Mathematician Steven Strogatz receives national award for science communication
Strogatz’s work, along with that of communications professor Neil Lewis Jr. (CALS), was selected for the awards from among 500 entries published or aired in 2023.
Banerjee named Mellon Fellow in diversity network
Banerjee will participate in a two-year academic leadership and governance fellowship.
Weiss teaching awards honor exceptional faculty
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.
Solecki and Zhou Selected as AMS Fellows
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Students from all majors invited to mathematical modeling contest
The competition allows students to work on open-ended real world problems, showcasing the multifaceted nature of applied mathematics.
Over 80 students receive NSF graduate fellowships
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.
The College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24
Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
New Faculty: Yunan Yang
Yunan Yang, Mathematics
New Faculty: Rachel Webb
Rachel Webb, Mathematics
New Faculty: Daniel Stern
Daniel Stern, Mathematics
New Faculty: Yusheng Luo
Yusheng Luo, Mathematics
Five early-career professors win NSF development awards
Philippe Sosoe, mathematics, is among those at Cornell who recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.
New center merges math, AI to push frontiers of science
The Scientific Artificial Intelligence Center is being launched with a grant from the Office of Naval Research.
A&S honors 23 faculty with endowed professorships
The professorships are possible because of generous gifts from alumni, parents and friends.
Flow proof helps mathematicians find stability in chaos
Quanta Magazine profiles math professor Kathryn Mann for her contributions to a series of new papers describing elusive dynamical systems.
Mathematical model that ‘changed everything’ turns 25
The work, along with a few subsequent papers, ushered in the modern era of network science – the results of which are ubiquitous in today’s world.
$5M gift establishes first-of-its-kind professorship in math and science outreach
Distinguished mathematician, award-winning teacher and well-known science communicator Steven Strogatz has been appointed as the inaugural holder of the Winokur chair.
Merrill Scholars honor mentors at 35th annual ceremony
Forty-three student scholars, including nine from Arts and Sciences, were honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23.
Nexus Scholars Program expands research opportunities to 101 students
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.
'I'm interested in topics that relate math and computer science to climate and ecology'
Anna Asch is a mathematics major.
'I'm a tutor in Cornell's Friends of Farmworkers program'
Ben Caplan is majoring in Spanish and mathematics.
'Cornell’s diversity in its student body is unmatched'
Jeremy Jung is a mathematics and computer science major.
'In the past four years, I feel I've been “awakened" '
Jeffrey Backus is a physics and mathematics major.
Arts and Sciences faculty featured on Academic Minute
Five faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences were featured on a “Cornell week” on The Academic Minute radio program from May 1-5.
Math communicator visits campus to explore math in everyday life
“Ellenberg is a distinguished mathematician and a master of public communication."
Nine professors win NSF early-career awards
Three Arts and Sciences professors “have the potential to serve as academic role models in research and education and to lead advances in the mission of their department or organization."
Mathematician Vogtmann elected to National Academy of Sciences
Karen Vogtmann is among 120 members and 30 international members who were elected in 2022, in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.
A&S welcomes 10 new Klarman Fellows to expanded program
The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019.
First-years share their transformational journeys ... so far
"Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy."
Quanta Article Highlights Research by Magill and Weiler
Quanta Article Highlights Research by Magill and Weiler
Over 50 Students Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships
The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
Students can now choose new minor in data science
The minor is distinctive in including courses from many disciplines, from across Cornell’s schools and colleges.
Nexus Scholar applications open for summer 2023
The program matches undergraduate students with summer opportunities to work side by side with faculty from across the College.
Weiss teaching award honors eight exceptional faculty
Four A&S faculty members have been honored for their excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.
Alex Townsend Receives Weiss Junior Fellowship Award
Alex Townsend was named a Stephen H. Weiss Junior Fellow on Friday.
Active Learning Initiative, at 10, elevates teaching and belonging
The initiative has supported classes in the humanities, the social and natural sciences, mathematics, information science and engineering.
Cornell mathematician featured in Netflix film
“The main idea of the film involves an exploration of infinity from several perspectives: mathematical, physical, philosophical, theological."
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.
Internship offers insights into banking career
Eros Georgiou ’25 is spending the summer exploring a career in banking, with help from a Summer Experience Grant.
Talking numbers: Cornell hosts math communication workshop
August 8-11, mathematics researchers and college-level teachers will discuss what it takes to communicate effectively among mathematicians, to students, and to the public.
Klarman Fellow achieves ‘beautiful results’ with outstanding math problems
Christian Gaetz uses his specific focus in mathematics – algebraic combinatorics – to make exciting progress on open problems.
Conference Celebrates Anil Nerode's 90th Birthday
The online conference Nerode-90, from June 28 to 29, will honor the logician's legacy.
Heather Wilber Wins the Householder Prize in Numerical Linear Algebra
Heather Wilber, who is now a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas’ Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, completed her Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Alex Townsend (Department of Mathematics) at Cornell’s Center for Applied Math.
Emily Witt Awarded 2022-23 Michler Memorial Prize
The Association for Women in Mathematics announced that the 2022-2023 Ruth I. Michler Memorial Prize has been awarded to Emily Witt, Associate Professor and Keeler Intra-University Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas.