A common approach to problem-solving is to split a problem into smaller sub-problems, solve each of the smaller problems, and assemble the answers into a solution to the original problem. This last step is often very difficult, as there are multiple ways of gluing the pieces of the solution together. The mathematical area of K-theory studies the different ways of putting such solutions back…
On April 20, 2010, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig set off the largest marine oil spill in history. The blowout killed eleven workers, injured dozens of others, and caused lasting environmental and economic repercussions in the Gulf of Mexico. Nine years later, how has the oil industry and our reliance on fossil fuels changed? How do the stories of those directly…
Cornell Cinema welcomes back the electronic/ambient musical group Coupler to perform their new score for Yasujiro Ozu’s "Dragnet Girl "(1933) on April 10 at 7:30 p.m. in Willard Straight Theatre. The screening will be introduced by Andrew Campana, who will be joining the Department of Asian Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences in the Fall to teach courses on Japanese cinema and popular…
Steven Strogatz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, delivered a lecture at the World Governmental Summit in Dubai Feb. 11. In the lecture, he discussed how governments can harness the science of synchronized randomness to the benefit of society.The three-day World Government Summit 2019 ran from Feb 10-12 at Madinat Jumeirah and brought together more than 4,000…
Electronegativity is one of the most well-known models for explaining why chemical reactions occur. Used daily by chemists and materials researchers all over the world, the theory of electronegativity is used to describe how strongly different atoms attract electrons. In a new paper, researchers have redefined the concept with a more comprehensive electronegativity scale.“A table of…
Vikram Gadagkar, MS ‘ 10, PhD ‘13, has received the Peter and Patricia Gruber International Research Award from the Society for Neuroscience (SfN), along with Harvard postdoctoral fellow Johannes Kohl. Gadagkar is a postdoctoral fellow in Assistant Professor Jesse Goldberg's lab in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior.This $25,000 award, supported by The Gruber Foundation, is given to two…
Cornell's Jewish Studies Program, the Center for Jewish History and the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research present "Monish: A Musical Tale of Talmud and Temptation," set to rhyming English verse. Inspired by I.L. Peretz's classic Yiddish poem "Monish," this lively humorous musical performance by the award-winning Big Galut(e) Jewish Music Ensemble will be held at the Center for Jewish History on…
Building on the strong tradition of intellectual history in Cornell’s Japanese studies, the East Asia Program (EAP) is developing a new initiative on contemporary Japanese thought led by Pedro Erber, associate professor of Romance studies and new director of EAP. The initiative intends to return attention to the place of Japan in our contemporary world. Both peripheral and central to conceptions…
Photo from NASA/JPL-Caltech Arts & Sciences alumna Nagin Cox '86 is profiled in this story on the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's website, which tells about her childhood in Kansas City, Kansas and her desire to study the stars. Cox has worked at the JPL for 25 years and has taken part in such iconic NASA missions as Galileo, the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity, the exoplanet…
The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University has partnered with Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) to provide TCPL card-holders access to America’s Voice Project, a database of polling research dating back to the 1930s. Library patrons can now access America’s Voice Project through TCPL’s research database page.“Our vision for making public opinion available to the public…
When White House reporter April Ryan openly asked President Trump about his racism in 2017, she abruptly became the story. Ryan will discuss her experiences in the White House and her new book, “Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House,” at the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture on Thurs., Sept. 20. The free event, at 5 pm in Rhodes Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman…
Image: Gregory Pardlo Pulitzer Prize-winning author Gregory Pardlo kicks off the Fall 2018 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series, sponsored by Cornell’s Creative Writing Program. The Fall series features two Pulitzer Prize winners and a three-time Pulitzer nominee reading from their work, followed by catered receptions and book signings in the English Lounge, 258 Goldwin Smith Hall. Books…
Name and title: Mikail E. Abbasov, Assistant Professor, Chemistry & Chemical Biology Academic focus: Chemical biology, chemical proteomics, activity-based protein profiling, drug discovery, cancer, neurodegeneration, immunology Current research project: Our research laboratory aims to advance innovative chemoproteomic technologies to modulate the function of proteins and interrogate…
“The Missing Chapter,” by Katie Marks & Aoise Stratford, visiting assistant professor of performing and media arts, is The Cherry Art’s new, immersive headphone walking play based on Ithaca's silent film past. Produced in partnership with Wharton Studio Museum, the play runs Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from August 31–September 9 and begin at the Picnic Pavilion in Stewart Park every 15…
