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student on ladder looking into bird's nest
Emma Harte worked to protect shorebirds this summer.
Student experiences

Helping shorebirds, refugees through summer work

A&S Communications

Serve in Place Fund grants from the Office of Engagement Initiatives support students doing community-based research or learning projects.

Mathematics

Computing with rational functions

Cornell Research

Rational functions are a mainstay of computational mathematics. As a result of recent breakthroughs, however, rational functions are now poised to become a central computational mathematics tool

bubble wrap
Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Polymer enables tougher recyclable thermoplastics

Cornell Chronicle

The resulting thermoplastic is strong and flexible enough to be used for large-scale applications such as packaging products.

In memoriam

Mathematician James H. Bramble dies at 90

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.

students and teacher at computer
Lindsay France/Cornell Universty Bil Leon, center, instructor for digital making at Cornell Tech, works with students on their final projects in the Tata Innovation Center
Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

NYC summer shapes Milstein students’ thoughts about future

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

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

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.

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Anthropology & Latino/a studies

Researchers reveal new suicide prevention tools from survivors

Cornell Chronicle

… researchers and their colleagues have written one of the first studies to change that. “ Strategies to Stay Alive: …

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Student outreach

Students’ project expands mental health information in NJ

A&S Communications

Two A&S undergrads have launched a website, Hudson Origin, which offers bilingual pediatric mental health support, referral, and information services for northern New Jersey.

Physics

Teukolsky awarded 2021 Dirac Medal

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

Cornell Chronicle

A new study shows that researchers working in the areas of machine learning and artificial intelligence trust international and scientific organizations the most to shape the development and use of AI in the public interest.

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Photo by Sunil Ray on Unsplash
Physics

Lessons from arXiv’s 30 years of information sharing

Nature Reviews

Physics Prof. Paul Ginsparg, founder of arXiv, examines the impact of online preprints and what we can learn from academic experience about sharing information.

Roberto Sierra
Music

Sierra symphony highlights Caribbean culture

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.

two people taking photos of a piano
Jason Koski Zabelina and Lee photograph a piano by Joseph Simon (1835) as part of their efforts to document the collection of the Cornell Center for Historical Keyboards.
Student experiences

History, music, physics harmonize in keyboard project

A&S Communications

… and talks, “Beethoven Off the Beaten Track”  can be visited here . Zabelina, who is an international student … collection.   To see what information is available now, visit this site. …

Ekaterina Landgren, long blonde hair and glasses with a blue shirt, smiling
Ekaterina Landgren
Mathematics

Student Spotlight: Ekaterina Landgren

Cornell University Graduate School

Ekaterina Landgren is a doctoral candidate in applied mathematics from Moscow, Russia.