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Person wearing protective lab gear handles virus test samples — Lindsay France/Cornell University CCTL Covid-19 Testing Lab at College of Veterinary Medicine

Economics

Economist helps solve COVID-19 missing data problems

2/11/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Professor of economics Jörg Stoye proposes new methods of deriving the prevalence of a disease when only partial data is available — with applications for epidemiology and public health policy.

Black and white photo (1984) of a eight people — Honey Lee Cottrell Cropped photo of On Our Backs staff at 19th and Castro Streets, San Francisco (left to right): Susie Bright, Lisa Palac, Greta Christina, Nan Kinney, Robin Simmons, Lulu Belliveau, Debi Sundahl, and Marcy Sheiner, 1990.

Cornell Library

Exhibition features pioneering erotic magazine

2/10/2022 Cornell Chronicle

The first decade of On Our Backs, the women-run erotic magazine (1984-2006) is highlighted by “Radical Desire: Making On Our Backs Magazine” in the Carl A. Kroch Library,

Faculty honors

Psychology professor elected to Denmark’s Royal Academy

2/11/2022 A&S Communications

Morten H. Christiansen, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a foreign member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.

Climate

Former NYC sustainability head Ben Furnas ‘06 to direct University Climate Initiative

2/9/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Ben Furnas, ’06, has been hired as executive director of The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Initiative. Project leadership includes Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.

Toni Morrison

Cornell celebrates Morrison’s birthday with screening, roundtable

2/9/2022 A&S Communications

Cornell will celebrate the birthday of alumna and Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison MA ’55 from 3-5 p.m. Feb. 18 with a screening of the film “The Foreigner’s Home” (2017), followed by a roundtable discussion.

Three people on a game show set — Provided Catherine Zhang '22 on the set of Jeopardy! National College Championship

Student experiences

Two Cornellians will compete in ‘Jeopardy!’ Feb. 8

2/8/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Andrés Quijano ’22 will compete at 7:30 p.m. on “Jeopardy!” and Catherine Zhang ’22 will compete at 8 p.m. on the “Jeopardy!” National College Championship, on ABC and Hulu.

Busy street, white stone buildings, hazy sky — Bilal Ayadi/Unsplash Tunis, Tunisia

Government

Tunisia’s president threatened the judicial system. What do Tunisians think about these power grabs?

2/8/2022 The Washington Post

In an op-ed in the Washington Post, Alexandra Blackman, assistant professor of government, writes that a new survey reveals support for Tunisian President Kais Saied — but also support for democracy.

Arts Unplugged

Science of the very, very small featured in next Arts Unplugged

2/7/2022 A&S Communications

The event will explore the nanoscale and quantum innovations shaping our future. You can join online at eCornell!

Humanities

Professor named chair of state humanities organization

2/7/2022 A&S Communications

Timothy Murray, professor of comparative literature and literatures in English, has been elected chair of the board of directors of Humanities New York (HNY), a nonprofit humanities council founded in 1975 that supports and advocates for public humanities across the state.

Glass building; tree-lined street — Laura Chichisan/College of Arts and Sciences Klarman Hall, College of Arts and Sciences

Klarman Fellows

A&S announces third cohort of Klarman Fellows

2/7/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Seven exceptional early-career scholars will be awarded three-year fellowships to pursue independent research in the arts and humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.

Hand holding electric charger to car — Tommy Krombacher/Unsplash “Hydrogen fuel cells are enormously powerful, enabling you to run at an efficiency that simply does not exist for more traditional engines,” Abruña said.

Chemistry

New catalysts steer hydrogen fuel cells into mainstream

2/3/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell chemists have discovered a class of nonprecious metal derivatives that can catalyze fuel cell reactions about as well as platinum at a fraction of the cost.

group of students in masks — Provided COULD students work together during their fall 2021 orientation.

Student outreach

Student group helps translate research into hometown projects

2/4/2022 A&S Communications

A new organization, founded by students in the College of Arts & Sciences, offers support and guidance for students who want to translate their research at Cornell into projects that will benefit their hometowns.

Comparative Literature

Naminata Diabate wins ASA book prize for ‘Naked Agency’

2/2/2022 Cornell Chronicle

“It is my hope that ‘Naked Agency’ will reframe the terms of the conversation on defiant disrobing by inviting readers to take seriously the circulation of women’s grievances and hopes and the (mis)use of their bodies’ images in our hyper-visual world.”

Circular chart showing internal stakeholders and external stakeholders

Graduate School

Diverse Stakeholder Perspectives Improve Ph.D. Career Development Programming

1/28/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

A team of researchers including Conrad Smart, physics doctoral candidate, interviewed 45 stakeholders from academic institutions about their perspectives on career development for doctoral students. Smart used his skills in data visualization techniques to develop the stakeholder tool.

Student outreach and community engagement

Freedom seekers speak on new Underground Railroad site

2/1/2022 A&S Communications

The new “Voices on the Underground Railroad” website focuses on nine documented or rumored stops on the Underground Railroad in Central and Western New York.

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