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Astronomy & Physics

Lawrence Kidder elected fellow of American Physical Society

Cornell Chronicle

Award-winning senior astronomy research associate Lawrence Kidder, who contributed to the 2016 confirmation of gravitational waves detected in 2015, has been elected a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).

Astronomy

Astronomer to co-lead Extrasolar Planetary Systems Key Science Program

A&S Communications

Image: Artist's concept of the completed Giant Magellan Telescope.

Society for the Humanities

CNY Humanities Corridor supports humanities collaboration

A&S Communications

Cornell has received a $1.5 million endowment from the Central New York Humanities Corridor, thanks to a $3.55 million matching grant from the Mellon Foundation that also funded endowments at Syracuse and Rochester, which will support regional interdisciplinary humanities projects. With the Society for the Humanities stewarding the Cornell endowment, Cornell faculty will have faster access to funding with less paperwork.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Postdocs honored with achievement awards

Cornell Chronicle

Six postdocs at Cornell were honored with an inaugural Postdoc Achievement Award Sept. 17 at the Big Red Barn as part of the kickoff to National Postdoc Appreciation Week.

Performing & Media Arts

PMA lecturer featured in off-Broadway show

A&S Communications

The off-Broadway world premiere of “The Winning Side,” a new play by James Wallert, will feature Godfrey L. Simmons, Jr., senior lecturer in the Department of Performing & Media Arts, as Major Taggert

Graphic showing how the planet had a different light signature due to the dominance of moss.
Astronomy

Astronomers use Earth’s history as guide to spot vegetation on new worlds

Cornell Chronicle

A new model by Cornell astronomers will help identify possible life on exoplanets.

Sociology

Sociology students enjoy new spaces after Uris Hall renovations

A&S Communications

New renovations and expansions in Uris Hall have improved classroom and seminar room spaces in the Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI), given undergrads in the sociology department a computer lounge and provided more space for graduate students to hold meetings and conduct research.

Government

The Trump administration wrongly assumed China would capitulate in a trade war. What happens now?

The Washington Post

In this Washington Post opinion piece, Jessica Chen Weiss, associate professor of government, and David. A Lake, professor of political science at the University of California at San Diego, discuss the recent trade war that the Trump Administration has instigated with China.

Engaged Cornell

Grants create community-engaged opportunities for students

Cornell Chronicle

Fourteen projects include partners from New York state communities – from Rochester to Ithaca to New York City – while seven projects include international partners.

Philosophy

Brett Kavanaugh and America’s ‘Himpathy’ Reckoning

Kate Manne, an assistant professor of philosophy at Cornell University, wrote an opinion piece for CNN Online surrounding issues of gender and power in politics.

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Silver fox study reveals genetic clues to social behavior

Cornell Chronicle

Geneticists identify genes that were altered in tame animals in two areas of the brain involved with learning and memory.

Alumni

'Fairygodboss' founder tackles workplace inequality

A&S Communications

Georgene Huang '01 created an online, data-focused community of professional women who evaluate companies’ employment practices.

Government

Government professor wins Best Book Award

A&S Communications

Sabrina Karim, assistant professor of government, and her co-author Kyle Beardsley, Duke University, have been awarded the 2018 Conflict Processes Section Best Book Award from the American Political Sciences Association for their book, “Equal Opportunity Peacekeeping: Women, Peace, and Security in Post-Conflict States.”

Physics

Quantum computing explored in Fall Hans Bethe Lecture

A&S Communications

The mysteries of quantum computing will be explained by physicist Shoucheng Zhang, a lead researcher in the field, in the fall Hans Bethe Lecture on Wed., Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

Alumni entrepreneurs

NYC wedding planner organizes a couple’s big day

A&S Communications

On the table in her cozy Fifth Avenue office, Funmi Dosunmu ’12 offers her clients the choice of champagne, a mimosa, a plate of sweets or just an Evian water. They are celebrating, after all. Most of them are planning for one of the biggest days of their lives. Adorning her walls are gorgeous shots from weddings that she’s planned.