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Book cover: The Downfall of the American Order

Political Science

Is American influence waning? Book considers what comes next

7/14/2022 Cornell Chronicle

The collection, “The Downfall of the American Order?” explores global affairs at this moment in history, a turning point in American influence.

Two people hold a laptop-sized piece of equipment — Provided Postdoctoral researcher Rui Zou (right) is supported by a new NSF grant to Cornell researchers working on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). With CLASSE engineer Charlie Strohman, she is working on the Apollo ATCA card, a device for the trigger track project that is part of Cornell-based upgrades to LHC’s Compact Muon Solenoid detector.

Particle physics

$3.8M NSF grant begins a new era of early universe research

7/14/2022 Cornell Chronicle

The grant from the National Science Foundation will support a team of Cornell physicists who smash matter into its component parts to learn about elementary particles and their interactions.

American flag background with two people appearing at the sides — History in HD/Unsplash A campaign rally

Government

Will Biden and Trump face off again in 2024?

7/14/2022 The Washington Post

In Washington Post commentary, Roper Center director Peter K. Enns bucks conventional polling by asking Americans to name who they would like to see on the ticket, a technique that has proved remarkably accurate.

Person posing at a piano — Sofija Palurović Romanian pianist Aurelia Visovan, one of the 12 artists participating in the Forte/Piano Summer Academy.

Historical Keyboard Collection

Center for Historical Keyboards summer academy hosts 12 young piano stars

7/14/2022 A&S Communications

Young artists from around the world will be immersed in one of the world’s most significant collections of performance-ready historical pianos, with performances open to the public August 1-6.

Religion

Desert sounds offer lessons in solitude and community

7/12/2022 Cornell Chronicle

In a new book, Kim Haines-Eitzen explores the rich range of desert sounds and what they can teach us about place, the past, solitude and community.

Stephan's Quntet — NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI In this image of Stephan’s Quintet, a visual grouping of five galaxies from the James Webb Space Telescope, sparkling clusters of millions of young stars and starburst regions of fresh star birth are revealed. Sweeping tails of gas, dust and stars are being pulled from several of the galaxies due to gravitational interactions. Most dramatically, Webb captures huge shock waves as one of the galaxies, NGC 7318B, smashes through the cluster.

Cosmic Exploration

Cornell astronomers cheer new space telescope’s first images

7/12/2022 Arts & Sciences Communications

Faculty respond to the release of the first images from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Ann Simmons smiling, with very short hair, red lipstick, earrings and a black jacket over a black top. — Ann Simmons

Distinguished Visiting Journalist

WSJ Moscow Bureau Chief named A&S Zubrow Visiting Journalist for fall 2022

7/11/2022 Cornell Chronicle

“We’re privileged to host Ann Simmons on campus at this time of global turmoil to share her deep insights with the Cornell community,” said Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences.

Mathematics

Talking numbers: Cornell hosts math communication workshop

7/7/2022 A&S Communications

August 8-11, mathematics researchers and college-level teachers will discuss what it takes to communicate effectively among mathematicians, to students, and to the public.

Person writing on a chalkboard — Chris Kitchen Christian Gaetz, Klarman Fellow in mathematics

Klarman Fellows

Klarman Fellow achieves ‘beautiful results’ with outstanding math problems

7/7/2022 A&S Communications

Christian Gaetz uses his specific focus in mathematics – algebraic combinatorics – to make exciting progress on open problems.

smiling woman — Provided Molly Ryan will be the new director of Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema

Celluloid recollections: Cornell Cinema names new director

7/5/2022 A&S Communications

A new director, Molly Ryan, will take the helm of Cornell Cinema this fall, succeeding Mary Fessenden, who has led the organization for 35 years, eight years as 8 manager and 27 as director.

Psychology

Babies learn power of voice through experimentation

7/5/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have found that babies learn their prelinguistic vocalizations – coos, grunts and vowel sounds – change the behaviors of other people, a key building block of communication.

Chris Kitchen Smith feeds the chickens at Fallen Tree.

Nexus Scholars Program

Sustainability and spirituality in the garden

7/1/2022 A&S Communications

A group of students, including some Nexus Scholars, is learning practical skills related to sustainability and connecting them to community behaviors.

Child making a face at a cut up apple on a plate

Economics

Don’t Stress: Maternal Stress Affects Child’s Diet

7/1/2022 ILR School Cornell University

Maternal exposure to stress during pregnancy could have long term detrimental effects on children’s diets, finds Michele Belot.

Sustainability

Cornell Atkinson awards $1.4 million to new sustainability projects

6/30/2022 Cornell Chronicle

This year’s Academic Venture Fund (AVF) seed grants for research support equitable and sustainable development, offshore wind energy, and improved indoor air quality.

Graduate student life

Student Spotlight: Daniel Reza Sabzghabaei

6/29/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

The doctoral candidate in music from Denton, Texas studies music composition with a focus on time malleability.

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