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Physics

Unpacking ‘packing’ is topic of Hans Bethe Lecture

Cornell Chronicle

Paul Chaikin, professor of physics at New York University, will give a talk, “How Many M&M’s in That Jar? Particle Packings, Frustration and Why Things Crystallize,” Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall.

Government

Book examines political barriers to taxation in Latin America

Cornell Chronicle

Prof. Gustavo Flores-Macías explores why decades of tax reform in Latin America have done little to stem the tide of widespread tax evasion.

Science and Technology studies

Prof's work on women in science featured in Smithsonian

Smithsonian Magazine

History of Science professor Margaret Rossiter was recently featured in Smithsonian Magazine discussing her 2012 book, "Women Scientists in America: Forging a New World Since 1972."

People excavating archaeological site with fields in the background
Rural Humanities

First Rural Humanities showcase spotlights Cornell-community projects

The Rural Humanities Initiative offers seminars for students and supports faculty outreach in generating new scholarship.

Asian Studies

Korean Language Program celebrates 30 years

A&S Communications

The rich cultural history of Korea – including powerful percussion and traditional dance – will be featured at the Korean Language Program’s (KLP) 30th anniversary celebration on Friday, Sept. 20, at 6:30 pm. The event will also feature Korean foods, and will conclude with musical performances by Shimtah, E.Motion, LOKO, and Hanchum. The celebration, which will take place in the Rhodes-Rawling Auditorium in Klarman Hall, is free and all are welcome. 

Government

Government prof honored with best book award

A&S Communications

Assistant Professor of government Jamila Michener’s book, “Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics” has been named the winner of the 2019 Virgina Gray Best Book Award.

Student entrepreneurs

App for finding study partners wins at entrepreneurship kickoff

A&S Communications

An application to help students connect with others in their classes won the top prize – an automatic spot in this fall’s eLab class – at the Entrepreneurship at Cornell kickoff event, Sept. 4 in eHub Collegetown.

Faculty excellence

Six A.D. White Professors-at-Large elected

Cornell Chronicle

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist, two bestselling authors and a leader in global sustainable agriculture are among six newly elected Andrew Dickson White Professors-at-Large at Cornell.Their six-year terms are effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2025. Candidates are nominated by Cornell faculty members; appointments are considered following review and recommendation by a faculty selection committee.

Performing & Media Arts

“The Wolves” spotlights complex dynamics of girls’ athletics

Performing & Media Arts

Rehearsing and training for “The Wolves” by Sarah DeLappe (September 26–28, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts) has been an exercise in stamina and endurance for Cornell University senior Sabrina Liu. “Being in ‘The Wolves’ has pushed me out of my comfort zone not only in terms of the way that I normally act and perform, but also in terms of what my body can do physically,” said Liu.

Astronomy

Planetary scientist Steve Squyres to retire from Cornell

Cornell Chronicle

Steve Squyres ’78, Ph.D. ’81, the James A. Weeks Professor of Physical Sciences, who has taught astronomy, conducted research and chaperoned two Mars rovers on their 300 million-mile journey to Earth’s rust-colored neighbor, will retire from Cornell Sept. 22.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

A Student’s Research Trek—with Salamanders

Cornell Research

For most biology students, the conventional pathway toward initiating research entails pursuing questions in a research field in which they’re interested. Jordan Garcia, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, however, arrived at the subject of his PhD dissertation in a decidedly antithetical manner—by pursuing the field he found most pertinent to the questions about which he was curious.

Welcoming new faculty

Two alumni are among new faculty in Arts and Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

This school year, 23 new faculty members join the College of Arts and Sciences, enhancing Cornell’s strengths in areas such as media studies, behavioral economics, moral psychology and African American literature.

Mathematics

After years of wandering, longest-serving professor finds a home at Cornell

Cornell Chronicle

Anil Nerode spent his childhood on the move.As the son of an itinerant yogi living in the United States, “I went to around 50 grammar schools in 50 places,” said Nerode, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences. “I was never anywhere more than a few weeks.”So in 1959, when he found a place he liked – Cornell – he settled down and stayed put.

Computer Science & Psychology

Research gives robots a second chance at first impressions

Cornell Chronicle

At the intersection of psychology, artificial intelligence and robotics, researchers seek to understand how people understand others, whether human or robot.

Astronomy

Explosive nitrogen created craters that pock Saturn moon Titan

Cornell Chronicle

Scientists solve mystery of steep ridges around Titan's methane lakes.