Neuroscientist Azahara Oliva receives Packard Fellowship

The unrestricted fellowship funds enables Oliva and the 19 other fellows named this year to “test novel ideas and lead research that drives real-world impact.”

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Nobel laureate shares research exploring the origins of life

Nobel Laureate Jack Szostak, Ph.D. ’77, shared decades of research into one of biology’s most puzzling mysteries to a crowded room Oct. 9 during the 2025 Ef Racker Lecture.

Master storyteller shares secrets

During a week on campus, author and editor Sam Tanenhaus, told stories every step of the way and reminded his listeners that politically complex and even morally ambiguous material makes for great storytelling. 

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Debra Castillo, scholar and champion of Latinx students, dies at 72

Professor Debra Castillo, a Stephen H. Weiss presidential fellow and Emerson Hinchliff Professor of Hispanic Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Oct. 5 in Ithaca. She was 72.

The Phantom of the Opera: Live score by Invincible Czars

This October, Cornell Cinema will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the silent movie “The Phantom of the Opera,” with live musical accompaniment by The Invincible Czars. 

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Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to perform with violinist James Ehnes Oct. 26

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra with violin soloist James Ehnes will perform a program entitled “Postcards from Paris” in the next Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series (DMCCS) production of the 2025-26 season. 

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Public speeches challenged assumptions in ancient Greece

In a new paper, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow Davide Napoli argues that public speeches in ancient Greece aimed not to express personal views, but to undermine entrenched ideas and challenge common-sense conclusions.

Fuchs, Hartman elected to American Physical Society

Greg Fuchs, the James R. Meehl Professor in School of Applied and Engineering Physics, and Thomas Hartman, professor in the Department of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been elected as fellows of the American Physical Society.

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Brad Ramshaw named Experimental Physics Investigator

Cornell physicist Brad Ramshaw has been named a 2025 Experimental Physics Investigator – national recognition awarded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to a select group of researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics.