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Government

Trump's political base is weaker than it seems, new study finds

The Washington Post

Government Professor Peter K.

PSP bowling
New students

A summer of camaraderie and chemistry for new students

A&S Communications

… Chemistry and Chemical Biology … Latina/o Studies Program … … she has a pretty good idea of what to expect after taking a chemistry class as part of Cornell’s Prefreshman Summer … lectures, community dinners and a wide range of social and cultural activities, along with a thorough introduction to …

Electrochemistry

'Toolkit' aids sustainable manufacture of medicines

Cornell Chronicle

A new technique that combines electricity and chemistry offers a way for pharmaceuticals – including many of the top prescribed medications – to be manufactured in a scalable and sustainable way. The procedure for this technique is outlined in a new paper published Aug. 2 in Nature Protocols.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Topophilia

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's third season, "What Do We Know about Love?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and love. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the fall semester.

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Student combats healthcare inequalities at Ithaca Free Clinic

A&S Communications

Since freshman year, Emily Wang ‘20, has been combining social justice and healthcare by interning at the Ithaca Free Clinic. From working to start a non-profit to investigating patient outcomes, this biology major and Public Service Center Scholar is continuing her work this summer with the clinic’s chronic care program thanks to an Arts & Sciences Summer Experience Grant.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Science of Love

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's third season, "What Do We Know about Love?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and love. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the fall semester.

Student research

Undergrads explore diverse interests at Cornell Tech

A&S Communications

Alexa may not be able to read your mind -- at least not yet— but Hannah Lee ’19 is trying to help her move in that direction.“We want to train machines so they can know by looking at people’s facial expressions or hearing their speech patterns that the machine got something wrong, even before the person tells them,” Lee said.

Physics

‘Strange metal’ superconductors just got stranger

Cornell Chronicle

High-temperature superconductors have remained a scientific mystery for more than 30 years. Their electrical resistance, which increases linearly with temperature, has been particularly puzzling, spawning hundreds of theories.

History of Art

Book explores Latin American modernity, technology

The impact of technology on modernity has been a worldwide phenomenon, but Western art historians tend to ignore the “global south” – less developed countries – as María Fernández explores in her new edited work, “Latin American Modernisms and Technology.”

History of Art

An art historian, a tweet and an unexpected result

Cornell Chronicle

Image: Conceptual installation by Colombian-born sculptor Doris Salcedo at the 2007 exhibition at the Tate Modern in London. Photo credit: Gilberto Dobón, Wikimedia Commons

Faculty outreach

Warrior-scholars gain skills, confidence from Cornell experience

Cornell Chronicle

Some of the 14 participants in this year’s Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) at Cornell said their week of intensive study, July 21-29, taught them how to read critically, paying attention to the perspectives of the authors, their intended audiences and the historical contexts that informed their writings. Others noted the relevance of ancient works to present times.

Astronomy

Exoplanet detectives create catalog of ‘light-fingerprints’

Cornell Chronicle

The catalog includes 19 of the most diverse bodies in our solar system.

Student experiences

A&S junior explores early photographs of New England women

A&S Communications

After taking a freshman writing seminar on visual depictions of women reading throughout history, Ellie O’Reilly’s ’20 passion for feminism, art history and English grew.

Physics

Accelerator project gets push from National Academy of Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

A National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NAS) committee has endorsed the idea of building an electron-ion collider (EIC) in the United States, for the purpose of expanding understanding of the fundamental building blocks of matter.

Physics

Singer group will use DOE funding to create new quantum states of matter

Cornell Chronicle

Andrej Singer, assistant professor of materials science and engineering and David Croll Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow, will lead a three-year project funded by the Department of Energy’s Office of Science that will attempt to create new quantum states of matter.