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Chemistry & Chemical Biology

The mysterious lipid signal

Cornell Research

With this CAREER award, Jeremy M. Baskin, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is developing chemical probes to study the phosphatidic acid-mediated signaling pathways that are vital to human health and wellbeing. Baskin’s group is using chemical and biochemical tools to report on and control phosphatidic acid synthesis and to study an important signaling pathway thought to be under the control of this lipid.

English

The non-confrontational question that helps men become feminists

Quartz at Work

The work of Mukoma Wa Ngugi, poet and associate professor of English, is featured in this Quartz article.

Student outreach

A&S students named Engaged Ambassadors

A&S Communications

Ambassadors support students working on community projects, coordinate outreach efforts and mentor students learning about leadership.

Romance studies

Julia Chang: Confounding expectations

A&S Communications

As the child of immigrants, Chang understands what it feels like to be an outsider.

Music

Chimes peal out undergrad melodies

A&S Communications

Students in the new class, Instrumentation for Composers, wrote for eight solo instruments and had their pieces performed by professional musicians on the Cornell faculty.

Economics & Government

Global Grand Challenges event to spark faculty dialogue

Cornell Chronicle

What are the biggest threats facing inhabitants of Earth in the 21st century? A two-day symposium will bring together people from across the university for a dialogue on the “grand challenges” of a world that’s both more connected than ever and increasingly fractured.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Abruña honored by Electrochemical Society

A&S Communications

Héctor Abruña, the Emile M. Chamot Professor of Chemistry, was named the recipient of the Allen J. Bard Medal for 2019, one of the highest honors of the Electrochemical Society.

Music

The Hill is alive with the sound of (jazz) music

A&S Communications

Two students who specialize in jazz have received recent honors for their blend of passion, performance and academics.

Academics

Arts & Sciences faculty approve new curriculum

A&S Communications

“New categories reflect areas of real faculty and student interest, including data science, global citizenship and social difference.”

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Nobel laureate to give Racker Lecture Nov. 15

Cornell Chronicle

… cookies wafts by, how does your mind know what it means? Nobel laureate Richard Axel will explain in his talk, … the public. Axel and his colleague Linda Buck received the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2004 for their …

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Cornell joins battery research partnership

Cornell Chronicle

Chemist Geoffrey Coates will be part of the $120 million, five-year second phase of the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR), an interdisciplinary project aimed at realizing next-generation batteries.Coates and his team will investigate the polymerics that go into batteries.“By designing and building new polymers with molecular precision, we will enable

Alumni

Marketing career allows alumnus to explore diverse interests

A&S Communications

Mike Clifford '87 said his Cornell education taught him to question the status quo and be open to new ideas.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Podcast explores attachments to products and brands

A&S Communications

“Product Love,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, explores why consumers feel love for certain products or brands.

Kidney Stone Research: A Blast in Birmingham

This week, Dean Kim takes us inside his summer experience as a medical research assistant.By Dean Kim '20, Chemistry and East Asian Studies

Performing & Media Arts

“The Awakening of Spring” sheds light on chasm between youth and adults

Performing & Media Arts

Since its 1906 debut, “The Awakening of Spring,” by German playwright Frank Wedekind, has often been criticized and sometimes banned for its controversial subject matter, including sexuality, violence, and mistrust between generations.