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two people in auditorium — Chris Kitchen Dayal Meshri, right, and his daughter, Gita, left, in the newly renovated Baker 200 auditorium.

Alumni support

Meshri family funds Baker 200 restoration project

10/30/2023 A&S Communications

The Meshri Family Auditorium opened this fall, after a $6 million renovation.

Literatures in English

Humanists have the power and the tools to fight climate change

10/27/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Humanities scholars have an important role to play in the current political struggle to stave off environmental collapse, Caroline Levine argues in her new book.

Orange tube-like machine covered with lice — Icefin/NASA PSTAR RISE UP/Schmidt/Lawrence The Icefin underwater vehicle has sonar, chemical and biological sensors that help researchers characterize sub-ice environments.

Astronomy

Underwater robot updates understanding of ice shelf crevasses

10/27/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Crevasses play an important role in circulating seawater beneath Antarctic ice shelves, potentially influencing their stability, finds Cornell-led research based on first-of-its-kind exploration by an underwater robot.

Pattern in green, blue and yellow — Provided A confocal microscopy image shows a bicontinuous microstructure with well-defined spacing.

Physics

Tiny networks intertwine to mimic design of bird colors

10/27/2023 Cornell Chronicle

The resulting materials could prove useful in a variety of applications, from making sustainable pigments to energy storage and filtration.

Camille Suárez

Assistant Professor
American Studies Program, History, Latina/o Studies Program

Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

Assistant Professor
History

Interior of a very large Catholic church — Marcus Loke/Unsplash Sacré-Cœur Basilica, Paris

Religion

Role of women in early Christianity informs Catholic present

10/26/2023 A&S Communications

“As Roman Catholic Church leaders meet this month for the Synod on Synodality, some women—both nuns and laypeople—have been invited to join the workshop," says Kim Haines-Eitzen.

Ian Lundberg

Assistant Professor
Sociology

Rachel Sandwell

Assistant Professor
History

Light-colored stone oblisk with a city in the background — Nestor Barbitta/Unsplash Buenos Aires, Argentina

Government

Argentina’s run-off to be decided by Patricia Bullrich supporters

10/25/2023 A&S Communications

Which candidate can capture the votes of supporters of Patricia Bullrich, the mainstream conservative candidate?

Distinguished Visiting Journalist

Award-winning journalists to discuss role of the press

10/25/2023 A&S Communications

On Nov. 14, NPR’s David Folkenflik ’91, Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist, will moderate a panel of noted journalists and faculty to discuss “Free Press in a Free Society: U.S. Newsrooms on the Front Lines.”

In Memoriam

Chinese linguist Tsu-Lin Mei dies at 90

10/24/2023 A&S Communications

Mei was one of the most important Chinese historical linguists of the 20th century.

bright, squiggly lines of light radiate from a node

Neurobiology and Behavior

Role of hippocampus in two functions of memory revealed

10/23/2023 Cornell Chronicle

The finding has important implications for one day treating memory and learning issues found in dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.

colorful bird outdoors, perched on a twig — Trevor McKinnon/Unsplash Zebra finch

Neurobiology and Behavior

As Pew investigator, Goldberg to study how animals feed young

10/24/2023 A&S Communications

The collaboration aims for a breakthrough in understanding the neural mechanisms by which parental animals balance their own needs with the needs of their offspring.

Near Eastern studies

Oct. 26 panel focuses on Israel-Palestine conflict

10/24/2023 A&S Communications

The Department of Near Eastern Studies will offer “Understanding Events in Israel – Palestine” from 5-6:30 p.m. in Room 165 of McGraw Hall.