Andy Sheng ’20 won the 14th annual Cornell Concerto Competition, Dec. 10 in Barnes Hall, with a Beethoven piano concerto. A physics, math and music major, he will perform the piece with the Cornell Symphony Orchestra in March.
Cornell climate scientists and their colleagues have developed a “robust null hypothesis” to assess the odds of a megadrought – one that lasts more than 30 years – occurring in the western and southwestern United States.
A research group led by physics professor Michelle Wang has determined the mechanism by which a key bacterial transcription factor operates in resolving conflicts with other processes.
Events at Cornell this week include a science outreach program for children and families; the annual Cornell Concerto Competition; and "The Nightmare Before Christmas" at Cornell Cinema.
Astronomy meets gastronomy at the food science introductory course, where student teams created ice cream for a final project. The winner: Cosmos, a sweet nod to Cornell astronomer Carl Sagan.
