Academic boot camp boosts veterans’ higher ed mission
Professors in physics and classics contributed to the Warrior-Scholar Project (WSP) hosted at Cornell for military veterans July 23 to Aug. 6.
Physics alum Helen Edwards acknowledged for contributions to particle physics
An article from Physics World remembered Cornell Physics alum, Helen Edwards, for her many contributions to the field of particle physics.
A&S opens application portal for Klarman postdoc fellowships
Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
Energy center receives $12.6 million in renewed funding
The award allows the center to continue its work developing advanced fuel cell technologies in alkaline media.
Astronomers find possible hints of low-frequency gravitational waves
An international team of astronomers – including 17 Cornellians – report they have found the first faint, low-frequency whispers that may be gravitational waves from gigantic, colliding black holes in distant galaxies. The findings were obtained from more than 12.5 years of data collected from the national radio telescopes at Green Bank, West Virginia, and the recently collapsed dish at the Arecibo Observatory, in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.
Eminent physicist Kurt Gottfried, co-founder of Union of Concerned Scientists, dies at 93
Gottfried was also the author of a classic text on quantum mechanics and numerous scholarly articles on missile defense, space weapons, nuclear weapons and cooperative security.
Center’s grants seed diverse research in the social sciences
How do perceptions of luck shape views about inequality and redistribution? Could interventions nudge hiring managers to evaluate job candidates blindly, and thus more objectively? Has remote instruction during the pandemic improved student interactions and equity in science labs?
