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A sketch of a butterfly labeled, "To Véra"
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections/Cornell University Library In first printings of his books, Vladimir Nabokov often inscribed dedications to his wife, Vera, and made drawings of butterflies. For the dedication page of Look at the Harlequins, he drew an imaginary species of butterfly, Arlequinus arlequinus.
Historic black and white image: a person sitting at a desk, writing
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections/Cornell University Library Vladimir Nabokov taught Russian literature at Cornell, where he had an office in Goldwin Smith Hall.
Arts Unplugged

Events celebrate Nabokov as butterfly scientist

Cornell Chronicle
people dancing in red jumpsuits outside
Anson Wigner Dancers who were part of the "Nature's Play" performance in April 2023.
two people with model of church
Provided Architecture graduate students Zachary Sherrod M.S. ’23 and Chi-Chia Tsao M.S. ’23 created an exhibition model of St. James AME Zion Church with funding from a Rural Humanities Grant.
Rural Humanities

Grants available to fund rural humanities projects

A&S Communications
Several people pose in front of a sign that says "HACKATHON"
Abigail Younger Members of "The Freshmen," the grand challenge winners at the hackathon, stand with judges, deans and mentors.
Several people pose in front of a sign that says "HACKATHON"
Abigail Younger Members of "The Freshmen," the grand challenge winners at the hackathon, stand with judges, deans and mentors.
Computer science

Freshmen win top prize at digital ag hackathon

Cornell Chronicle
Person speaking at a podium
Sreang Hok/Cornell University Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and at Columbia Law School, delivers the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture in Sage Chapel.
Person speaking at a podium
Sreang Hok/Cornell University Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor of law at the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law and at Columbia Law School, delivers the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture in Sage Chapel.
MLK Lecture

MLK lecture: Encourage democracy, fight suppression

Cornell Chronicle
J. Robert Lennon
Lindsay France/Cornell University Writer J. Robert Lennon, the Ann S. Bowers Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, has previously played around with genre elements – from mazy, existential mysteries to dystopian satire – but his new novel, “Hard Girls,” is his first straight-up thriller.
J. Robert Lennon
Lindsay France/Cornell University Writer J. Robert Lennon, the Ann S. Bowers Professor of English in the College of Arts and Sciences, has previously played around with genre elements – from mazy, existential mysteries to dystopian satire – but his new novel, “Hard Girls,” is his first straight-up thriller.
Literatures in English

Lennon chases down literary thrills in new series

Cornell Chronicle
colorful burst of light: purple, yellow, orange
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/CXC/Univ. of Ariz. A superdense neutron star is spewing out a blizzard of extremely high-energy particles into the expanding debris field known as the Crab Nebula.
colorful burst of light: purple, yellow, orange
NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/CXC/Univ. of Ariz. A superdense neutron star is spewing out a blizzard of extremely high-energy particles into the expanding debris field known as the Crab Nebula.
Astronomy

Cornell astronomers on newly approved UVEX NASA mission

Cornell Chronicle
Jake Turner
Ryan Young/Cornell University Jake Turner, NASA Hubble/Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow in astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences and part of the Carl Sagan Institute, is a science adviser on a radio telescope made of four antennas that each extend to eight feet long and are packed into an eight-inch canister for launch.
Jake Turner
Ryan Young/Cornell University Jake Turner, NASA Hubble/Sagan Postdoctoral Fellow in astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences and part of the Carl Sagan Institute, is a science adviser on a radio telescope made of four antennas that each extend to eight feet long and are packed into an eight-inch canister for launch.
Astronomy

Earth to be exhibit A for lunar exoplanet research

Cornell Chronicle
camera person behind two movie stars
Matthew Ashton - AMA, via Getty Images Balać stands to the right behind actors Ryan Reynolds, left, and Rob McElhenney.
camera person behind two movie stars
Matthew Ashton - AMA, via Getty Images Balać stands to the right behind actors Ryan Reynolds, left, and Rob McElhenney.
Alumni accomplishments

