigalpa, capital of Honduras International relations Honduras cutting ties with Taiwan shows China’s growing influence in Central America 3/15/2023 A&S Communications
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle parked on a taxiway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada Defense Visual Information Distribution Service An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle parked on a taxiway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada Government Drones in modern war: evolutionary or revolutionary? 3/15/2023 Cornell Chronicle
ABC/Eric McCandless American Idol's superstar judges all agreed that Amara Valerio '24 is headed for Hollywood. ABC/Eric McCandless American Idol's superstar judges all agreed that Amara Valerio '24 is headed for Hollywood. Student experiences Amara Valerio ’24 advances on ‘American Idol’ 3/14/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Cornell University Students engage in Active Learning Cornell University Students engage in Active Learning History History department begins three-year active learning initiative 3/14/2023 Department of History
Andy Warner Andy Warner '06, a self-portrait Andy Warner Andy Warner '06, a self-portrait Near Eastern Studies Cornell alum to speak on the power of nonfiction comics in 21st century 3/13/2023 A&S Communications
Cornell Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections From Howard Eugene Stern, class of 1917 Cornell Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections From Howard Eugene Stern, class of 1917 Jewish studies program Jewish Studies celebrates 50 years with speakers, conferences 3/13/2023 A&S Communications
Diversity and inclusion 'Can You Hear My Voice?' conference offers new ways to think about hiring practices 3/13/2023 A&S Communications
National Cancer Institute/Unsplash Human colorectal cancer cells treated with a topoisomerase inhibitor National Cancer Institute/Unsplash Human colorectal cancer cells treated with a topoisomerase inhibitor Chemistry and Chemical Biology How carbohydrates function to help or hurt humans: Aggarwal Lectures March 15-16 3/10/2023 A&S Communications
Sreang Hok/Cornell University A student takes a shot at Bartels Hall. Sreang Hok/Cornell University A student takes a shot at Bartels Hall. Physics Physics theory could be slam dunk for basketball coaches 3/9/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Myk Miravalles/Unsplash Philippines National Museum complex, Manila Myk Miravalles/Unsplash Philippines National Museum complex, Manila Government Philippine study analyzes Marcos family return to power 3/9/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Cornell University file photo Cornellians gathered to listen to the Cornell Chimes play Grateful Dead songs on 2017 Grateful Dead Day, the 40th Anniversary of the famous 1977 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall. Cornell University file photo Cornellians gathered to listen to the Cornell Chimes play Grateful Dead songs on 2017 Grateful Dead Day, the 40th Anniversary of the famous 1977 Grateful Dead concert at Barton Hall. Music Dead & Co. to play benefit at Barton Hall, honoring legendary ’77 show 3/8/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Provided Participants in the Peace Games consider a nonviolent response to a simulated international crisis. Congressional staff members were invited to the event, sponsored by Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and by the U.S. Institute of Peace. Provided Participants in the Peace Games consider a nonviolent response to a simulated international crisis. Congressional staff members were invited to the event, sponsored by Institute of Politics and Global Affairs at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy and by the U.S. Institute of Peace. Government Peace Games underscore options to war 3/8/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Arts Unplugged Alumni filmmakers share stories from the Big Red to the red carpet 3/7/2023 A&S Communications
Matt Fern/Phase 7 Jamila Michener, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, senior associate dean of public engagement in the Brooks School and co-director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, speaking Feb. 22 at the White House Matt Fern/Phase 7 Jamila Michener, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, senior associate dean of public engagement in the Brooks School and co-director of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, speaking Feb. 22 at the White House Government Michener advocates ‘Broadening the Tent’ at White House 3/7/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Karolina Hübner Karolina Hübner Philosophy Spinoza on mind-body identity: Hübner wins best article prize 3/7/2023 A&S Communications
Provided Wendy L. Freedman Provided Wendy L. Freedman Physics 2023 Bethe Lecture: How fast is the universe expanding? 3/6/2023 A&S Communications
Jason Koski/Cornell University Earle (left) with Ed Helms during the actor’s Convocation visit. Earle is holding Andy Bernard’s faux diploma from the set of “The Office,” which he received as a birthday gift from his brother, University Archivist Evan Earle ’02, MS ’14. Jason Koski/Cornell University Earle (left) with Ed Helms during the actor’s Convocation visit. Earle is holding Andy Bernard’s faux diploma from the set of “The Office,” which he received as a birthday gift from his brother, University Archivist Evan Earle ’02, MS ’14. Alumni ‘March Madness’ Contest Will Crown the Top Fictional Alum 3/3/2023 Cornellians
Mathematics Math communicator visits campus to explore math in everyday life 3/3/2023 A&S Communications
Provided “Heading into Night,” featuring Cirque du Soleil clown Daniel Passer, explores the unexpected humor and discoveries to be found in the loss of memory. Provided “Heading into Night,” featuring Cirque du Soleil clown Daniel Passer, explores the unexpected humor and discoveries to be found in the loss of memory. Performing and Media Arts Clown play captures complex emotions of cognitive loss 3/2/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Icefin/NASA PSTAR RISE UP/Schmidt Members of Britney Schmidt’s Icefin team after completing their first mission exploring conditions beneath Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf, near where it meets Kamb Ice Stream, in December 2019. Icefin/NASA PSTAR RISE UP/Schmidt/Quartini The remotely operated underwater vehicle Icefin, developed by a team led by Britney Schmidt, is visible as it is lowered via a 4.3-mm fiber-optic tether through a borehole to start one of three dives beneath the Ross Ice Shelf near Kamb Ice Stream in Dedcember 2019. A tent shelter’s color is reflected in the ice. Astronomy Robot provides unprecedented views below Antarctic ice shelf 3/2/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Anna Kornbluh Anna Kornbluh Society for the Humanities Literature, film, and critical theory professor delivers Culler Lecture 3/1/2023 A&S Communications
