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A.D. White Professors

Influential researcher to reflect on 20 years of network science

Cornell Chronicle

A pioneering network-science scholar whose work reshaped the scientific understanding of the dynamics of social influence will give a talk Sept. 13, sharing insights gained over 20 years of research into the field he helped create.

American Studies

White House reporter to speak about reporting ‘under fire’

A&S Communications

When White House reporter April Ryan openly asked President Trump about his racism in 2017, she abruptly became the story. Ryan will discuss her experiences in the White House and her new book, “Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House,” at the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture on Thurs., Sept. 20.

Physics

Thom-Levy channels innovation to benefit faculty and students

Julia Thom-Levy, professor in physics and vice provost for academic innovation, oversees Cornell’s Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI) and the Office of Undergraduate Research. Her position was created a year ago, and CTI was formed by merging the former Center for Teaching Excellence with the Academic Technologies unit in Cornell Information Technologies.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Niankai Fu a finalist for 2018 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

A&S Communications

Niankai Fu, a postdoctoral researcher in organic chemistry, has been recognized for his “transformative” work by the New York Academy of Sciences and the Blavatnik Family Foundation as a finalist for the 2018 Blavatnik Regional Awards.

Philosophy & Psychology

A&S student spends summer studying perception and memory at UCLA

A&S Communications

After taking a philosophy of mind seminar last year, Marlene Berke ‘19 began thinking about connecting her research to the philosophy of perception and epistemology. “This course familiarized me with the current philosophical discussion about cognitive influences on perception, providing philosophical motivation for my studies about whether what we remember and expect might ‘leak’ into perception.”

Neurobiology & Behavior

Senior studies impact of nanoparticles in everyday products

A&S Communications

Manufacturers often use silver nanoparticles in product packaging to keep out bacteria and insects, but there is little research so far about whether the particles are completely neutral in the context of our bodies.                                           

Student activism

A&S student creates platform for female empowerment

A&S Communications

“Let’s Hear It” is also an online space for women to share advice, insights and valuable career guidance.

Physics

Cornell part of $25M NSF effort to untangle future physics data

Cornell Chronicle

Particle accelerators such as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) produce massive amounts of data that help answer long-held questions regarding Earth and the far reaches of the universe. The Higgs boson, which had been the missing link in the Standard Model of Particle Physics, was discovered there in 2012 and earned researchers the 2013 Nobel Prize in physics.

Romance Studies

Professor Timothy Campbell receives AAIS book prize

A&S Communications

Timothy Campbell, professor of Romance studies, has been awarded the 2017 American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS) prize in film and other media studies for his recent book, “Technē of Giving: Cinema and the Generous Form of Life.”

Performing & Media Arts

Multimedia performance invites exploration of Black/Queer identities

Performing & Media Arts

Cornell Council for the Arts’ (CCA) 2018 Biennial kicks off Sept. 14–15 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts with “A Meditation on Tongues,” conceived and directed by Ni’Ja Whitson, and performed by The NWA Project. The piece is a live-dance and multimedia adaptation of Marlon T. Riggs’ iconic film “Tongues Untied” (1989). 

History of Art

New exhibit finds art in unusual places

A&S Communications

Marbled plastic, strange fluorescent colors, irregular forms: Large-format photographs on display in the John Hartell Gallery scale images of tiny plastic toys up 30 times.

Alumni

Cornell Cinema hosts 'RBG' screening with discussion

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell  Cinema will host a special screening of “RBG,” a multidimensional portrait of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg ’54, at 7 p.m. Sept. 17 in Willard Straight Theatre, which will include an introduction by Government Professor Gretchen Ritter, who will also lead a post-screening discussion.

Psychology

Ways to promote and foster collaborative research in your lab

Nature

Katherine D. Kinzler, associate professor of psychology, joins with colleague Kristin Shutts in this Nature piece to share ideas for healthy teamwork in a lab.

Government

Book traces influence of Southern white politicians on the US

A&S Communications

The South has shaped America in subtle, surprising ways. In a new book, “Southern Nation: Congress and White Supremacy After Reconstruction,” three political scientists reveal the influence of Southern white supremacists on national public policy and Congressional procedures, from Reconstruction to the New Deal, and the impact that continues today.

Physics

Physics theory used to predict crowd behavior

A&S Communications

Electrons whizzing around each other and humans crammed together at a political rally don’t seem to have much in common, but researchers at Cornell are connecting the dots.