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Chemistry & chemical biology

Sustainable polymers center gets NSF renewal grant

Cornell Chronicle

Plastic may be an artificial hodgepodge of organic and synthetic elements, but Geoffrey Coates’ admiration for the material is very real.

Graduate students

Two doctoral students selected for Liebmann fellowships

Cornell Chronicle

… named Liebmann fellows since anthropology doctoral student Gabrielle Borenstein in 2016 and natural resources alumna …

In memoriam

Linguist Carol Rosen dies at 79

Carol Gilson Rosen, professor emerita of linguistics whose research interests included the theory of universal grammar, died Aug. 19 in Ithaca. She was 79.Rosen was a member of the Cornell faculty from 1978 to 2010. She mentored generations of Romance studies, linguistics and even music majors, as well as colleagues, graduate students and College Scholars in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Chemistry & chemical biology

Compound hastens sexual maturity, and death, in worms

Cornell Chronicle

Every day, people are exposed to myriad chemicals both natural and synthetic, some of which may affect human physical development. Testing them has proven challenging, but researchers from Boyce Thompson Institute have come up with a way.

Class of 2023

Cornell welcomes talented Class of 2023

Cornell Chronicle

The 3,218 first-year students arriving on campus Aug. 23-24 bring a diversity of experiences, backgrounds and accomplishments to Cornell.

Faculty

Faculty Spotlight: Olga Litvak

Jewish Studies Program

Olga Litvak, Laurie B. and Eric M. Roth Professor of Modern European Jewish HistoryWhat drew you to Cornell?

Jewish Studies

Learning on the Ground: The Lower East Side and Chinatown

Jewish Studies Program

Students in the undergraduate seminar “Lower East Side: Jews and the Immigrant City” came to New York City to directly experience the famous neighborhood’s history as well as learn about its contemporary challenges.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Ithaca nonprofit, Haitian teachers benefit from Milstein student projects

A&S Communications

… Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity helped Haitian teachers improve their computer literacy this summer and an … spring to develop tutorials for a curriculum to instruct teachers and students there in a variety of computer topics, … from the students during a two-week training for 20 teachers and social workers at Cima Community School of Hope …

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Cell defects, polarity, ezrin and medical insights

This Cornell Research story focuses on Anthony P.

Community engagement

Grants create engagement opportunities for students

Cornell Chronicle

The Office of Engagement Initiatives has awarded $1,307,580 in Engaged Curriculum Grants to 25 teams of faculty and community partners that are integrating community-engaged learning into majors and minors across the university.This year’s awards involve 99 Cornell faculty and staff from 46 departments. The 39 community partners are from 10 countries; 11 projects are based in New York state.

Klarman Fellowships

Application portal opens for new Klarman Fellowships

“We are recruiting the most promising emerging researchers from around the world."

Psychology

Babies not so helpless, new study shows

Cornell Chronicle

New research reveals that baby babbling elicits profound changes in adult speech.

English

Highly-acclaimed authors visit for 2019 reading series

The Fall 2019 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series features award-winning authors reading from their work. Each reading is followed by a catered reception and book signing; books will be available for purchase courtesy of Buffalo Street Books. The series is sponsored by Cornell’s Creative Writing Program and all events are free and open to the public.

History

Book traces rise of 'free enterprise' as cornerstone of conservatism

Cornell Chronicle

Might today's political rhetoric signal an end to the modern era of free enterprise?

Career experiences

Summer Pathways interns make the most of experiences in D.C., California

A&S Communications

"A place that once seemed intimidating and untouchable became strangely comforting," said Estefania Perez, of her Supreme Court internship.