Prof. Kyle Lancaster, chemistry and chemical biology, named one of 30 “rising stars tansforming science” by Forbes’ magazine last December, interrogates molecules for a living.

Chess is more than a strategy game — it’s a “mental war” involving sharp mental faculties and efficient cognitive processing, according to a recent guest brought in by the Cornell Chess Club.

Chess and it's ideals, portrayed on film at Cornell Cinema. 

Last week, Ph.D. candidate Karen Heymann, crop and soil sciences, presented her research on black carbon, one of the "dirtiest" specimen on Earth. Her research utilized the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source to detect and characterize this substance, which plays a role in soil and climate change.