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Cornell Neurotech

Neurotech panel shares successes from first year

6/14/2017 A&S Communications

Faculty from Cornell Neurotech shared stories of technologies and tools they have developed in their first year of operation at a Reunion 2017 panel, “Unlocking the Brain: Cornell’s Search for the Key.”

Latina/o Studies & Government

Faculty panelists discuss immigration reform in America

6/13/2017 Cornell Chronicle

Faculty experts looked at current and historical migration and refugee issues from local, national and international perspectives, and the impacts for Cornell from potential immigration policy changes, at a forum June 10 in Statler Auditorium as part of Cornell Reunion 2017.

Sustainability

Atkinson Center names 2017-18 SSHA faculty fellows

6/13/2017 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future has named eight social sciences, humanities and arts (SSHA) fellows for the 2017-18 academic year. The fellows, who come from across the university, will add distinctive perspectives to the arena of sustainability by reshaping behaviors, imaginations and minds through their research, said David Lodge, the Atkinson Center’s Francis J. DiSalvo Director.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Baskin, Chang win Beckman Young Investigator award

6/14/2017 Cornell Chronicle

Assistant professors Jeremy Baskin, from the College of Arts and Sciences, and Pamela Chang, from the College of Veterinary Medicine, are among eight assistant professors across the nation to be named a Beckman Young Investigator, a prize is given to promising young faculty members in the early stages of their academic careers in the chemical and life sciences.

In Memoriam

Clifford Earle, emeritus professor of math, dies at 81

6/14/2017 Cornell Chronicle

Clifford J. Earle, professor emeritus of mathematics, whose nearly 40-year tenure at Cornell included three years as chair of the math department, died June 12 at Hospicare in Ithaca. He was 81.Born Nov. 3, 1935, in Racine, Wisconsin, Earle earned his bachelor’s degree from Swarthmore College in 1957, and his master’s (1958) and doctorate (1962) from Harvard University.

Neurobiology & Behavior

Neurobiologist Nilay Yapici named Pew scholar

6/15/2017 A&S Communications

A Cornell researcher studying neural circuits that regulate hunger sensation and food intake has received a prestigious award from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

Science & Technology studies

Working group: Give citizens say in nuclear accident plans

6/15/2017 Cornell Chronicle

As nations search for ways to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, the long-simmering debate over nuclear power has heated up. Nuclear advocates, opponents and governments argue over nearly every aspect of the technology, from the cost of construction to the challenge of waste storage to the industry’s relationship with nuclear weapons programs.

English

Forms: Their rhythms, shapes, designs

6/16/2017 Cornell Research

We don’t realize it, but forms are all around us—ordering our lives—says Caroline E.

Student research

A London theatre experience

6/16/2017 Cornell Research

Arts & Sciences student and English major Molly Karr '18 writes about her study abroad experience with a London acting troupe in this Cornell Research piece.

Archaeology & Anthropology

The native archaeology of the Finger Lakes

6/16/2017 Cornell Research

Through his writing, archaeology, and outreach, Kurt Jordan, associate professor of anthropology, works alongside Native partners to better understand the indigenous history of the Finger Lakes region.

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