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Student honors

Jonathan Lowry ‘16 receives the JFK Memorial Award for hunger relief work

This Arts & Sciences student helped nearly 5,000 pounds of excess campus food make its way to Ithaca food pantries.

Psychology

The contented shall inherit the Earth. The glum? Not so much.

Cornell Chronicle

Seeking long-term contentment instead of focusing on instant gratification can pay off with a longer life, our scientists are discovering.

Humanities Research

Showcase Highlights ‘Under-Recognized’ Research in Humanities

Cornell Daily Sun

Students presented their research in the humanities and social sciences — ranging from the role of religion in society to how video game players perceive their characters — at the Humanities Showcase in Klarman Hall May 4, as reported by The Cornell Daily Sun.

Music

Music's Mayfest returns May 20–24

Cornell University’s Department of Music, under the artistic direction of pianists Xak Bjerken and Miri Yampolsky, will present its ninth springtime festival of world-class chamber music in Ithaca May 20–24. Mayfest will offer six intimate concerts in four inspiring locations: Cornell’s Barnes Hall, Klarman Hall, Lab of Ornithology, and the Carriage House Café.

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Astronomy

Mars 2020 mission: Students survey rover landing sites

Cornell Chronicle

… to help NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory determine a rover landing site for the Mars 2020 mission. The course is a hybrid experiment that …

Physics

Physicist Katja Nowack earns DOE early career award

Cornell Chronicle

Katja C. Nowack, assistant professor of physics in Cornell’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected by the Department of Energy (DOE) to receive $750,000 for research over five years as part of DOE’s Early Career Research Program for her research project, “Magnetic Imaging of Topological Phases of Matter.”

Linguistics & Computer Science

Patrick Niedzielski: 'A liberal arts education gives you the understanding of how your field fits into the larger picture.'

Patrick NiedzielskiLinguistics & Computer ScienceMethuen, MAWhat research projects have you been involved in at Cornell?

Government & Performing & Media Arts

Sam Morrison: 'Stand-up comedy is the most challenging and rewarding task I've taken on.'

Sam MorrisonGovernment & Performing & Media ArtsSarasota, FLWhat accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell?

Chemistry

Sophia Lai: 'I loved how beautiful the campus was when I first visited.'

Sophia LaiChemistryTroy, MIWhy did you choose Cornell?I chose Cornell because I loved how beautiful the campus was when I first visited. It was nice to walk down a bridge and be able to look down and see the gorges and hear rushing water. Few schools match Cornell in that department.What is your main extracurricular activity?

Sustainability

Atkinson Center faculty fellows to expand sustainability conversation

Cornell Chronicle

The Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future (ACSF) has announced 10 faculty-in-residence fellows in the social sciences, humanities and arts for 2016-17.

Breakthrough Prize

Cornell astrophysicists earn share of $3M prize

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell astrophysicists Saul Teukolsky and Lawrence Kidder have earned a share in the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics – a $3 million award – that recognizes those who helped create the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and its ability to find gravitational waves. The discovery announced in February provided strong confirmation of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity.

Biological sciences

Kiran Vaidya: 'I am grateful to be studying the molecular mechanisms that regulate my grandfather's disease.'

Kiran VaidyaBiological SciencesPrinceton Junction, NJWhat is your most important extracurricular activity at Cornell?

Biology

'Following The Wild Bees' a how-to for honeybee hunting

Cornell Chronicle

Once a popular pastime, bee hunting involves capturing and feeding wild bees, then releasing and following them back to their hive.The practice is little-known today, but bee expert Thomas D. Seeley – the Horace White Professor in Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences and author of several books on honeybees – has just published a book that offers insights into the history and science of bee hunting.

Faculty honors

Four elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

Four Cornell faculty members. including two from the College of Arts & Sciences, are among 213 national and international scholars, artists, philanthropists and business leaders elected new fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Psychology

Sara Schroer: 'I wanted to find a college that truly cared about undergraduate education with strong faculty-student relationships.'

… of the school’s strong dedication to both research and undergraduate education. When I visited campus, I was … school, I wanted to find a college that truly cared about undergraduate education with strong faculty-student … in space, I knew I needed to learn from him. That spring, I enrolled in his Developmental Psychology course and learned …