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A few musician rock out on a stage lit by yellow and purple spotlights — Provided This year’s most-read Chronicle story announced the return to Cornell of Dead & Company, which included members of the Grateful Dead, for a fundraising concert on May 8, benefiting Cornell’s 2030 Project and the nonprofit MusiCares.

In the news, 2023

The Dead rise: Cornell '77 tribute show among top stories of 2023

12/14/2023 Cornell Chronicle

When Dead & Company came to Cornell in May for a benefit concert commemorating the Grateful Dead’s famed “Cornell ’77” show, it drew thousands to Barton Hall. The March announcement of the show was the most-viewed Chronicle story of 2023.

Government

Poverty is a political choice, Michener tells NYS Senate

12/14/2023 Cornell Chronicle

On Dec. 12, Jamila Michener offered expert testimony during a New York State Senate committee hearing focused on the causes and effects of poverty in the state’s small and midsized cities.

Seven people cluster around a table holding wooden boxes of butterfly specimens — Patrick Shanahan for Cornell University Students spent hours researching Vladimir Nabokov’s butterfly collection at the Cornell Insect Collection.

Literature and science

Class explores Nabokov as writer and ‘butterfly man’

12/14/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Writer Vladimir Nabokov spent much of his time on campus in nature and in the Cornell Insect Collection.

person adjusting an experimental set up — Chris Kitchen With new tools he develops, Li detects interacting electrons in specialized two-dimensional (2D) materials

Physics

Klarman Fellow: Studying electron interactions with ultrafast lasers and more

12/14/2023 A&S Communications

New experimental tools developed by Hongyuan Li give insight into an exponentially complicated world.

Four people on a stage, with instruments — Ryan Young/Cornell University Xak Bjerken performs the keys on the Moog-Rothenberg Keyboard during a concert in Barnes Hall.

Music

Long-lost Moog synthesizer finally makes it to the stage

12/14/2023 Cornell Chronicle

The rebuilt and rewired instrument, designed by theorist David Rothenberg and built by renowned synthesizer pioneer Robert Moog Ph.D. ’65, is now a part of Cornell’s instrument collection.

students looking at a display — Chris Kitchen Students view some of the exhibits at the Cultura y Poder event in Rockefeller Hall.

Curriculum

Undergraduates celebrate Latinx history through Rockefeller Hall exhibition

12/13/2023 A&S Communications

The collaborative mixed media projects, showcased online and in Rockefeller Hall, explore how culture strengthens and uplifts communities.

Physics

DOE funds new research to advance computer chip technology

12/13/2023 A&S Communications

Cornell researchers are part of a project to enable sustainable hardware for AI and quantum computing, one of 11 projects selected by DOE to receive a total of $73 million.

Steven Strogatz in front of a blackboard with "small world" and an illustration on it showing a circle and interconnected lines inside — Jason Koski/Cornell University

Mathematics

For the joy of x, y, and z

12/13/2023 Alumni Affairs & Development

With Professor Strogatz helping to lead the charge, the Math 101 initiative will attempt to decrease disparities, democratize the subject and better prepare young people to solve math problems.

Five people sitting in a row in front of an audience — Provided Jessica Chen Weiss serves as a panelist at the 2023 Aspen Ideas Festival.

International studies

Exploring the complexities of the US-China relationship

12/12/2023 Alumni Affairs & Development

As part of the Cornell University 2023 Stewardship Report, this story highlights how donor philanthropy is supporting faculty and their pursuit of new knowledge and solutions that do the greatest good for people and communities all around the world.

Doorway to a building, painted in bright blue and yellow with sunflowers

International studies

Without aid, Ukraine’s ability to continue fighting ‘deeply in question’

12/12/2023 A&S Communications

Historian David Silbey gives perspective to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy scheduled meeting with President Biden ahead of a joint news conference.

woman outside the capitol building — Provided Estefania Perez '21 was part of the Posse program and Pathways Internship Program while at Cornell.

Alumni careers

Alumna encourages undergrads to ‘be bold’

12/8/2023 A&S Communications

Estefania Perez ’21 is in her second year as a paralegal with the U.S. Justice Department’s Antitrust Division.

Three small, colorful parrots cluster around a hand in a blue glove — Chris Kitchen Budgerigar parrots get a treat of millet in Cornell's Corson Hall aviary

Neurobiology and Behavior

Parrots, songbirds have evolved distinct brain mechanisms, Klarman Fellow finds

12/8/2023 A&S Communications

The study provides a clue into how parrot – and human – brains allow continuous, flexible vocal learning.

Cornelliana

Big Red books, perfect for gifting

12/8/2023 Cornellians

Need a present for the Cornellian on your list? Here are titles on University history, traditions, songs, famous alums—even recipes!

Two people -- characters in a film -- wearing large coats and gold jewelry

Performing and Media Arts

Winter Session Spotlight: Dr. Kristen Warner on Black Cult Media

12/6/2023 Cornell SCE

Students can take a deeper dive into cult cinema by enrolling in Black Cult Media (PMA 4403), an online three-credit course that will be offered for the first time during Cornell’s Winter Session, Jan. 2-19.

student with text from projector shining on his face — Chris Kitchen Franklin Zheng '25 experimented with AI in three of his classes this semester.

Classroom innovation

Welcoming AI into the classroom

12/5/2023 A&S Communications

Students are experimenting with generative artificial intelligence in everything from essay writing to computer code creation.

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