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Summer program aims to lower barriers for CS majors

The three-week program aimed to boost the numbers of computer science majors from underrepresented backgrounds.

Electric-Powered Organic Chemistry

DACA decision greeted with cautious optimism

While they say more needs to be done to secure permanent protected status for “Dreamers,” some Cornell faculty say they’re hopeful about the recent Supreme Court ruling, which ruled that the Trump administration’s move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2017 was unlawful.

Art history Ph.D. candidate wins Newcombe Fellowship

Lara Fresko Madra, a doctoral candidate in the field of history of art, archaeology and visual studies, has been selected as a recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Administered through the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, the fellowship has been awarded to 23 recipients for the 2020-21 academic year.

Twenty-two Receive Awards Recognizing Inclusive Excellence

The Graduate School Office of Inclusion and Student Engagement (OISE) and the Graduate and Professional Student Diversity Council presented the 2020 Distinguished Awards on June 12 at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration, held over Zoom.

Diacritics founder David Grossvogel dies at 94

Influential scholar, writer and editor David I. Grossvogel, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Comparative Literature and Romance Studies Emeritus and member of the Cornell faculty since 1960, died June 14 in Chicago. He was 94.

Richardson explores Rosa Parks’ life in new animated video

“One of our goals with the project was to spotlight dimensions of Rosa Parks that are less familiar and to help viewers move beyond the myths."

American Democracy Collaborative launches webinar series

Scholars will examine the state of democracy in the United States today in the webinars, which will continue regularly through the 2020 election.

Recorded on tour, singers bring Sierra’s music home

The Cornell University Glee Club and Chorus perform on a new CD of works composed by Roberto Sierra, the Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities.

Panel: Protests ‘a defining moment’ in quest for racial justice

Weeks of protests across the nation, signs supporting Black Lives Matter in more conservative neighborhoods, and reforms enacted since George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis all signal “a defining moment” and an opportunity for systemic change, four black lawmakers said June 15 during a Cornell-sponsored forum.

Father's Day: I'm a writer because of my dad, but he is still my most challenging subject

This article in USA Today is the first attempt by Ray Jayawardhana, Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of astronomy, to write about his father—his inspiration and most difficult subject.

Elizabeth Miller Francis ’47: She cultivated art and the environment through giving

Her bequest now brings researchers into the wild and the community into the museum.

Even with SCOTUS win, Dreamers are still vulnerable

On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s effort to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program was not legal. The decision is a win for those protected by DACA, undocumented children brought to the U.S. at an early age, otherwise known as ‘Dreamers’.

New video engages public in cosmic exploration

A new animation about two innovative telescopes being developed at Cornell has just been released by the research group led by Michael Niemack, associate professor of physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. The two-minute video explains how researchers are “measuring the oldest light in the universe with the highest telescopes on Earth.”

China–India violence could reignite border tensions

India and China clashed this week at the border between the two countries in the Himalayan mountains, resulting in numerous reported deaths of Indian and Chinese soldiers.