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An artist's rendition of two hands pressing a screen, generating molecules floating into outerspace — Leonardo Medrano Sandonas of the University of Luxembourg; background image by rawpixel.com on Freepik Graphical depiction of the rational molecular design process, which involves a “needle-in-a-haystack” search for molecules with a desired set of properties

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

New research introduces ‘freedom of design’ for molecules

This concept can be used to identify molecules with targeted properties, which has important implications in the fields of rational molecular design and computational drug discovery.

9/19/2023 A&S Communications

A gold swirving line leads toward a bright vanishing point through a dark purple tunnel

Physics

Powerful X-ray laser ushers in a new era of science

Cornell researchers contributed critical knowledge in the early days of the LCLS-II project.

9/18/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Wind turbines in calm water against a blue dusk sky — Nicholas Doherty/Unsplash

Government

World Bank reforms central to Biden’s G20 trip

Richard T. Clark comments on new Biden administration objectives for the World Bank.

9/8/2023 A&S Communications

smart phone on a table, showing an image of the U.S. map

Government

Google requires disclosure for AI in election ads

Sarah Kreps: "Google's decision to require the disclosure of AI in political ads gestures toward the type of transparency and disclosure measures that research finds can backstop trust toward AI and those who use it."

9/7/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

The College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24

Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.

9/6/2023 A&S Communications

A large hill dotted with green foliage under a blue sky — Mikesclark/Creative Commons license 3.0 A view of Solano County, CA

History

California Forever plans prove ‘colonizing spirit’ still exists

Silicon Valley’s ultra-wealthy are looking to build a start-up city north of the Bay Area, and professor Raymond Craib is not surprised.

9/6/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Nigel Lockyer

Nigel Lockyer, Physics, CLASSE

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Rachel Webb

Rachel Webb, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Nils Deppe

Nils Deppe, Physics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023: New Faculty

New Faculty: Gordon Pennycook

Gordon Pennycook, Psychology

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Ruth Lawlor

Ruth Lawlor, History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Mari Jarris

Mari Jarris, German Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Mary Loeffelholz

Mary Loeffelholz, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Gavin Walker

Gavin Walker, Comparative Literature

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Julieta Caunedo

Julieta Caunedo, Economics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Mendi Lewis Obadike

Mendi Lewis Obadike, Performing and Media Arts

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jean Bernard Cerin

Jean Bernard Cerin, Music

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Ana Howie

Ana Howie, History of Art and Visual Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani

Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Neurobiology and Behavior

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Xiaomeng Liu

Xiaomeng Liu, Physics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Lindsay Thomas

Lindsay Thomas, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023: New Faculty

New Faculty: Drisana Misra

Drisana Misra, Asian Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

Little hands stack four colorful toy blocks — Markus Spiske/Unsplash The childcare industry has been unstable for decades, says historian Justine Modica.

History

As Covid funding expires, ‘fundamental flaw’ in childcare industry remains

The childcare industry has been unstable for decades, says Justine Modica, who is writing a book on the history of childcare labor in America.

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Gabriela Gómez Estévez

Gabriela Gómez Estévez, Music

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Rachel Sandwell

Rachel Sandwell, History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jonathan R. Lawrence

Jonathan R. Lawrence, Near Eastern Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik, History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae

Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Shaoling Ma

Shaoling Ma, Asian Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jessica Rosenberg

Jessica Rosenberg, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Eric Dufresne

Eric Dufresne, Physics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Dr. Xavier Pickett

Dr. Xavier Picket, Africana Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Cat Lambert

Cat Lambert, Classics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Erik Thiede

Erik Thiede, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Yusheng Luo

Yusheng Luo, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Yunan Yang

Yunan Yang, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Ambre Dromgoole

Ambre Dromgoole, Africana Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

Military vehicle firing a missile while parked in a field — Vony Razom/Unsplash A military vehicle with a missile in the air

History

Kim Jong-un ‘taking advantage’ of Russian need for artillery shells

Putin’s turn to North Korea is a sign of the resource intensive nature of the war in Ukraine, says history professor David Silbey.

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jennifer Kuo

Jennifer Kuo, Linguistics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Camille Suárez

Camille Suárez, , History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

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

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.

8/31/2023 A&S Communications

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

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.

8/30/2023 A&S Communications

Graduate students

Student Spotlight: Ningdong Wang

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

8/28/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Graduate students

Student Spotlight: Sarena Tien

A doctoral candidate in romance studies Sarena Tien studies representations of female friendship in literature and film from French-speaking Africa and Asia.

8/2/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Darren Pereira in a white shirt rolled up to his elbows, smiling with a black beard and mustache, standing at chalkboard in front of diagrams. — Provided Darren Pereira

Quantum Research

Discovering the secrets of ultracold atoms in Italy

The Graduate School spoke with Darren Pereira, a doctoral candidate in physics, about his summer research at the University of Florence in Florence, Italy.

7/29/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

Grey sphere backed by the darkness of space — NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Kalleheikki Kannisto An enhanced image of the Jovian moon Ganymede, obtained by the JunoCam imager aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft.

Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope sees Jupiter moons in a new light

A Cornell astronomer who is part of JWST’s Early Release Science program report the first detection of hydrogen peroxide on Ganymede and sulfurous fumes on Io, both the result of Jupiter’s domineering influence.

7/27/2023 Cornell Chronicle

Person standing in a field holding a sign that says "Estate Little Princess" — Provided MyKayla Williamson on Estate Little Princess

Archaeology

Unearthing the lives of enslaved peoples at a historical St. Croix sugar plantation

MyKayla Williamson's archaeological excavation takes place on Estate Little Princess, a plantation where people of African descent lived and worked starting in circa 1740.

7/26/2023 Cornell University Graduate School

A fiery circle of orange, green and blue against a dark background of space — ESA/Hubble Artist's impression of supernova 1993J, an exploding star in the galaxy M81 whose light reached us 21 years ago

Astronomy

NASA selects Cornell astronomer for ULTRASAT observatory

Anna Y. Q. Ho and others chosen will pursue science investigations that will contribute to Israel’s first space telescope mission, planned to launch into geostationary orbit around Earth in 2026.

7/24/2023 A&S Communications