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Asian Studies

New Global Asia minor expands study options for undergrads

A&S Communications

Students throughout the university can now minor in Global Asia Studies, with faculty approving the new area of study in May.

Government

Margulies receives Levy faculty engagement award

Cornell Chronicle

Joseph Margulies, professor of the practice of law and government, has been awarded the 2021 George D. Levy Faculty Award for his work to break down barriers for previously incarcerated people in Tompkins County.

Humanities

New impact grants expand humanities research

Cornell Chronicle

The Society for the Humanities added to its grant offerings in 2021, awarding Humanities Impact Grants to humanities projects that “engage in broader public conversations with social impact in mind.”

Government

Employers are Begging for Workers. Maybe That's a Good Thing.

New York Times

Jamila Michener, associate professor of government, discusses employer panic, America's poverty addiction and the messy politics of work on the Ezra Klein Show.

Classics

Researchers link ancient wooden structure to water ritual

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers used dendrochronology and a form of radiocarbon dating to identify the ancient origins of the structure in Northern Italy.

Public policy

Gift endows, names Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy

Cornell Chronicle

The major gift from the Brooks family, whose Cornell roots span three generations, provides an early boost to help the university’s newest school achieve world-class excellence.

Physics

Monolayer superconductor exhibits unusual behavior

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have discovered a rare “pseudogap” phenomenon that helps explain how the superconducting transition temperature can be greatly boosted in a single monolayer of iron selenide, and how it might be applied to other superconducting materials.

Mathematics

Stillman receives UI achievement award for mathematics

Cornell Chronicle

A 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Illinois Department of Mathematics recognizes advances in the field by Michael Stillman, professor of mathematics.

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Pew scholar builds on gene-editing technology

Cornell Chronicle

Elizabeth Kellogg, assistant professor of molecular biology and genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the Pew Scholars Program to pursue research into advancing gene editing capability.

Public policy

Colleen Barry named inaugural dean of public policy school

Cornell Chronicle

Colleen L. Barry, a professor and department chair at the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, has been named the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy’s first dean, effective Sept. 15.