In a superconductor, everything happens at once

Observations of a high-temperature superconductor show a "critical point" where significant changes occur.

Economics focuses on undergraduate experience

The Department of Economics has hired an undergraduate student experience coordinator and created a new undergraduate economics lounge. The changes will improve connections between more than 500 undergraduate majors.

New battery test center adds zip to New York economy

Replacing the gasoline economy with better batteries may be accelerated thanks to unique battery testing capabilities at Cornell, and anchored by a new testing and prototyping center that the university helped to establish.

Thinkers tackle atomic war, climate change in diacritics

The new issue of diacritics, the review of contemporary criticism published since 1971, focuses on climate change, the threat of nuclear war and the legacy of Jacques Derrida.

Lehman Fund makes seven awards for China study

The Jeffrey S. Lehman Fund for Scholarly Exchange with China has made grants to Cornell faculty members and graduate students to support collaborative research projects.

Student projects that feed poor, instill pride earn awards

Three student projects address social needs or problems in the Ithaca community were awarded Robin Appel Humanitarian Awards April 25.

Castillo, Gonzales named Kaplan Faculty Fellows

Professors Debra Castillo and Angela Gonzales were named Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellows for community-based research and impact on students.

Student magazine reports on undergrad research

At the 13th annual release party April 30 for The Research Paper, a student-run magazine that highlights the research achievements of Cornell undergraduates, several students discussed their research with the Cornell community.

Four on faculty to receive Carpenter advising awards

John E. (Jack) Little, Anita Racine, Wolfgang Sachse and Julia Thom-Levy will receive 2014 Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Awards.