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Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Milstein program offers workshops on design thinking

… their stories. “Design Thinking Workshop,” with Camille Andrews and Marsha Taichman, Cornell University library staff, 4:30-7:30 p.m., March 18. Andrews is a user engagement librarian at Mann Library, …

Mathematics

Podcast explores the inner life of scientists

Cornell Chronicle

… “crowbars” – for encouraging people to open up. “If you get people talking about their mentors, that usually … that person the rest of their life. But you will always get something revealing.” Strogatz has worked to find the … else,” Strogatz said. “But I also love being a student and getting to learn about all the parts of science that I …

Klarman Hall
Klarman Fellowships

Arts and Sciences announces first class of Klarman Fellows

Cornell Chronicle

Six of the world’s most promising early-career scholars will pursue leading-edge research projects across the sciences, social sciences and humanities during three-year terms.

Romance Studies

Digital book gives a taste of Venezuelan performance artist

The volume’s six essays reflect upon the power of performance as an act of radical disobedience.

Interdisciplinary

A&S Digitization Grants program seeks applications

Cornell Chronicle

In research, documents and artifacts must be discoverable online to have the broadest impact. Continuing to recognize this need, the Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences is now in its 11th year of funding projects to create digital collections that are accessible to all researchers.

Alumni

Brooklyn Brewery co-founder named Entrepreneur of the Year

Cornell Chronicle

“I’ve always been very proud of having gone to Cornell," says Steve Hindy ’71, MAT ’73.

Physics

Energy-saving particle accelerator achieves breakthrough

Cornell Chronicle

The technology's capabilities can power the world’s largest accelerators to help scientists unlock the mysteries of the universe.

Performing & Media Arts

PMA Professor and Palestinian Playwright Win NEA Literature Translation Fellowship

A&S Communications

… of fiscal year 2020 Literature Translation Fellowships. Visit the agency’s Literature Fellowships webpage to read …

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Biologist's research offers insight on molecular structures

Cornell Chronicle

… mechanisms of DNA recombination. “Every time you get to see a new structure,” she said, “you get a small window into a new world.” Taking Cryo-EM to the …

Cornell Cinema, Government, Comparative Literature

Alumna garners eighth Oscar nomination for film editing

Cornell Chronicle

Thelma Schoonmaker ’61 was nominated for her film editing work on “The Irishman.”

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Plants speak ‘roundworm’ for self-defense, study shows

Cornell Chronicle

New research finds that plants manipulate nematodes' pheromones to repel infestations, providing insights into how farmers could fight these pests.

Near Eastern Studies

Anthropologist: Why Trump's threat is unthinkable

CNN

Seema Golestaneh, assistant professor of Near Eastern Studies in the College of Arts & Sciences, reacts in a CNN opinion article to President Trump's theats, issued on Twitter this week, to attack sites important to "Iranian culture."

Astronomy

Dancing debris, moveable landscape shape Comet 67P

Cornell Chronicle

… surface images for more than two years. As the comet gets closer to the sun, changes on the comet’s surface begin …

Government

Don't expect Congress to rein in Trump's use of military force in the Middle East

Washington Post

In a Washington Post piece, Professor Douglas Kriner considers the next steps Congress could take given escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran.

English

Online cultural critic wins 2019-20 Nathan Award

Cornell Chronicle

Soraya Nadia McDonald, cultural critic for The Undefeated, a website that explores the intersection of race, sports and culture, has been named winner of the 2019-20 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism.