R. Keith Dennis, professor emeritus of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Dec. 12 following a prolonged battle with metastatic prostate cancer. He was 80.
Cornell researchers have engineered a nanoporous carbon with the highest surface area ever reported, a breakthrough that is already proving beneficial for carbon-dioxide capture and energy storage technologies.
Sturt Manning, Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Classic, received the P.E. MacAllister Field Archaeology Award at the Annual Meetings of the American Society of Overseas Research, in November in Boston.
Sabrina Karim, an associate professor of government who directs the Gender and Security Sector Lab, says that while the rise in femicides in Kenya may seem shocking, it is part of a global trend that hasn’t abated.
Sarah Dean, assistant professor of computer science has received an AI2050 Early Career Fellowship to support her work to develop tools that anticipate and prevent negative consequences from large-scale AI systems, like chatbots and personal recommendation systems.
Kathryn Boor ’80, dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education, has announced her plans to step down following the completion of her term on June 30, 2025.
The warming of lakes in the Adirondacks, the death of long-time benefactor and alumnus Ratan Tata ’59, B.Arch. ’62, and the retirement of Martha E. Pollack as president were among the most-viewed Chronicle stories of 2024.
The Brooks Tech Policy Institute has received $3 million from the Department of Defense to establish the U.S. Semiconductor Research Hub, which will assess and improve the resilience of the global network of semiconductor infrastructure.
Prostate cancer hijacks the normal prostate’s growth regulation program to release the brakes and grow freely, according to Weill Cornell Medicine researchers.
