Composer Michael Abels, famed for film scores, to visit campus

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Michael Abels, best known for his scores for films by director Jordan Peele, will visit campus March 6-7 for two days of public events and concerts.

Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station

Researchers collaborated to study how those microbes extract platinum group elements from a meteorite in microgravity, with an experiment conducted aboard the International Space Station.

Museum installation focuses on small figures in large landscapes

A new student-led installation at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art explores how the figures, known as “staffage,” indicate scale in paintings and also tell larger stories about the art.

Cornell researchers win prize for insight into conspiracy belief

The 2026 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science goes to psychology researchers Gordon Pennycook and David Rand.

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Pianist, composer Tigran Hamasyan plays Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

Released on Feb. 6 via Naïve Records, Hamasyan’s album “Manifeste” marks a new chapter for one of the most visionary artists working at the intersection of jazz, progressive rock and global music.

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Newly identified protein interaction helps keep cells’ recycling system in balance

Cornell researchers have discovered a new way cells regulate how they respond to stress, identifying an interaction between two proteins that helps keep a critical cellular recycling system in balance. 

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A&S student chosen for civic engagement scholarship

Katrina Greene '27 will be headed to Washington, D.C. this spring as a John Robert Lewis Scholar, an award given by the Faith and Politics Institute.

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11 new researchers become Eric and Wendy Schmidt AI in Science Postdoctoral Fellows

The new cohort will investigate the use of AI to advance exploration in science, technology and engineering. 

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Cornell Public Health announces new, full-tuition fellowship

The fellowship is designed to prepare students to tackle challenges such as rising health inequities, climate change, distrust in science and emerging infectious diseases. 

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