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Limnology

Hairston receives award for work in limnology

A&S Communications

Nelson Hairston, the Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Environmental Science emeritus, has been awarded the Naumann-Thienemann Medal by the Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL), the highest honor that can be bestowed internationally for outstanding scientific contributions to limnology. Hairston will receive this honor at the next SIL congress in Gwangju, South Korea. 

Archaeology

Faculty forge archaeology partnership at Pompeii

Cornell Chronicle

Caitlín Barrett, associate professor of classics in the College of Arts and Sciences, and Kathryn Gleason ’79, professor of landscape architecture in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, have been collaborating since 2016 on the excavation and survey of a large house and garden site, the Casa della Regina Carolina Project, at Pompeii in southern Italy.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Researchers pinpoint mechanism controlling cell protein traffic

A&S Communications

Cells depend on signaling to regulate most life processes, including cell growth and differentiation, immune response and reactions to various stresses.

Milstein Program

Milstein students participate in critical reflection workshops

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Milstein students spent two weeks in February participating in critical reflection and Intergroup Dialogue Project workshops as part of their Collab Course. In these workshops, students reflect on their ongoing work with community partners and learn about mentorship opportunities within the program and on campus.

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Astronomy

Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos’ legacy lives on in new series

Forty years after Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan first introduced the world to the wonders of science through his “Cosmos” television series, a new season of thought-provoking scientific adventures will air on the National Geographic Channel, beginning March 9. All but one of the science advisers for the acclaimed series are Cornell faculty.

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Global

Einaudi Center awards eight faculty grants

Seed and small grants from the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies are launching some big global initiatives – from uncovering one of Pompeii’s lost gardens to bringing together international researchers studying Indonesia’s 700 languages.

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Improved CRISPR gene drive solves problems of old tech

Gene drives use genetic engineering to create a desired mutation in a few individuals that then spreads via mating throughout a population in fewer than 10 generations.

Africana Studies & Classics

A&S junior combines love of Classics, Africana for unique research project

A&S Communications

Joshua Johnson’s ’21 senior research project won’t be just on paper – he envisions kids walking through his senior project: a museum that helps them think more broadly about the term “classical civilizations.”

Performing & Media Arts

Sci-fi thriller “The Nether” questions ethics in virtual worlds

Department of Performing & Media Arts

Note: The Saturday, March 14, performance of "The Nether" has been cancelled. The Friday performance will take place at 7:30 pm as scheduled.

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Cornell Center for Social Sciences

Center for Social Sciences names 2020-21 faculty fellows

Cornell Chronicle

Climate change, school segregation and online interaction are among the topics to be investigated by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences’ newest group of faculty fellows.