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Astronomy

A&S dean describes ‘extraordinary age of discovery’

11/6/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Drawing a picture of wonder with words, images and animations, Dean Jayawardhana shared his enthusiasm for astronomy exploration as keynote at this year's Trustee-Council Annual Meeting.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Study reveals why tropical mountains are so biodiverse

11/5/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Tropical mountain species are especially vulnerable to rapid climate change, Cornell researchers find.

Government

Why Trump’s immigration rhetoric may not help Republicans at the polls

11/6/2018 The Washington Post

Peter Enns, associate professor of government and executive director of the Roper Center and Jonathon Schuldt, associate professor of communication and a faculty affiliate at the Roper Center, studied whether Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric would help or hurt Republicans going into today's elections and report

Computer Science

A&S student combines interests in CS, social systems to study teams

11/6/2018 A&S Communications

Andrew Wang '19 found that having a confident teammate can do more to boost a person’s self-confidence than having a smart and skillful teammate.

Interdisciplinary

Forum to examine sustainability and nonhuman primates

11/8/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Humans share 98.8 percent of their DNA – as well as tool use and systems of communication – with bonobos and chimpanzees. Yet human activity threatens these “next of kin” great apes with extinction. In “Apes and Sustainability,” a forum on Nov. 15, activists, scholars, scientists and humanists will explore new perspectives on preserving nonhuman great apes in sustainable ways. The event will be held in the A.D. White House’s Guerlac Room 4:30-6:30 p.m., followed by a reception.

Neurobiology and Behavior

Neuroscientist receives grant for aging research

11/8/2018 A&S Communications

Nilay Yapici, assistant professor of neurobiology and behavior, has received a 2018 Glenn Foundation for Medical Research and AFAR Research Grants for Junior Faculty from the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR). The grant provides an early career investigator with up to $100,000 for one to two years to support research focused on aging processes and age-related diseases.

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