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Physics

Speaker to advocate for “Shut Up and Calculate!” in physics

A&S Communications

Nima Arkani-Hamed is one of the leading particle physicists in the world. On September 25, he will be presenting the lecture, “Three cheers for ‘Shut up and Calculate!’ in fundamental physics,” in his last public talk as an A.D. White Professor-at-Large. The talk, at 7:30 p.m. in Cornell’s Schwartz Auditorium, Rockefeller Hall, is free and open to the public. There will be a pre-lecture reception held outside of Schwartz Auditorium from 6:30-7:30pm.

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Astronomy

Cornellians see Cassini mission end in a cosmic blaze of glory

Cornell Chronicle

After 360 engine burns, 2.5 million executed commands, 635 gigabytes of gathered data, 162 moon flybys, 4.9 billion miles traveled and 3,948 published papers, NASA’s 20-year Cassini spacecraft ran the last lap of its historic scientific mission Sept. 15.

Africana Studies

There is no constitutional right to a high-quality public education. Should there be?

In this Washington Post story, written in honor of Constitution Day, Noliwe Rooks, associate professor in Africana Studies and Feminist, Gender, Sexuality Studies, argues that there should be a federal right to a high-quality public education, even though public education is not mentioned in the Constitution, with that responsibility left to the states.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Hoffmann awarded prize by German, Italian chemical societies

A&S Communications

Roald Hoffmann, Frank H.T Rhodes Professor Emeritus of Humane Letters, was awarded the inaugural Primo Levi Prize from the German Chemical Society and the Italian Chemical Society in Berlin, Germany Sept. 10.  

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Chemist honored with ACS symposium

The American Chemical Society hosted a symposium at its annual meeting in August in celebration of the 90th birthday of Ben Widom, emeritus professor of chemistry and chemical biology.

Student services

Arts & Sciences re-envisions student services with new ideas, positions

A&S Communications

Within the last 18 months, the college has added directors of admissions, advising and career development and hired seven new staff members for those offices.

English

Morgan receives award for newest novel

A&S Communications

“Chasing the North Star,” the new novel by Robert Morgan, Kappa Alpha Professor of English, was recently chosen by the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA), for the Southern Book Award in the category of historical fiction.

Music

New Music Performers Ensemble X Celebrate Twentieth Anniversary Season

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Neuroscience

Top neuroscientists to speak at Cornell Neurotech symposium

A&S Communications

Three renowned neuroscientists will discuss their research and techniques exploring the brain.

Astronomy

The spacecraft that found for the first time where life could exist now

The Washington Post

Jonathan Lunine, the David C. Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences and director of Cornell Center for Astrophysics and Planetary Science at Cornell University, writes in this Washington Post opinion piece about his work as a scientist on the Cassini mission for the past 27 years.

Performance

'Bitter Banquet' a feast for the senses

A&S Communications

“Bitter Banquet,” an original staged song cycle composed and performed by Annie Lewandowski, lecturer in music, will be staged at the newly opened Cherry Artspace, 102 Cherry St., Ithaca, on September 29 and 30.

English

Visiting scholar shortlisted for Man Booker Prize

Cornell Chronicle

Emily Fridlund, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of English, was nominated for her debut novel, “History of Wolves.”

Psychology & Cognitive Science

Christiansen elected fellow of Cognitive Science Society

A&S Communications

Morten Christiansen, professor of psychology, was recently elected as a Society Fellow by the Cognitive Science Society.

Africana Studies

Today’s school failures have Reconstruction roots

A&S Communications

Why are public schools failing and school segregation climbing? To answer these questions, Noliwe Rooks followed the money.

Education Innovation

Class teaches math and music with hands-on approach

A&S Communications

A medieval game of numbers was one of many activities in the engaged learning course, "The Art of Math: Mathematical Traditions of Symmetry and Harmony."