Freelance writer Rhoda Feng wins 2022-23 Nathan Award

The committee praised the verve, precision, and wry wit of Feng’s criticism, observing that she also brings historically and culturally informed sensibilities to all her reviewing.

Around Cornell

How math can improve fairness in elections, redistricting

A mathematician who has advised states and litigants on redistricting legislation will explore in a Feb. 5 lecture whether race-blind, computational approaches to law and policy can improve fairness.

Parthasarathy, innovator in plant imaging and structure, dies at 91

Mandayam Parthasarathy, Ph.D. ’66, whose research shifted fundamental understanding of internal plant structures, died Aug. 7 in Ithaca. A professor emeritus of plant biology, Parthasarathy was 91.

Cornell economist: Growth will slow in 2024, but no recession

Inflation has been reined in without creating recessionary conditions, Steven Kyle said at the Dyson Agricultural and Food Business Outlook conference on Jan. 19.

Gene expression atlas captures where ovulation can go awry

An interdisciplinary collaboration used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to map the gene expression that occurs during follicle maturation and ovulation in mice, an approach that could lead to therapeutic treatments for infertility.

Great Backyard Bird Count takes flight Feb. 16

The 27th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, which last year saw half a million participants counting more than 7,500 bird species, will run Feb. 16-19.

VillageMD CEO named Cornell Entrepreneur of the Year 2024

Tim Barry ’93 co-founded a health care company that offers primary care, multispecialty and urgent care options to 1.6 million patients throughout the U.S.

Fast-charging lithium battery seeks to eliminate ‘range anxiety’

A team in Cornell Engineering created a new lithium battery that can charge in under five minutes – faster than any such battery on the market – while maintaining stable performance over extended cycles of charging and discharging.

Long Island Sound critical for fishers, families, CCE expert tells Congress

CCE’s Chris Pickerell, M.S. ’93, urged Congress to continue funding environmental programs around the Long Island Sound to preserve the region’s strong ecological integrity and economy.