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Astronomy

‘Thermometer’ molecule confirmed on exoplanet WASP-31b

8/28/2023 A&S Communications

Researchers have discovered a molecule that could determine the temperature and other characteristics in exoplanets.

Glass beakers on a table, one partially filled with liquid — Photo by Hans Reniers on Unsplash

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

NIH funds Cornell-led biomedical initiatives

8/29/2023 A&S Communications

“We will study how many types of viruses, such as flu and HIV, among others, attack cells and what factors can help or hinder this,” said PI Jack Freed.

International studies

Einaudi Center welcomes new and returning program directors

8/29/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Climate justice will be a priority across the Einaudi Center this year.

Graduate students

Student Spotlight: Ningdong Wang

8/28/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

'My work is part of a larger effort to build the Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.'

A globe map with Africa visible and the countries outlines, with Gabon on the west central coast in red — TUBS Location of Gabon on the globe.

International politics

Does Gabon coup hurt or aid democracy? Too soon to tell

8/30/2023 A&S Communications

Government Professor Nicolas van de Walle comments on the coup in Gabon, saying it's too soon to tell if it will undermine or help democracy.

Physics

Comparing ‘sister’ compounds may hold key to quantum puzzle

8/30/2023 A&S Communications

Researchers for the first time are offering a quantitatively accurate description of the origin of the mysterious “Planckian scattering rate.”

A stag with a crown rearing next to a shield with a star on it and feather plumes at the top; on the other side is a condor, also with a crown, and the text across the bottom "Por la razon o la fuerza" — B1mbo; based on Logo Gobierno de Chile 2010.png by Official coat of arms Coat of arms of the Republic of Chile.

International politics

Shadow of former dictatorship hangs heavy in Chile

8/31/2023 A&S Communications

Historian Raymond Craib comments on Chile's government announcing a national search plan to find the remains of people who disappeared during Pinochet's regime.