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Astronomy

El Moutamid named affiliate of African Academy of Sciences

A&S Communications

Maryame El Moutamid has been named an affiliate member of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). Moutamid is a research associate at the Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science and an affiliate of the Carl Sagan Institute. Moutamid’s research concerns planetary ring dynamics and satellite orbital dynamics and their connections with giant planet interior structure.

Physics

Celebrating arXiv's growth at the library, future at CIS

Cornell Chronicle

It’s not official unless there’s cake.On the cusp of arXiv’s move to Computing and Information Science (CIS) in January, members of Cornell University Library and CIS celebrated 17 years of the scientific research repository’s growth under library stewardship, and wished it continued success.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Undergrad's project part of effort to save Javan rhinos

Cornell Chronicle

Rhinoceroses are instantly recognizable by their rumpled gray skin, immense snouts and iconic horns, but not so much their voices.That could change thanks to the efforts of Montana Stone ’19, who is working to document the vocalizations of Javan rhinos through a collaboration with the Lab of Ornithology’s Bioacoustics Research Program and Indonesia’s Ujung Kulon National Park. 

Music

Ariana Kim’s quartet earns Grammy nomination

Cornell Chronicle

The album, “Blueprinting,” features recordings of new works written for the quartet by five contemporary American composers.

Near Eastern Studies

Cornell brings sounds of Middle East to local K-12 teachers

A&S Communications

Participants came from four schools and two school districts, including Ithaca.

Music

Aditya Deshpande ’22 wins Cornell Concerto Competition

Cornell Chronicle

Aditya Deshpande ’22 performed Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major to win the 16th Cornell Concerto Competition, held Dec. 9 in Barnes Hall. He will perform the concerto with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra at a concert on campus in March.

Government

Sabrina Karim receives grant to study women’s participation in peacekeeping

A&S Communications

Sabrina Karim, assistant professor of government, has been awarded a Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF) grant to assess the barriers affecting women's participation in eight selected United Nations peacekeeping troop and police contributing countries. The $294,843 award will cover a post-doc position for 18 months, a research assistant, and time for Karim to conduct the study.

Government

Government professor featured in new documentary

A&S Communications

The film investigates the dark side of American higher education, chronicling the policy decisions that have given rise to a powerful for-profit college industry.

Interdisciplinary research

History of Capitalism initiative takes big-picture approach

A&S Communications

The initiative is a collaboration between the Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, the ILR School and faculty in other departments and programs across Cornell.

Philosophy & Classics

NEH supports faculty research, preservation projects

Cornell Chronicle

Faculty members Denise N. Green ’07 and Rachana Kamtekar have received grants for preservation and research projects from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The awards were announced Dec. 12 by the National Humanities Alliance (NHA).