Scott Emr, director of the Weill Institute for Cell and Molecular Biology and professor of molecular biology and genetics, was awarded the prize for the landmark discovery of complexes that are central to life, health and disease.
The next Cornell Recreation Connection trips to New York City are Nov. 10, Dec. 1 and Dec. 8; discounted tickets are $54 per person for Cornell employees and up to four guests.
Three Cornell astronomers have been appointed to panel membership for the Decadal Survey on Astronomy and Astrophysics, a partnership between the National Academies and the astronomical community to identify key priorities in astronomy and astrophysics.
Sandra Babcock, clinical professor at Cornell Law School, and Jon McKenzie, professor of practice in the Department of English, have been named 2020 Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellows in Service Learning.
David Hysell, Ph.D. ’92, professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, is using NSF funding to develop radar tools and techniques for monitoring space weather, including the creation of a new radar system at Cornell.