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Physics

Polka dot pattern upends superfluid hypothesis

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell professor collaborated with researchers at Royal Holloway, University of London, where experiments were conducted using special confinement chambers constructed at Cornell.

Media Studies

‘World According to Sound’ creators to be artists in residence

A&S Communications

Chris Hoff ’02 and Sam Harnett, co-creators of the 90-second public radio show and podcast, “The World According to Sound,” will be artists in residence this fall as part of Cornell’s multidisciplinary Media Studies Initiative.In advance of their residency, Hoff and Harnett will give an audio presentation May 1 at 8 p.m. in Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

Mellon Mays program

Philosophy professor to address ‘White Backlash’ in Mellon Mays talk

A&S Communications

How does one “deploy love” in the process of critically engaging whiteness? George Yancy, the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows’ 2019 distinguished guest speaker, will examine this question in “A Letter of love: An Encounter with White Backlash.” He will also address what it means for whiteness to be in crisis, which he argues is a positive way of beginning to undo it. The talk will take place on Friday, April 26, at 4.30 p.m. in HEC Auditorium (GSH 132). 

Student organizations

Poetry night explores ideas of citizenship

A&S Communications

Who has the power to dream and to detain? What constitutes culture and national identity? What is citizenship?These are some of the questions that members of Marginalia, an undergraduate poetry review society, grappled with during an April 18 poetry open mic night called “Radiant Voices: Citizenship.”

What Makes Us Human?

A Water-Filled Journey

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's fourth season, "What Does Water Mean for Us Humans?" 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 spring semester.

What Makes Us Human?

Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ explored in new podcast episode

A&S Communications

“A Water-Filled Journey,” the newest episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast, examines Odysseus’ complex relationship with water.

Astronomy

Cornell to offer new astronomy minors

A&S Communications

Beginning in Fall 2019, students will have two new minors to choose from in astronomy: astrobiology and data science.

Graduate students

Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate.

Music

Cornell Music announces Mayfest Chamber Music Festival

Department of Music

Under the artistic direction of pianists Miri Yampolsky, senior lecturer of music, and Xak Bjerken, professor of music, Cornell University’s Department of Music presents Mayfest, its annual springtime festival of world-class chamber music, from May 17–21. Mayfest will feature numerous guest artists from the world’s finest orchestras, and will

History of Art

‘Pathways to Art History’ addresses gaps in art history education

A&S Communications

While students from affluent school districts are often treated to field trips to museums or AP courses in art history, the same experiences aren’t always available to youth from low-income districts. This unequal access has prompted a new initiative developed by Ananda Cohen-Aponte, associate professor in the history of art department in the College of Arts & Sciences.