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In memoriam

Mathematician James H. Bramble dies at 90

8/12/2021 Cornell Chronicle

James H. Bramble, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died July 20 at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 90.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

NYC summer shapes Milstein students’ thoughts about future

8/12/2021 A&S Communications

Sophomore students in the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity spent their first summer in person at Cornell Tech.

Physics

New technique illuminates DNA helix

8/11/2021 A&S Communications

Cornell researchers have identified a new way to measure DNA torsional stiffness – how much resistance the helix offers when twisted – information that can potentially shed light on how cells work.

Astronomy

Dragonfly mission to Titan announces big science goals

8/10/2021 A&S Communications

NASA’s Dragonfly mission, which will send a rotorcraft relocatable lander to Titan’s surface in the mid-2030s, will be the first mission to explore the surface of Titan, and it has big goals.

Anthropology & Latino/a studies

Researchers reveal new suicide prevention tools from survivors

8/10/2021 Cornell Chronicle

“We wanted to know what strategies have helped people live, and live well, through chronic suicidal behavior."

Student outreach

Students’ project expands mental health information in NJ

8/10/2021 A&S Communications

… bilingual pediatric mental health support, referral, and information services for northern New Jersey. Their … than meeting in person. The website also includes basic information about some common mental health and developmental issues that children face. To compile the information, they consulted various mental health …

Physics

Teukolsky awarded 2021 Dirac Medal

8/9/2021 A&S Communications

Saul Teukolsky, the Hans A. Bethe Professor of Physics and Astrophysics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the International Centre for Theoretical Physics’ 2021 ICTP Dirac Medal and Prize for his contributions to the detection of gravitational waves.

Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows

AI researchers trust international, scientific organizations most

8/9/2021 Cornell Chronicle

… organizations the most to shape the development and use of AI in the public interest. But who do they trust the least? … governments emphasize that they want to build ‘trustworthy AI,’” Zhang said. “But the challenge of building AI that can be trusted … AI researchers trust international, scientific organizations …

Part of a keyboard lit with blue light — Photo by Sunil Ray on Unsplash

Physics

Lessons from arXiv’s 30 years of information sharing

8/6/2021 Nature Reviews

… about the potential of the internet to foster a better-informed citizenry and to level the playing field between the information haves and have-nots," he writes. "But now, those … seem elusive, with political polarization so exacerbated by information echo chambers that there is no longer even …

Music

Sierra symphony highlights Caribbean culture

8/4/2021 Cornell Chronicle

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra will launch its 2021-22 season on Oct. 14 with the world premiere of “Symphony No. 6,” composed by Roberto Sierra, the Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Student experiences

History, music, physics harmonize in keyboard project

8/4/2021 A&S Communications

Elizaveta Zabelina '24 is spending the summer helping to photograph and regulate the 17 historical pianos, harpsichords and clavichords in the collection of the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.