Excited that within the next day (!) @NASAWebbTelescp will observe young star cluster NGC 1333 with NIRISS/WFSS, in search of free-floating planetary mass objects. Nearly a decade of planning with former postdocs Aleks Scholz & Kora Muzic, building on ground-based surveys.
In other news, we detected metal hydride in an exoplanet atmosphere at high spectral resolution for the first time, led by @lauraflaggastro: https://t.co/qYnR5y1YyF
@stevenstrogatz@DrRayJay “The Winokur Professorship extends the remarkable legacy of Carl Sagan and other legendary Arts and Sciences faculty, and doubles down on our deep and enduring commitment to broader engagement,” said A&S dean @DrRayJay, who has made public engagement a priority for the college.
Distinguished mathematician, teacher & science communicator @stevenstrogatz is the first to hold the Winokur Professorship in the Public Understanding of Science and Mathematics in A&S, believed to be the first of its kind in the U.S.
@DrRayJay https://t.co/6isUqa1g0D
Backing bold ideas: $2.5M in @CornellCAS New Frontiers Grants will fund 13 research projects across the sciences, social sciences and humanities for novel investigations, ranging from quantum computing to climate change. @DrRayJay https://t.co/XBZ8fK7Nat
This summer, 101 undergrads in @CornellCAS will take part in groundbreaking #research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program. @DrRayJay https://t.co/gtDluhIANl
Great talk last night with @DrRayJay, @secupp from @CNN, Matthew Hiltzik from @HiltzikStrat, @AliCirone and Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist Andrew Morse, president and publisher of @ajc on political polarization and the media
We are at a moment akin to Galileo and his telescope. Will discovery of alien life be our Copernican moment? Intriguing ending to @UCNZ Connect talk by @DrRayJay from @Cornell
Renovation underway: @CornellCAS has embarked upon a $110 million transformation of McGraw Hall, with several @Cornell families pledging more than $40 million in foundational gifts to enable the comprehensive renovation. @CornellAlumni@DrRayJay https://t.co/EIaiyG9D9j
The Klarman Postdoctoral Fellowship program has been expanded to 10 fellows per cohort thanks to additional support from Seth Klarman ’79 & Beth Schultz Klarman. "The Klarman Fellowships have surpassed our highest expectations," says Dean Ray Jayawardhana
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The rapid expansion of commercial space activity, as well as its integration into key government programs and services, represents a leap into uncharted waters. @sekreps, @DrRayJay, and @MelamedAvishai discuss the risks and policy challenges. https://t.co/0Y05xbJkUU
Congratulations to the Arts & Sciences faculty receiving Weiss teaching awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring!
@MikeHGoldstein, @CornellPsychDpt; Verity Platt, classics; @SumanSeth42, @STSCornell; and Alex Townsend, mathematics
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