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Two spheres against a dark background: images of a moon — NASA/JPL/University of Arizona This color composite view shows the moon Europa in natural color (left) and in enhanced color (right). The yellowish patch is Tara Regio, the geologic region where the most CO2 is seen and where Hubble recently detected ocean-derived salt.

Astronomy

Webb telescope finds carbon source on Jupiter’s Europa

9/22/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Astronomers using data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have identified carbon dioxide on the icy surface of Europa – one of a handful of worlds in our solar system that could potentially harbor conditions suitable for life.

Person in blue lab coat, standing at a counter full of instruments and bottles — Chris Kitchen Alexa Easley is working to develop materials for low-energy carbon capture that are organic and easy to make on large scales and in realistic conditions.

Klarman Fellows

Klarman Fellow: Capturing carbon with future-focused chemistry

9/21/2023 A&S Communications

Alexa Easley is working to develop materials for low-energy carbon capture that are organic and easy to make on large scales and in realistic conditions.

Meg Elliott

Advising Dean

… getting to know the students here and helping them find the best path to graduation Responsibilities Academic Advising …

Nora Bayly

Advising Dean

… with loved ones, being the ‘cool aunt’, finding the best chocolate chip cookies and iced lattes money can buy, …

Old stone building with a tower; grass growing on roof — Provided St. Hovhannes Church of Chahuk (built in the 12th or 13th century and renovated in the 17th and 19th centuries) was destroyed between 1997 and 2009, as documented in a new report from Caucasus Heritage Watch.

Cultural heritage

Hundreds of Armenian heritage sites at risk in Nagorno-Karabakh

9/21/2023 A&S Communications

Faculty researchers paint a picture of what will happen if multilateral organizations fail to protect Armenian cultural heritage as Azerbaijan shells the disputed region.

thousands of spherical particles shimmer against a dark background — Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash

Physics

In helium-three, superfluid particles pair ‘like a dance in space’

9/21/2023 A&S Communications

Enabled by a custom thermometer, Cornell researchers have observed superfluid fluctuation effects, possibly gaining new insight for quantum computing and the physics of the early universe.

Person behind a large machine — Provided Nozomi Ando running crystallography experiments at the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Ando wins award for contributions to biochemistry and molecular biology

9/19/2023 A&S Communications

The Mildred Cohn Young Investigator Award recognizes Nozomi Ando's advances in diffuse scattering and her dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.

American Sign Language

New ASL minor, events expand opportunities for students

9/18/2023 A&S Communications

… Swasing '24 leads an activity using the ASL alphabet at the first meeting of the Cornell ASL Club this semester. The ASL … and is beginner-friendly, Swasing said. Students play ASL games and teach basic signs. They have also supported movie …

An artist's rendition of two hands pressing a screen, generating molecules floating into outerspace — Leonardo Medrano Sandonas of the University of Luxembourg; background image by rawpixel.com on Freepik Graphical depiction of the rational molecular design process, which involves a “needle-in-a-haystack” search for molecules with a desired set of properties

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

New research introduces ‘freedom of design’ for molecules

9/19/2023 A&S Communications

This concept can be used to identify molecules with targeted properties, which has important implications in the fields of rational molecular design and computational drug discovery.

A gold swirving line leads toward a bright vanishing point through a dark purple tunnel

Physics

Powerful X-ray laser ushers in a new era of science

9/18/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers contributed critical knowledge in the early days of the LCLS-II project.

A.D. White Professor-at-Large

Nobel Prize winner to talk about science education research

9/18/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Physicist Carl Wieman will visit campus Sept. 25-29 as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large, working with students and faculty and offering a public talk about his work in science education.

Sociology

Sociologist honored with early career award

9/18/2023 A&S Communications

The award is given by the American Sociological Association's Sociology of Religion Section.

People silhouetted against a sunset over water — Provided John Kennedy filming a documentary interview at the estuarine border between Mexico and Guatemala.

Community engagement

Fulbright-Hays awardees prioritize community-engaged discoveries

9/15/2023 Cornell Chronicle

The competitive fellowships send PhD students abroad for up to 12 months to build on their language proficiency, engage with other cultures and complete significant dissertation research on global cultures and societies.

Small brown furry rodent crawling among rocks and blades of grass — Mike Tewkesbury/Creative Commons 2.0 license A vole

Psychology

Psychologist receives NSF grant to study the social brain

9/15/2023 A&S Communications

With a focus on the prairie vole, Alexander Ophir will study mating tactics in mammals to learn about the underlying neural sources of social behaviors.

Graduate students

Research: Field course interactions relate to student identity

9/15/2023 A&S Communications

"There is something truly special about on-campus field courses."