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three people talking — Jesse Winter Students and alumni met for a summer networking event June 26 in New York City.

Networking and careers

Networking events help students explore career pathways

7/11/2023 A&S Communications

The A&S Career Connections Committee hosts events during summer and winter breaks in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Dark image with squares in the center — David Latorre Romero/Unsplash

Physics

Breakthrough identifies new state of topological quantum matter

7/10/2023 Cornell Chronicle

A crystalline yet superconducting state in a new and unusual superconductor could have significant consequences for quantum computing.

Physics

Machine learning enhances X-ray imaging of nanotextures

7/7/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Intricate nanotextures in thin-film materials offer scientists a new, streamlined approach to analyzing potential candidates for quantum computing and microelectronics.

graphic showing a human head in a circle surrounded by computer-style wiring

Mathematics

New center merges math, AI to push frontiers of science

7/7/2023 Cornell Chronicle

The Scientific Artificial Intelligence Center is being launched with a grant from the Office of Naval Research.

Person sitting on a floor surrounded by books on shelves — Sreang "C" Hok/Cornell University Student checking out books in the Mui Ho Fine Arts Library.

Alumni

Novels set at ‘Cornell’ bring you home to the Hill

7/7/2023 Cornellians

The University has served as a backdrop for literary fiction, mysteries, tales inspired by real-life events, and more.

Cornell's central campus: stone buildings set among green trees with a blue sky above

Faculty honors

Three A&S professors among finalists for Falling Walls summit

7/6/2023 A&S Communications

The Falling Walls Science Summit 2023, set for November 7-9 in Berlin, will explore the forefront of scientific trends that shape the world.

Two people sitting face to face, one's back turned

Psychology

Online ‘sexual double standard’ disadvantages women

7/5/2023 Cornell Chronicle

In a new Cornell psychology study, female applicants for scholarships or jobs were viewed less favorably than males when study participants, acting as decision-makers, were shown “sexy” social media photos of the applicants.

Inside a library full of elaborate book shelves — Jason Koski/Cornell University The A. D. White Reading Room in Uris Library.

Graduate student research

Funding for fluency: Grants support summer language study

7/5/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Thirteen doctoral students were awarded grants for 2023, with destinations including France, Indonesia, Jordan, and more.

Ryan Young/Cornell University Andy Shin '23, M.P.A. '25

Student veterans

Student veteran celebrates July Fourth as a new citizen

6/29/2023 Cornell Chronicle

After graduating high school, enlisting in the U.S. Army, and nearly finishing his undergraduate studies at Cornell – Andy Shin '23, M.P.A. '25 gained his citizenship last November.

Physics

Quantum speed from a sea of excitons

6/30/2023 Cornell Research

Two-dimensional materials could be key to creating a computer that is ultrafast and consumes less energy.

two woman standing at railing — Jesse Winter Natalie Arimah '19, left, and Jen Maclaughlin were able to connect this month at a student-alumni networking event in New York City.

Career development

Young alums find career support through A&S office

6/30/2023 A&S Communications

The College's Career Development staff have seen an increasing number of young alumni contacting career counselors for help.

illustration of gravitaional waves — NANOGrav/Sonoma State University/Aurore Simonnet The NANOGrav collaboration has found the first evidence for low-frequency gravitational waves permeating the cosmos. The finding was made possible with 15 years of pulsar observations that turned the Milky Way into a galaxy-sized gravitational wave detector.

Astronomy

After 15 years, gravitational waves detected as cosmic ‘hum’

6/29/2023 Cornell Chronicle

A 15-year collaboration in which Cornell astrophysicists have played leading roles has found the first evidence of gravitational waves slowly undulating through the galaxy.

Science and Technology Studies

Steven Jackson named vice provost for academic innovation

6/29/2023 Cornell Chronicle

“Teaching is at the center of what we do,” said Jackson, who has a with a dual appointment in the Department of Science and Technology Studies.

woman sitting on bench — Provided Olivia Ochoa enjoys a break in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. She's working this summer with the Migration Policy Institute.

Student summer experiences

Students take on summer experiences with help from alumni

6/29/2023 A&S Communications

A total of 135 students in the College of Arts & Sciences are accessing the College’s Summer Experience Grants this year.

Black and white image of two people sitting on a bench, seen from behind — Marc A. Sporys/Unsplash A couple

Sociology

Spouses sharing friends may live longer after widowhood

6/28/2023 Cornell Chronicle

New Cornell sociology research: The “widowhood effect” – the tendency for married people to die in close succession – is accelerated when spouses don’t know each other’s friends well.

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