Steven Strogatz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics, has won the Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing About Science. He will be honored at a March 30 reception at Rockefeller University.
NASA’s Juno spacecraft – closely observing Jupiter – has unexpectedly discovered lightning in the planet’s upper atmosphere, according to a NASA/JPL study, which includes two Cornell researchers.
Eighteen students, faculty and staff in Cornell's contract colleges have won State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor's Awards for Excellence for 2015.
The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management’s 69th graduating class included 387 graduates who earned Master of Business Administration degrees. Johnson's graduate recognition ceremony took place May 28.
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will speak at Cornell on the state of education, Thursday, Oct. 24, at 5:30 p.m. in Bailey Hall. President David Skorton will lead a discussion with Bush and State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher afterward.
Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of astronomy, hopes to inspire the next generation of scientists with his first book for young children, “Child of the Universe.”
In June about 180 new Cornell students arrived on campus for the Prefreshman Summer Program, which gives them the opportunity to prepare for the challenges of their first year of college.
A study in PLoS ONE led by Cornell psychology professor Morten H. Christiansen provides new insight into how languages come to be composed of reusable parts.
Cornell researchers have demonstrated for the first time that the fatty acid composition in the tree swallow diet plays a key role in chick health and survival rates.