Search : page 55

Jonathan Lunine, with glasses, beard and mustache, and suit and tie
Astronomy

Astronomer Lunine appointed chief scientist of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Cornell Chronicle

As chief scientist, Lunine will guide the laboratory’s scientific research and development efforts, drive innovation across JPL’s missions and programs and enhance collaborations with NASA Headquarters, NASA centers, the California Institute of Technology, academia, the science community, government agencies and industry partners.

A square, thin sheet of black carbon on a tabletop
University of Cambridge Sample of activated charcoal used for CO2 capture
Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air

A&S Communications

Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.

Marine Le Pen in a short white dress facing the audience, standing at a podium that says "Viva24"
Vox España Marine Le Pen, May 19, 2024
Sociology

New European ‘strongmen’ are women, gender where similarities end

A&S Communications

Sociologist Mabel Berezin comments on the upcoming election for members of the European Parliament,

headshot of a man
Provided OIiver Vonnegut
Student publications

Oliver Vonnegut, Tufts undergrad, wins top prize in Cornell journal

A&S Communications

Vonnegut, the grandson of author Kurt Vonnegut, is a rising senior at Tufts University.

three people at a table
Student experiences

Milstein first-years listen closely, shape stories with strangers

A&S Communications

Students created innovative audio projects and sharpened their skills with various technologies.

Eight people stand together in an art gallery
Provided Members of Art Beyond Cornell at the Spring Gallery event.
Community engagement

Art Beyond Cornell exhibition features works by incarcerated youth

Cornell Chronicle

The student-run organization within the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement provides access to art and social connection to young men at MacCormick Secure Center in Brooktondale, New York.

close up of green, white and red flag with eagle crest
Government

Composition of Congress key aspect in Mexico election

A&S Communications

Gustavo Flores-Macías, expert in Latin American politics, discusses the significance of Sunday's vote and the upcoming challenges for Mexico’s next president.

Hands working on a laptop computer
Sociology

Most people trust accurate search results when the stakes are high

Cornell Chronicle

Using experiments with COVID-19 related queries, researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click on accurate information.

Campus scene with a decorative stone wall in the foreground and a tower in the background
Cornell Board of Trustees

New trustees to join Cornell board in July

Cornell Chronicle

At its May 24 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected seven new trustees to four-year terms. The board also reelected a trustee from the field of labor.

Person sitting at a desk with books in the background and graphs on a computer screen
Chris Kitchen By studying prime time news programming and peoples’ reactions to it, Erin Cikanek is finding that Americans gather different emotional information from partisan news programs than they do from traditional outlets.
Klarman Fellows

Partisan news shows broadcast emotions alongside information, says Klarman Fellow

A&S Communications

Erin Cikanek proposes that citizens are picking up from television news not just what to think but how to feel.

Book cover: Wisecracks
Philosophy

Philosopher mines the ethical line in caustic wisecracking

Cornell Chronicle

In his new book, David Shoemaker, professor of philosophy, explores the need for spirited, sometimes prickly humor and the ethics that distinguish an innocent gibe from an offensive insult.

Five people in military uniforms stand at attention
Ryan Young/Cornell University Newly commissioned Army second lieutenants during a May 24 ceremony in Alice Statler Hall. From left to right: Tyler Unrath; Emily Segal; Julian Morales; John Mather; and Ryan Kim.
ROTC

‘Ready to serve’: ROTC grads commissioned as officers

Cornell Chronicle

At a May 24 ceremony in Statler Auditorium, 21 graduating members of the Tri-Service Brigade received commissions as officers in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Space Force.

Black and white historic photo: Five people getting off a plane; one is shaking hands with a person wearing a suit at the bottom of the stairacase
(Rare and Manuscript Collections) n international student adviser greets Cornellians arriving at the Ithaca airport from Liberia, India, and the Philippines in the early 1960s
Alumni

New Book Chronicles Cornell’s International Impact

Cornellians

In "Beyond Borders," more than four dozen authors – many from A&S – contribute to an overview of the university’s "global dimensions."

Rusty-colored trees extend for a long way toward mountains
Markus Siemens/Unsplash An expanse of land in Siberia
Comparative literature

A giant crater in Siberia is belching up Russia's past

New York Times

As the world warms, permafrost is thawing across two-thirds of Russia, writes Sophie Pinkham, professor of the practice in comparative literature, in a New York Times opinion piece.

Person speaking into a megaphone
Clem Onojeghuo/Unsplash
Government

Personal crises reduce voter turnout, but may prompt other political action

Cornell Chronicle

People with unstable lives are systematically underrepresented at the ballot box, finds new political science research co-authored by Jamila Michener.