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Chemistry

Aye group discovers avenue for precision cancer treatment

Cornell Chronicle

One of the goals of personalized medicine is to be able to determine which treatment would work best by sequencing a patient’s genome. New research from the lab of Yimon Aye, assistant professor of chemistry and chemical biology, could help make that approach a reality.

Chemistry

Co-founder of chemical ecology celebrates 90 years

A&S Communications

Colleagues are planning a symposium in August to celebrate the birthday of Jerrold Meinwald, Goldwin Smith Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, who turned 90 in January. The symposium will take place during the meeting of the International Society of Chemical Ecology in Kyoto, Japan.  

Chemistry

Ukrainian hometown celebrates Nobel prize-winning professor

A&S Communications

The hometown of Roald Hoffmann, the Frank H.T. Rhodes Professor of Humane Letters Emeritus, has held an event, with lectures and music, to commemorate Hoffmann’s 80th birthday, which was July 18.

Student experiences

Arts & Sciences student spends summer building bridges in U.S.-China relations

A&S Communications

Zhangmin Abigail Chen ‘19, a College Scholar focusing on government and China & Asia-Pacific studies, is pursuing her interests in international affairs and non-profit management as an intern at the Carter Center’s China Program this summer.The Carter Center, founded in 1982 by President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalynn Carter, is a nongovernmental organization commited to human rights and the alleviation of human suffering.

Performing & Media Arts

Collaborative play transcends borders, cultures

Cornell Chronicle

A new play about borders has found an unusual way to transcend them: by integrating local experiences in each new place it is performed.

English

Visiting scholar shortlisted for Man Booker Prize

Cornell Chronicle

Emily Fridlund, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of English, was nominated for her debut novel, “History of Wolves.”

Warrior-Scholars Project

Warrior-scholars explore the relevance of 'Our Declaration'

Cornell Chronicle

Whether they served in the Army, Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard, the 15 veterans and reservists of the first 2017 Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) class agreed they gained a greater appreciation for democracy in the United States by seeing people from other countries aspire to a way of life many Americans take for granted.

Language Sciences

Cognitive scientist calls for integration in language sciences

Cornell Chronicle

In a new opinion piece in a major publication, Morten Christiansen, professor of psychology, describes how the study of language has fragmented into many highly-specialized areas of study that tend not to talk to each other. He calls for a new era of integration in the paper, published July 31 in Nature Human Behaviour.

Neurobiology & Behavior

$9M grant will create neurotech research hub at Cornell

Cornell Chronicle

New tools developed at Cornell will provide neuroscientists an unprecedented glimpse into the inner workings of the brain.

Poetry

Belarusian professor releases new poetry collection

Cornell Chronicle

Valzhyna Mort's collection focuses on themes of war and displacement, music and gardens, language and earth.