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Two people stand with crossed arms in front of a large, complicated machine — Savan DeSouza/Provided Graduate student Sam Levenson, left, and CLASSE Research Associate Matt Andorf show off the HERACLES beamline in Newman Lab.

Physics

HERACLES beamline to accelerate cathode research

5/24/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell is breaking new ground in electron beam research with the HERACLES beamline, a state-of-the-art electron gun that mimics the harsh environments of the world’s largest particle colliders.

Graduate student research

Student Spotlight: Nic Vigilante

5/23/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

A doctoral student in music with a concentration in music and sound studies, Vigilante studies how music, sound, and performance are used to create “unreality."

Digital image of purple building-like shapes emerging from a blue floor — Google DeepMind/Unsplash Generative AI

Technology

Kreps: Generative AI holds promise, peril for democracies

5/23/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Popularized in 2022 by Open AI’s ChatGPT, generative artificial intelligence threatens to undermine trust in democracies when misused, but may also be harnessed for public good.

Alumni engagement

Register now for Reunion 2023

5/23/2023 A&S Communications

… Collections, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., 150 McGraw Hall. Open House: Chemistry, Department Update and Conversation with the …

A grid of images of several people accepting awards at a podium — Roger William Photography Some of the recipients of 2023 Distinguished Awards at the Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Awards and Recognition Celebration, May 16 in G10 Biotech

Graduate student honors

Thirty-two receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence

5/23/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

On May 16, several Arts and Sciences affiliated graduate students were among those honored for leadership and commitment to diversity, inclusion, outreach, and student engagement.

People sitting in a college classroom — Serge Petchenyi / Cornell University Students participate in an in-class discussion.

Active learning

CTI announces 2023 Active Learning Postdoctoral Fellowship recipients

5/22/2023 Cornell Chronicle

These grants provide a unique opportunity for faculty who are new to active learning and want to learn more or for those who want to expand upon initial efforts in implementing these teaching strategies.

Grid of 20 black and white images of an oblong shape: a brain seen from above — National Cancer Institute/Unsplash Brain images

Neurobiology and Behavior

Diversity of neurons affects memory, study finds

5/22/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Understanding this diversity could lead to better knowledge of the brain’s computational flexibility and memory capacity.

Purple flower blossoms with Cornell's McGraw Tower in the background

Excellence in teaching and advising

A&S faculty honored for exemplary teaching, advising

5/23/2023 A&S Communications

… Asian Studies … Chemistry and Chemical Biology … Feminist, Gender and … Russell Distinguished Teaching Award are: Ronald Jerozal, chemistry and chemical biology; Kelley Slimon, ecology and …

Person looking at a butterfuly in her hand — Provided Laura Chang, anthropology

Student achievement

13 Cornellians awarded Fulbright U.S. Student Awards

5/19/2023 Einaudi Center

Six A&S students are among the thirteen from Cornell selected this year to research and teach English abroad with funding from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Alumni

Rocket science can be a roadmap for life, says this astrophysics alum

5/19/2023 Cornellians

Former law professor (and proud polymath) Ozan Varol ’03 inspires audiences with lessons rooted in space exploration.

Science and Technology Studies

Student Spotlight: Amanda Domingues

5/15/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

A doctoral candidate in science and technology studies with a focus on the anthropology of science, Domingues studies how investigators use scientific methods and humanities theories to reconstruct the lives of past humans.

star-like crystals on a green background — Orinoco14/Creative Commons license 2.0 Protein crystals

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Picking up good vibrations – of proteins – at CHESS

5/15/2023 Cornell Chronicle

… Chemistry and Chemical Biology … A new method for analyzing … new drug discovery and other areas of biotechnology and biochemistry. The development, outlined in a paper published …

Three ponds reflect trees and sky — A. Flecker/Cornell University Aquaculture ponds near Iquitos, Peru, July 2022

International studies

Einaudi seed grants finding fertile soil

5/15/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Faculty from six colleges across Cornell tackle issues ranging from the health of endangered wild dogs to the spread of misinformation through social media.

Illustration in bright red of Earth and a doctor's gloved hand — Laura Chichisan/College of Arts and Sciences The New Frontier Grant-funded project “The Biopolitics of Global Health After Covid” will consider health at the world-wide scale

New Frontier Grants

$2.5M in A&S New Frontier Grants supports bold projects

5/17/2023 Cornell Chronicle

A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.

student digging in the woods — Patrick Shanahan Eden Kebede '25 collects a soil sample in a forest outside Ithaca.

Student research

Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students

5/15/2023 A&S Communications

This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.

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