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Black and white historical photo of a person in jacket and tie speaking authoritatively in front of a chalk board — Rare and Manuscript Collections The typical LaFeber lecture: a brief outline and no notes.

History

‘LaFeber Posse’ Gears up to Honor Legendary Professor

12/22/2022 Cornellians

A posthumous festschrift and 2023 conference in New York City will celebrate the eminent historian’s impact—on former students and worldwide.

four students on stairs — Patrick Shanahan First-year students, from left, Nic Oke, Richlove Nkansah, Kira Pawletko and Hamid Rezaee.

Student stories

First-years share their transformational journeys ... so far

12/22/2022 A&S Communications

"Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy."

Person working in a lab, wearing safety goggles and purple gloves — Patrick Shanahan Richard Kong in the lab

Klarman Fellows

Causing reactions: Klarman Fellow develops new catalysts

12/21/2022 A&S Communications

Richard Kong is working to develop catalysts to guide chemical reactions, including some that could have a positive effect on the environment.

Astronomy

Eminent astronomer Riccardo Giovanelli dies at 76

12/20/2022 Cornell Chronicle

An observational cosmologist studying the structure, evolution and environments of galaxies, Giovanelli had broad research interests.

Several people wearing outdoor clothing walk in a line through sandy scrub land — Katie Holmes Doctoral candidates and instructors participating in Cornell’s Florida Field Course hike through the Everglades Headwaters landscape near Archbold Field Station, south-central Florida.

Life Sciences

Florida Field Course benefits biology students, study finds

12/20/2022 Cornell Chronicle

A longitudinal study of course participants connects participation with higher rates of publications and faculty positions.

Joshua J. Cotten/ Unsplash Mouse outdoors

Psychology

Mouse pups cry for help most urgently while active

12/19/2022 Cornell Chronicle

The connection is important for understanding mouse neural circuitry and for research into human communication disorders.

Colorful drawing of a stone academic building with pillars — painting by Grace Elmore '25 Goldwin Smith Hall

Student feature

Student’s playful paintings showcase the Hill as you’ve never seen it

12/19/2022

… and happier feel” than one might find in acrylic or oil paintings. Read the full story in Cornellian s. … … Student’s playful paintings showcase the Hill as you’ve never seen it …

man laughing — Chris Kitchen Dave Taylor at his retirement party Dec. 14

Staff retirements

Taylor retires from role leading A&S administration

12/19/2022 A&S Communications

“He is really a man of character and someone I’ve come to admire greatly over the years."

Person speaks with a microphone in front of a screen

Alumni

Wisner '16 shares expertise with entrepreneurial community

12/16/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Originally planning to attend medical school, the chemistry alumna is co-founder of biotech startup Centivax.

Collage of black and white text fragments shaped like a fiddle — Kristin Marconi and Christine Snivley A Freedom on the Move-inspired image Project by an eighth grade student at Olentangy Orange Middle School in Lewis Center, Ohio

History

Freedom on the Move project inspires music performances

12/16/2022 Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell-based database of “runaway ads” placed by enslavers in 18th- and 19th-century U.S. newspapers was the starting point for a new song cycle, “Songs in Flight,” that will premiere Jan. 12 in New York City.

History

Paul Hyams, expert on medieval law, dies at 82

12/15/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Colleagues and former students remember Hyams as an innovative and multidisciplinary scholar who reached from history into literature, law, medieval studies and beyond through a pedagogical approach that combined intellectual rigor with camaraderie.