Provided Members of the Alpha CubeSat team – from left, João Maria de Mesquita ’20, doctoral student Joshua Umansky-Castro, Stephanie Young ’23 and Siqi Qian ’21 – look at a hologram that features a sculpture created by Ithaca-born artist C Bangs. Provided A new museum exhibit showcases the Alpha CubeSat project, in which a small, low-cost satellite and light sail will be adorned with holographic art as a means of interstellar communication. Astronomy Postcards from Earth: Hologram project showcased at Intrepid 2/28/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Cornell University Archives Above, two women students in Clara Dickson Hall, from "Fighting for More than a M.R.S. Degree," a story shared by Xiyu Mei and Juno Salazar Parreñas. Soontira Sutanont/Cornell University Kimi Gengo, a poet, literary pioneer and advocate for Japanese Americans who attended Cornell from 1924-1925 and 1928-1930 is one of the changemakers featured in Any Person, Many Stories. Her story is shared by Claire Deng, '22. Public history Public history project reveals stories of Cornell changemakers 2/28/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Government U.S. has few options to counter rollback of elections protections in Mexico 2/28/2023 A&S Communications
NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA/JPL-Caltech Astronomy Astronomers discover metal-rich galaxies in early universe 2/27/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Moral psychology Philosopher John Doris: ‘Moral psychologists have plenty to do’ 2/27/2023 A&S Communications
Sreang Hok/Cornell University Clinton Foundation Students meet at eHub in Kennedy Hall. Sreang Hok/Cornell University Clinton Foundation Students meet at eHub in Kennedy Hall. Student experiences Students to develop their ideas for social change 2/27/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash Lagos, Nigeria Nupo Deyon Daniel/Unsplash Lagos, Nigeria African politics High stakes and high risk in Nigeria landmark election 2/24/2023 A&S Communications
Aurore Simonnet/LIGO-Caltech-MIT-Sonoma State An artist’s conception shows two merging black holes similar to those detected by LIGO. Aurore Simonnet/LIGO-Caltech-MIT-Sonoma State An artist’s conception shows two merging black holes similar to those detected by LIGO. Physics Physicists create new model of ringing black holes 2/24/2023 A&S Communications
National Science Foundation awards Nine professors win NSF early-career awards 2/23/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Provided/Leslie Babonis Developing stinging cells (magenta and aqua) in a larva of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Provided/Leslie Babonis Developing stinging cells (magenta and aqua) in a larva of the sea anemone Nematostella vectensis. Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Single gene causes stinging cell to lose its sting 2/23/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Provided Light-sensitive molecules arranged in metal-organic frameworks (MOF) glow different colors under UV light, showing energy diffusion differences. Provided Light-sensitive molecules arranged in metal-organic frameworks (MOF) glow different colors under UV light, showing energy diffusion differences. Climate research Color coding aids evaluation of new solar tech materials 2/22/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Jason Koski/Cornell University Ray Halbritter, left, representing the Oneida Indian Nation, and President Martha E. Pollack, sign documents that repatriate ancestral remains from the university to the Oneida Indian Nation. Jason Koski/Cornell University Ray Halbritter, left, representing the Oneida Indian Nation, and President Martha E. Pollack, sign documents that repatriate ancestral remains from the university to the Oneida Indian Nation. Anthropology Cornell repatriates ancestral remains to Oneida Indian Nation 2/22/2023 Cornell Chronicle
Mars photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Atacama photo: Armando Azua-Bustos/Provided On the left is of the Jezero Crater, on the surface of Mars; the image on the right is the Red Stone Jurassic fossil delta of the Atacama Desert in northwestern Chile, a popular geological analog for Mars. Mars photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Atacama photo: Armando Azua-Bustos/Provided On the left is of the Jezero Crater, on the surface of Mars; the image on the right is the Red Stone Jurassic fossil delta of the Atacama Desert in northwestern Chile, a popular geological analog for Mars. Astronomy Life on Mars? Better tools needed to get the answer 2/21/2023 Cornell Chronicle
U.S.-China relations The U.S. should deter — not provoke — Beijing over Taiwan. Here’s how. 2/21/2023 The Washington Post
Karen Vogtmann Karen Vogtmann National Academy of Sciences Mathematician Vogtmann elected to National Academy of Sciences 2/21/2023 A&S Communications
Quartetto di Cremona Quartetto di Cremona Cornell Concert Series Renowned string quartet to perform in Cornell Concert Series 2/20/2023 A&S Communications
International relations After one year of war, how to break the stalemate in Ukraine? 2/20/2023 A&S Communications
Provided Jessie Kapstad '24, right, poses with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, during his summer experience last year. Provided Jessie Kapstad '24, right, poses with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, during his summer experience last year. Student experiences Summer Experience Grant applications now open 2/20/2023 A&S Communications
Courtesy of the Cornell Chronicle Courtesy of the Cornell Chronicle Student awards Migrations announces winners for creative writing, art 2/20/2023 A&S Communications
Chris Kitchen One of the rats in the Brain Computation and Behavior Lab. Chris Kitchen One of the rats in the Brain Computation and Behavior Lab. Neurobiology and Behavior Researchers create custom technology in quest to understand memory 2/20/2023 A&S Communications
History of Art and Visual Studies War’s aftermath brought modern painting to Taiwan 2/20/2023 A&S Communications