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Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Earth’s own evolution used as guide to hunt exoplanets

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell astronomers have created five models representing key points from our planet’s evolution, like chemical snapshots through Earth’s own geologic epochs.They will use them as spectral templates in the hunt for Earth-like planets in distant solar systems in the approaching new era of powerful telescopes.

Mathematics

Ph.D. student Ellen Abrams awarded early career prize

A&S Communications

Ph.D. student Ellen Abrams was awarded the 2018-19 Taylor and Francis Early Career Prize from the British Society for the History of Mathematics for her essay “‘An Inalienable Prerogative of a Liberated Spirit’: Postulating American Mathematics.”

American studies

Cornell history course adds spring 2020 to the archives

Cornell Chronicle

Corey Ryan Earle '07 is also offering Cornell History Happy Hours on Monday nights.

History, Romance Studies

Book retrieval effort gives grad student welcome relief

Cornell Chronicle

You’ve been working on your dissertation for what seems like forever, doing research abroad when you’re not teaching or holed up in the library, and making great progress – until one day, the library is closed indefinitely with your books still inside.

Student experiences

Summer grants can support student research, expenses

Alumni gifts have helped to create a fund for students to pay for domestic summer experiences.

Asian Studies

Translation opens a thriving world of Chinese poetry

Cornell Chronicle

Nick Admussen, associate professor of Asian studies, has translated into English selections of Ya Shi’s poetry in the newly published “Floral Mutter."

Government

China is reporting big successes in the coronavirus fight. Should we trust the numbers?

The Washington Post

Jeremy Lee Wallace, associate professor in the government department, suggests in an opinion piece for the Washington Post that China may be distorting the data in its fight against coronavirus.

Asian Studies, Government

Southeast Asia Program grad conference goes remote

As Cornell suspended classes and organizations around the world canceled events amid the coronavirus pandemic, students organizing the 22nd annual Southeast Asia Program (SEAP) graduate student conference faced a difficult call.

Entrepreneurship

A&S senior founds startup to maximize voter participation

A&S Communications

Juliana Bain '20 has created an algorithm to politically empower students.

Alumni support

Cornell’s sixth Giving Day nets more than $7M

The College of Arts & Sciences is thankful for the $926,122 it raised from 1,000 donors.

Academics

Academic calendar changes; other coronavirus FAQ updates

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell leaders have announced changes to the academic calendar (see below) and to policies related to drop deadlines and grading options.Below is the latest information; for the full list of frequently asked questions, visit the university’s coronavirus resources and updates webpage.

Academic diversity

A minor in Viking studies? Yes, you can do that.

As one of Cornell’s first Viking Studies minors (yes, it exists; no, I don’t walk around wearing a horned helmet), I’d be remiss if I didn’t talk about a class I took called “Of Ice and Men: Masculinities in the Medieval North.” Cross-listed with Medieval studies; history; and feminist, gender & sexuality studies, it’s an unforgettable experience, and one I think is indicative of Cornell as a university.

Research

Research interrupted: Lab groups find their way together

Cornell Chronicle

Faculty are helping students come up with solutions – ways they can be productive remotely, read papers and write.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Cornell Tech faculty team visit campus

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

… faculty director of the Milstein Program at Cornell Tech, visited campus with other Cornell Tech educators in February to talk with Milstein students about what to expect during their first six-week …

Archaeology Program, Classics

Fine-tuning radiocarbon dating could ‘rewrite’ ancient events

Cornell Chronicle

Radiocarbon dating, invented in the late 1940s and improved ever since to provide more precise measurements, is the standard method for determining the dates of artifacts in archaeology and other disciplines.“If it’s organic and old – up to 50,000 years – you date it by radiocarbon,” said Sturt Manning, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Classical Archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences.