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Jonathan Lunine testifies at hearing
Astronomy

Lunine to Congress: Americans will ‘walk the red soil of Mars’

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell astronomer Jonathan Lunine suggested to Congress reasonable, practical steps – including baby steps back to the moon – to help Americans one day put boots on the oxidized dust of Mars.

Romance Studies

Romance studies grad student to publish new book

A&S Communications

Francisco Díaz Klaassen, who started writing when he was 12, is the author of five novels.

Faculty engagement

A&S Dean Ray Jayawardhana to lead Argentine study tour to see eclipse

A&S Communications

Ready to cross a few items off your bucket list? If so, you might want to visit the list of upcoming trips planed by Cornell Adult University, many led by faculty in Arts & Sciences.

Physics

Gravitational waves leave a detectable mark, physicists say

Cornell Chronicle

Each new observable provides different ways of confirming the theory of general relativity and offers insight into the intrinsic properties of gravitational waves.

Anthropology

Kaitlyn Tice: ‘I am capable of accomplishing much more than I thought possible, and am more independent and brave’

Kaitlyn TiceAnthropology & premedAtlanta, GAWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

International graduates

International graduates honored at Global Learning reception

Cornell Chronicle

… With more than 5,000 international students, Cornell is a vibrant global … International graduates honored at Global Learning reception …

Diversity and inclusion

‘Know your purpose,’ speakers urge at OADI awards dinner

Cornell Chronicle

Before Clinton Ikioda ’19 came to Cornell, students and staff at his high school said he’d been admitted only to fill a diversity quota. Once he arrived, he felt constant pressure to prove he belonged – as well as a persistent worry that he didn’t.

Psychology

Source credibility is key to derailing fake news

Cornell Chronicle

Fake news is a threat to American democratic institutions, whether through online election interference or, in extreme cases, inciting violence. New research offers a roadmap for dealing with false information.

Physics & Astronomy

Junior awarded Goldwater Scholarship

A&S Communications

The scholarship supports students pursuing graduate study and careers in the fields of mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

NYC’s Public Theater director: “Use theater to cross boundaries”

A&S Communications

Oskar Eustis believes that theatre can help people learn what it’s like to be a true citizen in a democracy – not what our country is experiencing right now, but in a true democracy — where people have conflicts, try to understand each other, compromise, empathize and come up with solutions.

What Makes Us Human?

Podcast shows how piped-in water changes lives

A&S Communications

“Imagine how much water you use a day, and then imagine having to carry every ounce of that to your home."

Research & Scholarship

Klarman postdoctoral fellowship program announced

Cornell Chronicle

The program will support early-career scholars of outstanding talent, initiative and promise.

NGC4945 Galaxy image
Astronomy & Physics

Telescopes to help decode the cosmos

Cornell Research

As humans, we have an insatiable desire to understand the cosmos and our place in it. How did the universe begin and how did it evolve? What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy? How will it all end? “These are the most fundamental questions one can ask,” says Steve Kang Hoon Choi, Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow. “If we believe greater knowledge betters our lives, then this is what drives us to study the cosmos.”

Biology

Two biologists elected to National Academy of Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

Maria Harrison, the William H. Crocker Professor at Boyce Thompson Institute and adjunct professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, and Mariana Wolfner, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences, are among 100 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, the academy announced April 30.

Cell research

Facility upgrades invigorate immunology, cell research

Cornell Chronicle

Hailed as “transformative” and “a historic achievement” by faculty members, a strategic investment of close to $2 million directed by Provost Michael Kotlikoff has improved Cornell’s capabilities in flow cytometry, which is pivotal in cell research.