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Physics

DOE funds new research to advance computer chip technology

12/13/2023 A&S Communications

Cornell researchers are part of a project to enable sustainable hardware for AI and quantum computing, one of 11 projects selected by DOE to receive a total of $73 million.

Steven Strogatz in front of a blackboard with "small world" and an illustration on it showing a circle and interconnected lines inside — Jason Koski/Cornell University

Mathematics

For the joy of x, y, and z

12/13/2023 Alumni Affairs & Development

With Professor Strogatz helping to lead the charge, the Math 101 initiative will attempt to decrease disparities, democratize the subject and better prepare young people to solve math problems.

Five people sitting in a row in front of an audience — Provided Jessica Chen Weiss serves as a panelist at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival.

International studies

Exploring the complexities of the US-China relationship

12/12/2023 Alumni Affairs & Development

As part of the Cornell University 2023 Stewardship Report, this story highlights how donor philanthropy is supporting faculty and their pursuit of new knowledge and solutions that do the greatest good for people and communities all around the world.

Doorway to a building, painted in bright blue and yellow with sunflowers

International studies

Without aid, Ukraine’s ability to continue fighting ‘deeply in question’

12/12/2023 A&S Communications

Historian David Silbey gives perspective to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy scheduled meeting with President Biden ahead of a joint news conference.

woman outside the capitol building — Provided Estefania Perez '21 was part of the Posse program and Pathways Internship Program while at Cornell.

Alumni careers

Alumna encourages undergrads to ‘be bold’

12/8/2023 A&S Communications

Estefania Perez ’21 is in her second year as a paralegal with the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.

Three small, colorful parrots cluster around a hand in a blue glove — Chris Kitchen Budgerigar parrots get a treat of millet in Cornell's Corson Hall aviary

Neurobiology and Behavior

Parrots, songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms, Klarman Fellow finds

12/8/2023 A&S Communications

The study provides a clue into how parrot – and human – brains allow continuous, flexible vocal learning.

Cornelliana

Big Red books, perfect for gifting

12/8/2023 Cornellians

Need a present for the Cornellian on your list? Here are titles on University history, traditions, songs, famous alums—even recipes!

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Performing and Media Arts

Winter Session Spotlight: Dr. Kristen Warner on Black Cult Media

12/6/2023 Cornell SCE

Students can take a deeper dive into cult cinema by enrolling in Black Cult Media (PMA 4403), an online three-credit course that will be offered for the first time during Cornell’s Winter Session, Jan. 2-19.

student with text from projector shining on his face — Chris Kitchen Franklin Zheng '25 experimented with AI in three of his classes this semester.

Classroom innovation

Welcoming AI into the classroom

12/5/2023 A&S Communications

Students are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence in everything from essay writing to computer code creation.

Statue facing a campus building; fall foliage

Cornell Center for Social Sciences

Cornell Center for Social Sciences announces 2023 fall grantees

12/5/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Faculty member Douglas Kriner and graduate student Aaron Childree received grants in CCSS's fall round, among 16 awards across eight Cornell schools and colleges.

Celebrating Toni Morrison

Toni Morrison Collective hosts book talks, giveaways during December

12/4/2023 A&S Communications

"The project makes Ithacans aware that this Nobel writer lived in Ithaca for two years."

Faculty honors

Minawi wins Middle East Studies Association book prize