Cornell astrophysicists earn share of $3M prize

Cornell's Saul Teukolsky and Lawrence Kidder have earned a share in the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics – a $3 million award - for their work on gravitational waves.

Atkinson Center faculty-in-residence fellows announced

Ten Cornell faculty in the social sciences, humanities and arts will be next year’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future faculty-in-residence fellows working on sustainability projects.

'Following The Wild Bees' a how-to for honeybee hunting

Biology professor and bee expert Thomas Seeley's new book, "Following the Wild Bees," is a celebration of the outdoors and a practical guide to the methods and craft of hunting wild honeybees.

Minglin Ma wins Hartwell award for diabetes work

Minglin Ma, assistant professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering, has won a Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award, worth $300,000 over three years.

Medieval Studies celebrates 50th anniversary

On Monday, May 9, at 3:30 p.m., the Medieval Studies Program will celebrate its 50th anniversary in Kaufmann Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

Alice Fulton reveals poetic inspirations

Alice Fulton, MFA ’82, the Ann S. Bowers professor of English, read from her poetry and shared the inspirations for some of her work in Klarman Hall April 27.

Made better through science: Calcite tuned to be mollusk-tough

A Cornell-led international team of researchers has developed a way to harden natural calcite by a factor of two or more through the addition of amino acids aspartic acid and glycine.

Cambodia experience sows seeds for future scholars

Professor of government Andrew Mertha sees the potential for a course in Cambodia over winter break in expanding academic interest in the southeast Asian country.

Big Ideas panel explores the risks of humanitarianism

Cornell professors Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò and Elizabeth Anker explored "Humanitarianism and its Discontents" in Klarman Hall's Groos Family Atrium on April 25.