Saul Teukolsky, the Hans A. Bethe Professor of Physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has won the American Physical Society’s 2021 Einstein Prize for outstanding achievement in gravitational physics.
Voteology, a site helping students assess where their vote will have the most impact, won the inaugural Pitch for the People, a virtual competition focused on the humanities and social sciences.
In “Between the Polls: How Voters Decide,” a webinar scheduled for Oct. 19 at 7 p.m., a panel of experts will examine how we learn about voters and their decisions and how those data drive election forecasts.
Dark Laboratory, a “humanities incubator” for storytelling with a special focus on Black and Indigenous voices in the Ithaca area, will go public Oct. 12 with a virtual gathering and website launch.
Seven postdoctoral researchers at Cornell were honored with a Postdoc Achievement Award as part of Cornell’s celebration of National Postdoc Appreciation Week, Sept. 21-25.
“Words Matter: Meaning and Power” – in this book for a general audience, linguist Sally McConnell-Ginet encourages readers to think critically about the words in their world and about their linguistic practices, which are often tied to groups.
Jeff Pleiss has been studying RNA in large-batch tests for decades, analyzing things like yeast. With COVID-19 testing in full-swing on the Ithaca campus, Pleiss and his lab are contributing their expertise.
Internationally renowned physicist, human rights champion and Soviet-era dissident Yuri Orlov, professor emeritus of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Sept. 27 in Ithaca. He was 96.