The baroque organ was an artifact of global culture produced by international networks of artists, artisans, traders, and adventurers. “The Organ in the Global Baroque” conference and concert festival will celebrate these organs Sept. 6-8 on the Cornell campus.The conference is in honor of the late Jacques van Oortmerssen, who was the inspector and a vital musical influence on Cornell’s early…
A celebration of the life and legacy of civil rights icon Dorothy Cotton will be held Aug. 11 from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall on the Cornell campus. The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.Speakers will include three civil rights leaders: Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and mayor of Atlanta; Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, winner of the…
Glenn C. Altschuler, Dean of Cornell University’s School of Continuing Education and Summer Sessions and the Thomas and Dorothy Litwin Professor of American Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, presents, "The Election of 2018: What's at Stake and What to Look For" at Call Auditorium in Kennedy Hall on Wednesday, July 25 at 7 p.m. Free and open to the public, the lecture is part of the…
The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has selected new leaders for its South Asian, East Asian, Latin American, and peace and conflict studies programs, as well as for its international relations minor.Art historian Iftikhar Dadi takes over as director of the South Asia Program. He replaces Anne M. Blackburn, an historian of Buddhism in the Department of Asian Studies.Dadi, an…
Photosynthesis is one of the most crucial life processes on Earth. It’s how plants get their food, using energy from sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide from the air into sugars. But scientists have long believed that more than 30 percent of the energy produced during photosynthesis is wasted in a process called photorespiration.A new study by researchers at Cornell and the University of…
The scholarships created early last year as part of the recently completed endowed scholarship challenge are already benefiting several students. For two of them, in particular, the scholarships came at crucial times.“I was prepping for a study abroad semester in Cuba, desperate to manage travel and living expenses, especially since I wasn’t going to able to work there,” said Bianca Negrón ’20,…
On May 12th, The Psychology Department hosted its first Cornell Undergraduate Psychology (CUP) Conference at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The conference brought together undergraduates from a multitude of backgrounds to showcase the research they’ve been conducting on psychological and brain science. “The event was a clear success -- throughout the day, undergraduates presented posters and gave…
Yessica Martinez has received a Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a graduate school program for immigrants and children of immigrants, that will fund her pursuit of a Cornell MFA in creative writing. The 2018 fellows are the children of immigrants, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) recipients, green card holders or naturalized citizens.Martinez was born in Medellin,…
Arts & Sciences faculty will participate in this year’s Community Arts Partnership’s Spring Writes Literary Festival, taking place in downtown Ithaca May 3-6. The festival features literary-themed events, including panels and workshops geared towards emerging and established writers, as well as events for the general public such as readings, performances, play readings, and performances. This…
From high-speed financial networks to social media; from viruses to terrorism, networks lie at the heart of what is new in our current era. On Wednesday, April 25, Cornell Media Studies presents “Critical Data Studies: The Case of Proxy Politics," a talk by Wendy Hui Kyong Chun, Professor of Modern Culture & Media at Brown University examining how the powerful concept of the “network”…
What does it mean to be undocumented in this time of crisis? What does it mean to be undocumented while living an everyday, regular life? “From Land to Land,” a video and sound installation created by Professor Dehanza Rogers, explores the vulnerabilities of status. The exhibit will run from Sunday, April 22, through April 29 at the Cherry Artspace, 102 Cherry St. in Ithaca. The free exhibit will…
Deputy Provost John Siliciano presented Cornell faculty members Sahara Byrne, (Kit-Yee) Daisy Fan, María Cristina García and James P. Lassoie with 2016 Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards May 28 at a trustee-faculty dinner.Byrne, associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ (CALS) Department of Communication, researches and teaches about media effects, media and…
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced economic sanctions on Russia in retaliation for alleged election interference and cyberattacks.
Nicholas Mulder, assistant professor of history at Cornell University, studies the origin and effects of economic sanctions. His first book “The Economic Weapon: The Rise of Sanctions as a Tool of Modern War” is forthcoming with Yale…
Despite pandemic challenges, the College of Arts & Sciences expanded its faculty with 17 new hires this year, bringing exciting new ideas into wide-ranging fields, including moral psychology, Indigenous studies, cosmology, genetics and African American literature.
Read about new faculty for 2021-22
A U.S. delegation arrived in Taiwan to show support for the nation as leaders are expected to meet with President Tsai Ing-wen this week. Concerns about the island have escalated since Russian President Vladimir Putin began his assault on Ukraine.
Allen Carlson, associate professor of government and an expert on China, says Taiwan was on edge even before the invasion: “Over the last several…
