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My Country Is Under Attack

Belarusians took to the streets this week to reclaim their dignity, writes Valzhyna Mort, assistant professor of English, in an op-ed in the New York Times. The government of Belarus, she says, has responded with brutal violence.

McMahon, Ramshaw named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars

Peter McMahon, assistant professor of applied and engineering physics in the College of Engineering, and Brad Ramshaw, the Dick & Dale Reis Johnson Assistant Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholars.

Israel-UAE pact timing ‘could not be better’ for Netanyahu

On Thursday, President Trump announced a peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. The agreement makes the United Arab Emirates (UAE) just the third Arab country to establish diplomatic relations with Israel.

A&S dean Ray Jayawardhana awarded Carl Sagan Medal

The medal is given for excellence in public communication in planetary science.

Smithsonian dream comes true for A&S student

Harper Tooch ’21 combined her interests in anthropology, archaeology and art history to study the culture of Armenia.

Harris VP pick emblematic of surge in black women leaders

Presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected Senator Kamala Harris as running mate and vice-presidential candidate, the first black and South Asian woman to serve on the ticket as a candidate for vice president.

Mettler explores threats to US democracy in new book

American democracy has often been fragile, the authors argue, and today it faces an unprecedented crisis.

Male entitlement hurts women, Manne writes in new book

Points made in “Entitled” have particular resonance with events unfolding in 2020, such as the systemic inequalities being revealed by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Book casts doubt on notion of ‘imperial presidency’

Even Trump has backpedaled from numerous policies in the face of public backlash, the authors say.

Roger Livesay, emeritus professor of math, dies at 95

G. Roger Livesay, professor emeritus of math in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 1 in Ithaca after a long illness. He was 95. Livesay received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in 1948 from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and his Ph.D. in 1952 from the same institution.

New statistical tools for ecological modeling

Molecular study could improve climate-change modeling

For the first time, a team of chemists has unveiled the mechanics involved in the mysterious interplay between sunlight and molecules in the atmosphere known as “roaming reactions.” The research could lead to more accurate modeling of climate change and other atmospheric phenomena.

Harold Scheraga, protein chemistry pioneer, dies at 98

Harold A. Scheraga, the George W. and Grace L. Todd Professor Emeritus of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences, who had a profound impact shaping the understanding of protein structure, died Aug. 1 in Ithaca. He was 98.

Detecting Hidden Order in Quantum Materials

The electrons in quantum materials strongly interact and influence one another’s behavior. In addition, some materials have significant spin-orbit coupling, in which electrons’ spins are coupled with their own orbital momenta. Researchers predict that spin-orbit coupling will generate exotic forms of cooperative electron ordering that should alter the material’s crystal structure.

Credible assumptions replace missing data in COVID analysis

How contagious is COVID-19, and how severe is the virus for those who’ve caught it? Everyone wants firm numbers as schools make decisions about in-person versus remote learning, as local and state governments grapple with reopening, and as families care for sick loved ones.