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Mathematics

Hyperbolic crochet ‘goes viral’

6/11/2019 A&S Communications

Brightly colored crocheted hyperbolic planes spread across tables in the Mathematics Library, welcoming alumni and their families to a talk with Daina Taimina on her signature method of tactile exploration of hyperbolic geometry and the new second edition of her book, “Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic Planes: Tactile Mathematics, Art and Craft for All to Explore.”

Staff awards

Pollack lauds staff expertise, service at 64th annual dinner

6/6/2019 Cornell Chronicle

… buildings on campus. Crans has also worked part time with Cornell Outdoor Education teaching rock climbing, wilderness … buildings on campus. Crans has also worked part time with Cornell Outdoor Education teaching rock climbing, wilderness …

Graduate student projects

Eighteen receive Engaged Graduate Student Grants

6/5/2019 Cornell Chronicle

Eighteen Cornell doctoral students have received 2019-20 Engaged Graduate Student Grants totaling $269,397, which will support community-engaged research relevant to their dissertations.

Mathematics

Polytopes

6/7/2019

The research of Karola Meszaros, assistant professor of mathematics, is featured in this story on Cornell Research.

Performing & Media Arts

Balancing Two Worlds

6/6/2019 Performing & Media Arts

Nic Ceynowa feels lucky to live a dual life. In addition to his job as a DevOps Engineer for Cornell’s Legal Information Institute, he teaches and choreographs dance in the Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA).

NYC collaborations

Cornell funds projects in NYC visioning initiative

6/6/2019 Cornell Chronicle

… Committee on Cornell in New York City. The awards, totaling $265,000, were announced June 6 by President … Africana Studies and Research Center … Science and Technology Studies … engagement programs. In response to a call for proposals, 30 projects were submitted; three projects will receive the …

Government

Government professor’s book earns top honor from political science association

6/6/2019 A&S Communications

Government Professor Jill Frank was recently honored with the David Easton Award from the Foundations of Political Thought section of the American Political Science Association for her book “Poetic Justice: Rereading Plato's Republic”

Chemistry & chemical biology

Chemistry professor receives young investigator award from Navy

6/5/2019 A&S Communications

Cornell assistant professor Song Lin, a Howard Milstein Faculty Fellow, was among 25 scientists selected from more than 260 applicants to receive Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (YIP) awards, which support early-career academic scientists and engineers.

History of Art

History of art professor honored with book prize

6/5/2019 A&S Communications

Cheryl Finley, associate professor of history of art, has won the 2019 Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Horowitz Book Prize from the Bard Graduate Center for her book, “Committed to Memory: The Art of the Slave Ship Icon.”

Classics

Timeless story performed in original Latin

6/4/2019 A&S Communications

The play, which featured an original musical composition by Ellie Cherry ’19, was sponsored by the Department of Classics in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Ancient Theater Performance Group of Cornell University.

Technology in the classroom

Early adopters of Canvas share lessons learned

6/3/2019 Cornell Chronicle

Nearly 30 faculty members gathered recently to share what they’ve learned about teaching in Canvas, Cornell’s new learning management system.Many of the reasons Cornell chose to switch from Blackboard to Canvas – its streamlined interface, student-centered design and ease of integrating outside tools – were highlighted in faculty presentations as well as a student panel, held May 15 in the Biotechnology Building.

Alumni

Alum who sounded climate change alarm featured at Reunion

6/3/2019 Cornell Chronicle

As an environmental activist and lobbyist, Rafe Pomerance ’68 played an early, pivotal role in raising awareness about the threat of climate change in the late 1970s. He connected scientists with government policymakers and the media, efforts that led to congressional hearings.

Sustainability

Atkinson Academic Venture Fund awards $1.3M to 10 projects

5/31/2019 Atkinson Center

New York apple farmers, wastewater treatment facilities, new energy technologies, rural-urban systems and leopards in Nepal all stand to get a sustainability boost from the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future’s 2019 Academic Venture Fund (AVF) awards.

Reunion

Reunion 2019: a time to treasure Cornell

5/30/2019 Cornell Chronicle

Just two weeks after classes end and students disperse for the summer, alumni and their families will return to campus for Reunion 2019. This year’s event – from Thursday, June 6, through Sunday, June 9 – is on track to set a new record for attendance, with more than 7,000 alumni and their guests registered.

Performing & Media Arts

Professor David Feldshuh’s “Antigone” adaptation “rings true to modern audiences”

5/31/2019 Performing & Media Arts

Laws of nature versus man. Misogyny and elitism. Dissent as a crime. These themes and more are explored in Antigone by Sophocles, adapted by Cornell University Department of Performing and Media Arts professor David Feldshuh and recently produced at Baltimore Center Stage to sold-out audiences in March 2019.

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