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Peering through alien atmospheres

5/27/2022 Cornell Research

Jonathan Barrientos is exploring the possibility of life on Earth-like planets beyond our solar system, called exoplanets.

Person leading a singing group in a chapel — Ryan Young / Cornell University

Alumni

The University Chorus Makes Beautiful Music

5/31/2022 Cornellians

… fun at two stereotypical subjects of classical pieces for female voices: the tribulations of lost love, and the beauty of nature. And while it may be a bit of an inside joke, the project has serious …

Two people study at a table, seen from above — Jason Koski/Cornell University Students work in the Physical Sciences Building

Undergraduate research

A Big Red Undergraduate Journal

6/1/2022 Cornell Research

Victoria Alkin gathered a team of students and supporters to create CURJ, a publication dedicated to research by Cornell undergraduates.

Three people in a sunny room with yellow walls — Noël Heaney/Cornell University Student documentarians Milan Taylor, Adele Williams and Justice Hoff at Loving House.

LGBTQ studies

Student films document Cornell’s LGBTQ history

6/1/2022 Cornell Chronicle

The film projects for the introductory class, which draws students from all of Cornell’s schools and colleges, celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cornell’s LGBT Studies Program.

astronaut with Spacetrain written on sky

Staff remembrances

Posthumous album brings Cornell staffer’s music to life

6/2/2022 A&S Communications

An album featuring the work of Daniel Gaibel, former information technology manager for the Language Resource Center (LRC), will debut this weekend at the Ithaca Festival.

Graduate student life

Student Spotlight: Esther Kondo Heller

6/1/2022 Cornell University Graduate School

With a research travel grant, Heller will go to Nairobi this summer to research an archive of interviews with the Taarab musician Sitara Bute.

American studies

The ‘great replacement’ theory rises again, ending in tragedy

6/2/2022 The Washington Post

History shows that ethnic and racial diversity has proved to be renewal, not replacement, writes Glenn Altschuler in Washington Post commentary.

Barn-like building with open doors, lit within — Provided The Soil Factory, a large, unremarkable warehouse on the southern edge of Ithaca, has become a collaboration center in 2021 for students, scientists, artists, community members and everyone in between.

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Tear down academic silos: Take an ‘undisciplinary’ approach

6/2/2022 Cornell Chronicle

A new Cornell study suggests that solving societal problems such as climate change could require dismantling rigid academic boundaries, so that researchers from varying disciplines could work together collaboratively.

Sociology

Sociology department unveils new augmented reality window

6/3/2022 A&S Communications

The AR redesign of a display in Uris Hall was a collaborative exploration involving student researchers, staff and faculty.

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Song Lin wins EPA Green Chemistry Challenge award

6/6/2022 Cornell Chronicle

Lin's new process uses readily available substances and inexpensive electrodes to create the large and complicated molecules widely used in the pharmaceutical industry.

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