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Book cover: Performing Prowess — An open access book, “Performing Prowess: Essays on Localized Hindu Elements in Southeast Asian Art from Past to Present” published in May. A hardcover edition will be published in Thailand later this year.

History of Art and Visual Studies

Book on Southeast Asian art dedicated to professor

6/28/2023 A&S Communications

"Performing Prowess" traces the ways cultural forces of Hindu belief have persisted in Southeast Asia.

Black and white image of two people sitting on a bench, seen from behind — Marc A. Sporys/Unsplash A couple

Sociology

Spouses sharing friends may live longer after widowhood

6/28/2023 Cornell Chronicle

New Cornell sociology research: The “widowhood effect” – the tendency for married people to die in close succession – is accelerated when spouses don’t know each other’s friends well.

woman sitting on bench — Provided Olivia Ochoa enjoys a break in Dupont Circle in Washington, D.C. She's working this summer with the Migration Policy Institute.

Student summer experiences

Students take on summer experiences with help from alumni

6/29/2023 A&S Communications

A total of 135 students in the College of Arts & Sciences are accessing the College’s Summer Experience Grants this year.

Science and Technology Studies

Steven Jackson named vice provost for academic innovation

6/29/2023 Cornell Chronicle

“Teaching is at the center of what we do,” said Jackson, who has a with a dual appointment in the Department of Science and Technology Studies.

McGraw Hall

The College of Arts and Sciences has embarked upon a $110 million transformation of McGraw Hall, one of the oldest buildings on campus.

illustration of gravitaional waves — NANOGrav/Sonoma State University/Aurore Simonnet The NANOGrav collaboration has found the first evidence for low-frequency gravitational waves permeating the cosmos. The finding was made possible with 15 years of pulsar observations that turned the Milky Way into a galaxy-sized gravitational wave detector.

Astronomy

After 15 years, gravitational waves detected as cosmic ‘hum’

6/29/2023 Cornell Chronicle

A 15-year collaboration in which Cornell astrophysicists have played leading roles has found the first evidence of gravitational waves slowly undulating through the galaxy.

two woman standing at railing — Jesse Winter Natalie Arimah '19, left, and Jen Maclaughlin were able to connect this month at a student-alumni networking event in New York City.

Career development

Young alums find career support through A&S office

6/30/2023 A&S Communications

The College's Career Development staff have seen an increasing number of young alumni contacting career counselors for help.

Physics

Quantum speed from a sea of excitons

6/30/2023 Cornell Research

Two-dimensional materials could be key to creating a computer that is ultrafast and consumes less energy.

Ryan Young/Cornell University Andy Shin '23, M.P.A. '25

Student veterans

Student veteran celebrates July Fourth as a new citizen

6/29/2023 Cornell Chronicle

After graduating high school, enlisting in the U.S. Army, and nearly finishing his undergraduate studies at Cornell – Andy Shin '23, M.P.A. '25 gained his citizenship last November.

Inside a library full of elaborate book shelves — Jason Koski/Cornell University The A. D. White Reading Room in Uris Library.

Graduate student research

Funding for fluency: Grants support summer language study

7/5/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Thirteen doctoral students were awarded grants for 2023, with destinations including France, Indonesia, Jordan, and more.