Cornell researchers attached large fragments to temperamental "radical" molecules, increasing their girth to insulate them from their hyperreactive partners – a method that could help create improved derivatives of pharmaceutical compounds.
Maya Phillips, a critic at large for The New York Times, has been named winner of the 2020-21 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The award committee comprises the heads of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton and Yale Universities.
Menachem Rosensaft, adjunct professor of law, wrote new psalms from the point of view of those who survived the death camps, like his parents, and those who didn’t, like his brother.
Starting May 28, Paul Ramírez Jonas’ “Key to the City 2022” will transform a symbolic honor into one enabling thousands to access diverse sites across Birmingham, England.
Schwartz Research Fund applications are due Dec. 8; two awards of up to $25,000 apiece will be given to female faculty or faculty who enhance the diversity, equity and inclusion goals of the university and whose work is in the life sciences.
While a student at Cornell, Hu Shih 1914 imagined and later led a literary movement resulting in the adoption of a common, accessible language in China. The language reforms that emerged with Hu Shih at Cornell went on to change an entire nation. A stone bench and interpretive sign invite community members to the northwest corner of Beebe Lake, where they can learn more about Hu Shih.
Carlos Martinez, a doctoral candidate in applied mathematics, was selected as a 2023 Schmidt Science Fellow. As a fellow, he will take on a postdoctoral placement focused on collaborative, interdisciplinary research.
Former Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu is on the verge of returning to office and the country is likely to be led by one of its most conservative governments. Netanyahu’s comeback appears powered by politician Itamar Ben-Gvir and the far-right.
Cornell Atkinson’s annual Academic Venture Fund will provide nearly $1 million in seed funding to support research teams across five colleges and 11 departments, many with key external partnerships.
