research
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Math students study fractals during summer research
Laina Mowry and Fadzai Fungura spent the summer of 2007 at Cornell researching the geometry of self-similar fractals — objects whose parts are miniaturized copies of the larger structure.
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Student research yields climate change clues
The front lines of climate change research increasingly include Cornell undergraduates, such as Brian Hoye ’06 and Megan Andresen ’06.
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Shanata uses sociology and math skills to predict crime patterns
As a doctoral student in statistics at UCLA, Brandi Shanata combines her two Cornell majors: mathematics and sociology. Her research involves developing a predictive model for crime movements based on data from the Los Angeles Police Department.
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Scharmota applies religious lens to independent research in Chicago
Independent investigations and an investigation of independence: Alison Scharmota found a perfect opportunity for both during a semester in Chicago. Scharmota recently completed a Newberry Seminar in the Humanities, a semester-long program that led her deep into 18th century research at the Newberry Library while exploring life on her own in a large, vibrant city.
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Newberry Library grants English students access to rare texts
Scholarly research in English is typically a solo affair. But during a unique course at the Newberry Library in Chicago, professor Katy Stavreva serves as guide, mentor, and colleague as students dig into the archives at one of the North America’s premier research libraries.
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Greenstein study shows coral migration in warming waters
MOUNT VERNON — New research by Cornell College Professor of Geology Ben Greenstein suggests that global warming may be responsible for migrating coral species along Australia’s western coast, potentially providing a safe haven for temperature-sensitive species as the oceans warm.
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Cornell chemistry research prepares Shanata for Cal Tech
Jai Shanata ’05 found his passion for chemistry at Cornell and went on to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry at Cal Tech, one of the world’s top research universities. In 2011, he became an assistant professor of chemistry at Loyola University in New Orleans, La. Shanata had decided at the age of eight to become […]
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Bowen combines biology and math interests into award-winning genetics research
Danielle Bowen came to Cornell with interests in math and biology and left with a prestigious scholarship and solid grounding in the cutting-edge area of statistical genetics. She says her eyes were first opened to the burgeoning field in Bioinformatics, a computer science course taught by Andy Wildenberg.
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Cornell senior Bach earns coveted McElroy Fellowship
MOUNT VERNON — Elizabeth Bach, a senior biology and environmental studies major at Cornell College, has been awarded the R.J. McElroy Fellowship.