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Graduate student research

Grad student receives funding for research on COVID-19, incarceration

A&S Communications

Erin McCauley, a doctoral candidate in the fields of sociology and policy analysis and management, recently received funding from the National Institute for Drug Abuse to support her research analyzing the effects of COVID-19 on jails. 

Astronomy, Carl Sagan Institute

Researchers detect possible exoplanet radio emission

Cornell Chronicle

The team has already begun a campaign using multiple radio telescopes to follow up on the signal.

English, John S. Knight Institute

Cornell team seeks mercy for Lisa Montgomery

Cornell Chronicle

A team of Cornell faculty, graduate students and undergraduates is fighting to save Lisa Montgomery from federal execution next month, supporting her bid for clemency from courtrooms to recording studios to a social media campaign urging followers to #SaveLisa and consider #HerWholeTruth.

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Academic Minute

Cornell faculty featured on ‘The Academic Minute’

Cornell Chronicle

The program, airing on 70 stations, covers new and emerging topics in higher education.

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Graduate school

ELSO Expands Services to All Multilingual Graduate Students

Cornell University Graduate School

Cornell’s English Language Support Office (ELSO) has expanded to support all multilingual graduate students – both from the U.S. and abroad. Previously available only to international students for whom English was not their first language, now multilingual graduate and professional students from anywhere in the world can participate in ELSO programs, including tutoring, workshops, and classes.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

‘Roaming’ molecular fragments captured in real time

Cornell Chronicle

Sometimes atoms, like pets and adventuresome hikers, slip loose and wander off into the wild. Their final destination isn’t known, and their trajectory can be all over the map. It’s not so easy to track their path.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Students pitch business ideas to former Etsy CEO

Cornell student Ryan Tremblay ‘22 won first place in a student pitch competition Oct. 28, judged by Chad Dickerson, former CEO of Etsy and Cornell Tech fellow.

Government

COVID-19 healthcare issues reflect pre-existing inequalities

A&S Communications

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, federal data shows more than a third of Americans live in areas where hospitals are running critically short on intensive care beds. The data has caused some panic about the possibility of health care rationing over the coming months.

Music

Chorus and Glee Club present virtual Readings & Carols

Department of Music

Carrying on a beloved annual tradition, the Cornell University Chorus and Glee Club will offer a musical holiday celebration including singalong carols (featuring the virtually assembled choirs), seasonal poetry readings, and recordings from past Christmas services Dec. 16.

Astronomy

Ground broken in Chile for alum-backed telescope

The telescope itself will arrive in mid- to late 2022, with first light anticipated in 2023.