English professor honored for book on black politics

Derrick R. Spires, associate professor of English, was awarded the St. Louis Mercantile Library Prize for his book “The Practice of Citizenship: Black Politics and Print Culture in the Early United States.”

Lacey ’87, Distinguished Visiting Journalist, shares insights

Marc Lacey ’87, national editor for The New York Times, visited the Ithaca campus as the first Distinguished Visiting Journalist from Feb. 10-14.

‘Making the turn’: from inmate to scholar

Darryl Epps is among the hundreds of men incarcerated in New York who have transformed themselves through the Cornell Prison Education Program. CPEP reduces recidivism and saves taxpayers millions with college behind bars. 

InSight detects gravity waves, low rumbles and devilish dust

NASA’s Mars InSight lander is now serving up the red planet’s meteorological secrets: Gravity waves, dust devils and the steady, low rumble of infrasound.

Roper Center gives voice to American public opinion

The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell recently announced its first partnership with a major public library system, providing access to its archive of poll questions through the America’s Voice Project.

Quadrupling turbines, U.S. can meet 2030 wind-energy goals

The United States could generate 20% of its electricity via wind energy within 10 years according to new Cornell research.

Things to Do, Feb. 21-28, 2020

Events at Cornell include a cat video festival; performances inspired by Taiwanese artist Tong Yang-Tze; a concert and master classes with the Chamber Society of Lincoln Center; and a celebration of Robert Moog.

Physics tool helps track cancer cell diversity

A Cornell-led team took an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing the behavior of breast tumor cells by employing a statistical modeling technique more commonly used in physics and economics.

Cornell scientists amplify ‘green’ research at AAAS

On topics ranging from oceanic disease to restraining invasive species from distant seas, Cornell faculty joined 10,000 scientists to discuss “Envisioning Tomorrow’s Earth” at the AAAS meeting in Seattle.