Chen, Wolfner, Ryan elected to arts and sciences academy
Professors Peng Chen, Mariana Wolfner ’74 and Timothy A. Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 24.
Professors Peng Chen, Mariana Wolfner ’74 and Timothy A. Ryan, M.S. ’86, Ph.D. ’89, have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 24.
Associate Professor Pamela Chang recently received the 2024 ACS Infectious Diseases Young Investigator Award.
The grants provide funding for students in unpaid or low-paying summer experiences to offset the cost of taking on those positions.
The new Kessler Fellows, including A&S students, will spend their spring semesters sharpening their entrepreneurial skills while preparing for a fully funded summer internship at a startup of their choice.
A paper from the Chang lab recently published in Nature explains how Tryptophan contributes to gut health and is found to protect against E. coli infection.
Thirty-one graduate students across three colleges, including A&S, have been awarded research grants from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.
Blocking the formation of filaments – multi-enzyme structures that fuel cancer activity – may offer new ways to control cancer cell proliferation, according to a new study led by Cornell researchers.
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Song Lin, Tisch University Professor of chemistry and chemical biology, talked about how his lab is trying to mimic the way plants fix CO2, via the abundant enzyme Rubisco.
“The more we understand protein modification and function, the better we understand its central role for human health and disease.”
The study presents an unexpected connection between spermidine, a long-known compound present in all living cells, and sirtuins, an enzyme family that regulates many life-essential functions.
Cornell researchers have taken an important step toward harnessing CRISPR gene editing in “targeted, safe and potent” cancer treatment.
Cornell Atkinson faculty fellow Phillip Milner has won a Carbontech Development Initiative grants to develop carbon removal technologies.
New research has shown that ultrasmall Cornell Prime Dots, or C’Dots, which are among the nanocarriers for therapeutics once thought to be viable only by injection, have the potential to be administered orally.
Cornell chemists have developed a technique that allows them to image polymerization catalysis reactions at single-monomer resolution, key in discovering the molecular composition of a synthetic polymer.
A current student veteran has been exploring the stories of Cornell's military veterans through a collection of interviews and memorabilia.
Three A&S faculty members are recipients of 2023 Stephen H. Weiss Teaching Awards, which honor a sustained commitment to teaching and mentoring undergraduate students.
The Meshri Family Auditorium opened this fall, after a $6 million renovation.
Researchers have found an innovative way to handle fluorinated gases as stable solids -- and the same process could someday be used to capture greenhouse gases.
A doctoral student in chemistry and chemical biology with a focus in polymer chemistry from Chelmsford, Massachusetts Driscoll researches new ways to make and upcycle polymers.
Tristan Lambert and Song Lin have been honored for work in organic chemistry.
From Hans Bethe to Toni Morrison, we offer a sampling of alums and profs who’ve earned one of the world’s highest accolades.
Lecturer Barbara Meyer has "made exciting discoveries regarding how disruptions in proper gene expression can have dramatic consequences in organism development and health as well as impact aging and lifespan,” said faculty host Prof. Richard Cerione.
Alexa Easley is working to develop materials for low-energy carbon capture that are organic and easy to make on large scales and in realistic conditions.
The Mildred Cohn Young Investigator Award recognizes Nozomi Ando's advances in diffuse scattering and her dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion in STEM.
This concept can be used to identify molecules with targeted properties, which has important implications in the fields of rational molecular design and computational drug discovery.
Eighty-four students have been selected as National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows in 2023, comprising the largest group of new fellows Cornell has ever fielded in one year.
Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
Erik Thiede, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae, Chemistry and Chemical Biology
“We will study how many types of viruses, such as flu and HIV, among others, attack cells and what factors can help or hinder this,” said PI Jack Freed.
Brittany White-Mathieu, an NIH postdoctoral scholar from the Baskin group, was named as a Finalist in the 2023 Blavatnik Regional Awards. She was recognized for advancing the field of chemical imaging to further our understanding of lipids and their role in cellular function and disease, including cancer. She has created a revolutionary method, Lipid Expansion Microscopy, that enables super-resolution imaging of lipids within cells using widely available instrumentation. White-Mathieu’s work enables the direct study of these compounds in cellular membranes where critical cell signaling events and nutrient exchange occur.
"We provide quantitative assessments of protein behaviors and also a mechanistic understanding of how the electron transport occurs from the semiconductor to the bacteria cell.”
A Cornell team has created a way to reuse some polyester compounds to make fabrics and to halt the proliferation of garment waste in landfills.
The technique, the approach of a new Cornell-led collaboration, could prove to be a boon for creating new and improved derivatives of pharmaceutical compounds.
The professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.
Forty-three student scholars, including nine from Arts and Sciences, were honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23.
“Helping students realize their greatest potential is at the core of our mission in the College of Arts & Sciences."
A new method for analyzing protein crystals – developed by Cornell researchers and given a funky two-part name – could open up applications for new drug discovery and other areas of biotechnology and biochemistry.
A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.
This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
Daniel Kim is a religious studies and chemistry major.
Erik Kirakosyan is a College Scholar and chemistry major.
Dea Fackovic Volcanjk is a chemistry major.
Pasa Suksmith is a chemistry and biology major.
The research offers new hope for dealing with jet lag, insomnia and other sleep disorders.
In 2022 Cornell University launched an initiative, to tackle climate change; in less than a year, donors have given more than $146 million in support.
To manage atmospheric carbon dioxide and convert the gas into a useful product, Cornell scientists have dusted off a 120 year old electrochemical equation.
Planning to harness the power of AI are A&S researchers from physics; ecology and evolutionary biology; chemistry and chemical biology; and neurobiology and behavior
Chemist Alexa Easley has been honored for outstanding polymer research.