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Astronomy

From Cornell to NASA to an icy moon of Jupiter

Cornell Chronicle

Laura Jones-Wilson, M.S. ’10, Ph.D. ’12, has long had her sights set on outer space. Cornell faculty, including astronomy professor Terry Herter, helped send her to a dream job with NASA.

Astronomy

Space Tech Industry Day a convergence of research, business

Cornell Chronicle

A constellation of scientists, technologists and businesses will offer a glimpse into how space will be explored in the years to come during the inaugural Space Tech Industry Day, a virtual symposium hosted by Cornell on April 23.

Literatures in English

Susan Choi MFA ’95, National Book Award winner, to read on April 22

Cornell Chronicle

Novelist Susan Choi MFA ’95, whose novel "Trust Fall" won the 2019 National Book Award, will read from her New Yorker story "Flashlight" during a virtual event on April 22.

Government

A blow to health and the pocketbook

Univision

A new Univision News poll in partnership with UnidosUS found that Hispanics in areas with non-traditional Latino communities report more problems due to Covid-19, Garcia-Rios reports, while President Joe Biden's approval among Hispanics overall is nearly 80%, and almost 9 in every 10 approve of the latest economic stimulus package.

Classics

Athena Kirk explores ancient Greek lists in new book

Cornell Chronicle

Athena Kirk's new book, “Ancient Greek Lists: Catalogue and Inventory Across Genres,” argues that the list form was the ancient mode of expressing value through text, examining the ways in which lists can “stand in for objects, create value, act as methods of control, and approximate the infinite.”

Cells
Molecular Biology and Genetics

The vast machineries of gene regulation

Cornell Research

Scientists had a hazy picture of the machinery that turns genes on and off. Franklin Pugh developed a sharp close-up that could change medicine.

Government

J&J vaccine pause a sign of ‘super cautious’ health agencies

A&S Communications

Federal health agencies have recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after six people developed blood clots within two weeks of receiving the one-shot vaccine. Government professors Sarah Kreps and Doug Kriner, who have surveyed nearly 2,000 American adults on issues regarding their willingness to get a vaccine, comment.

Teaching excellence

Teaching assistant award winners encourage new perspectives on learning

Cornell Chronicle

Arts and Sciences doctoral student Giulia Andreoni is one of two honored by the Center for Teaching Innovation with the Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Award.

Student Research

Student researcher honored at AAS Chambliss Poster Awards

A&S Communications

Undergraduate student Imaan Rahim '22 wins honorable mention at AAS Chambliss Poster Awards.

A cityscape with tall buildings and smoke coming from a building
Doug Zuba, unsplash Detroit, Michigan
American Studies

Final ‘Racism in America’ webinar on April 27 to focus on our economic system

A&S Communications

The webinar will feature four Cornell faculty experts looking at the past as well as present of the relationship of racism to capitalism and the unequal impact of COVID-19 on different sectors of the economy.