Alum’s Emmy caps his ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ experience

A&S Communications
Person stands with microphone, speaking intently while three others listen
Heather Ainsworth/Provided Abigel Manaye ’24 (standing) argues the opposition side of the debate, “Speechless: Should Union Organizers Have Free Speech Rights in the Workplace?,” held Jan. 31 in Ives Hall.
Person stands with microphone, speaking intently while three others listen
Heather Ainsworth/Provided Abigel Manaye ’24 (standing) argues the opposition side of the debate, “Speechless: Should Union Organizers Have Free Speech Rights in the Workplace?,” held Jan. 31 in Ives Hall.
Free Expression

Students debate free speech in the workplace

Cornell Chronicle
Person standing at a podium, smiling and gesturing
Jason Koski/Cornell University Ann Druyan, writer, producer and widow of Carl Sagan, speaks at the 2015 Inauguration of the Carl Sagan Institute: Pale Blue Dot and Beyond.
Person standing at a podium, smiling and gesturing
Jason Koski/Cornell University Ann Druyan, writer, producer and widow of Carl Sagan, speaks at the 2015 Inauguration of the Carl Sagan Institute: Pale Blue Dot and Beyond.
Astronomy and cinema

‘Cosmos’ screening features ice cream and live Q&A with Ann Druyan

A&S Communications
Overhead view of Cornell's campus buildings under a light sky, with a lake in the distance
Lindsay France/Cornell University Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows pursue research on a wide variety of topics in the social sciences, sciences and humanities.
Overhead view of Cornell's campus buildings under a light sky, with a lake in the distance
Lindsay France/Cornell University Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows pursue research on a wide variety of topics in the social sciences, sciences and humanities.
Klarman Fellows

Twelve new Klarman Fellows to pursue innovative, timely research in A&S

A&S Communications
Person wearing hockey gloves and a Cornell t-shirt, carrying a hockey stick and smiling
Provided Harrison Award winner Dana Lerner ’14 playing ice hockey at Madison Square Garden in March 2023 (“A helmet was worn and is out of the frame,” she notes.)
Person wearing hockey gloves and a Cornell t-shirt, carrying a hockey stick and smiling
Provided Harrison Award winner Dana Lerner ’14 playing ice hockey at Madison Square Garden in March 2023 (“A helmet was worn and is out of the frame,” she notes.)
Alumni

Rising stars: Harrison Award honors recent alumni leaders

Alumni Affairs & Development
An x-ray image of a worm, curved up like a smile, all red.
Provided Fluorescence imaging of C. elegans fed with a new chemical probe developed in this study – a branched-chain fatty acid analog. The red signal derives from selective ‘click chemistry’ reaction between the probe and a red fluorescent dye.
An x-ray image of a worm, curved up like a smile, all red.
Provided Fluorescence imaging of C. elegans fed with a new chemical probe developed in this study – a branched-chain fatty acid analog. The red signal derives from selective ‘click chemistry’ reaction between the probe and a red fluorescent dye.
Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Tiny worm offers window into important protein modifications

A&S Communications
Large aircraft without a cockpit parked on a runway at sunset
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle parked on a taxiway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada
Large aircraft without a cockpit parked on a runway at sunset
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service An MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle parked on a taxiway at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada
International relations

Iran has little incentive to dissuade proxy attacks against US troops

A&S Communications
Eight people stand shoulder to shoulder
Provided CPFB grantee Veronica Zellers ’24 (second from left) and community partner Professor Bruce Levitt (fifth from left) with Art Beyond Cornell members and supporters at a spring 2023 event
Eight people stand shoulder to shoulder
Provided CPFB grantee Veronica Zellers ’24 (second from left) and community partner Professor Bruce Levitt (fifth from left) with Art Beyond Cornell members and supporters at a spring 2023 event
Student life

Student grant board funds social justice community projects

Cornell Chronicle