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Klarman Fellows

New method predicts which black holes escape their galaxies

A&S Communications

Shoot a rifle, and the recoil might knock you backward. Merge two black holes in a binary system, and the loss of momentum gives a similar recoil -- a “kick” -- to the merged black hole.

Connection

Campus community donates essential medical supplies

“We’re so happy to do our small part to support the essential and heroic work being done by the health care professionals."

Astronomy, Physics

Video game experience or gender may improve VR learning, study finds

Cornell Chronicle

The study has new implications as learning around the world shifts online to combat the spread of coronavirus.

Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Cornell linked to three 51 Pegasi b astronomy postdocs

Cornell will have connections to three of this year’s eight winners of 51 Pegasi b Fellowships in Planetary Astronomy. Two are coming to Ithaca for three years of postdoctoral work; another is a recent Cornell graduate.

Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Earth’s own evolution used as guide to hunt exoplanets

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet’s evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth’s own geologic epochs.They will use them as spectral templates in the hunt for Earth-like planets in distant solar systems in the approaching new era of powerful telescopes.

Mathematics

Ph.D. student Ellen Abrams awarded early career prize

A&S Communications

Ph.D. student Ellen Abrams was awarded the 2018-19 Taylor and Francis Early Career Prize from the British Society for the History of Mathematics for her essay “‘An Inalienable Prerogative of a Liberated Spirit’: Postulating American Mathematics.”

American studies

Cornell history course adds spring 2020 to the archives

Cornell Chronicle

Corey Ryan Earle '07 is also offering Cornell History Happy Hours on Monday nights.

History, Romance Studies

Book retrieval effort gives grad student welcome relief

Cornell Chronicle

You’ve been working on your dissertation for what seems like forever, doing research abroad when you’re not teaching or holed up in the library, and making great progress – until one day, the library is closed indefinitely with your books still inside.

Student experiences

Summer grants can support student research, expenses

Alumni gifts have helped to create a fund for students to pay for domestic summer experiences.

Asian Studies

Translation opens a thriving world of Chinese poetry

Cornell Chronicle

Nick Admussen, associate professor of Asian studies, has translated into English selections of Ya Shi’s poetry in the newly published “Floral Mutter."

Government

China is reporting big successes in the coronavirus fight. Should we trust the numbers?

The Washington Post

… excluding deaths that could be attributed to other types of pneumonia or heart failure, for instance.” Read the story in …

Asian Studies, Government

Southeast Asia Program grad conference goes remote

As Cornell suspended classes and organizations around the world canceled events amid the coronavirus pandemic, students organizing the 22nd annual Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) graduate student conference faced a difficult call.

Entrepreneurship

A&S senior founds startup to maximize voter participation

A&S Communications

Juliana Bain '20 has created an algorithm to politically empower students.

Alumni support

Cornell’s sixth Giving Day nets more than $7M

The College of Arts & Sciences is thankful for the $926,122 it raised from 1,000 donors.

Academics

Academic calendar changes; other coronavirus FAQ updates

Cornell Chronicle

… have announced changes to the academic calendar (see below) and to policies related to drop deadlines and grading options.Below is the latest information; for the full list of frequently asked questions, visit the … drop deadlines and grading options . Below is the latest information; for the full list of frequently asked questions , …