We're gonna be in the news again

[Al DeFlorio]

Finally, some good news!  Will Professor Steve Strogatz do for math what Carl Sagan did for science?

Can't access the Times, but Strogatz co-authored a brilliant piece of instructional software for differential equations that was sold by Addison-Wesley back in the 90s.

Try archivebuttons.com: [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/insider/math-revealed.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare]

Thanks, George.  Read the piece today in the good old, paper edition.

[Trotsky]

Finally, some good news!  Will Professor Steve Strogatz do for math what Carl Sagan did for science?

Can't access the Times, but Strogatz co-authored a brilliant piece of instructional software for differential equations that was sold by Addison-Wesley back in the 90s.

Was that "IDE"?  That fucking rocked.

[Al DeFlorio]

Finally, some good news!  Will Professor Steve Strogatz do for math what Carl Sagan did for science?

Can't access the Times, but Strogatz co-authored a brilliant piece of instructional software for differential equations that was sold by Addison-Wesley back in the 90s.

Was that "IDE"?  That fucking rocked.

Yep.  As good an example of instructional software as I've seen, and I've seen many hundreds.  Review here:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00029890.1998.12004947

[George64]

Here is the administration's response to my April 17 email to Kotlikoff:

Thank you for your message to President Kotlikoff, which I am sharing with leadership. President Kotlikoff deeply appreciates the engagement of our community. I wanted to share information about how Cornell is responding to recent changes in the federal and higher education landscapes.
 
Cornell is actively seeking details from federal officials regarding research funding freezes reported in the news media. While the university has not received any official notice confirming these cuts or the rationale behind them, we have experienced substantial federal research funding loss across every campus and within every college and school. The research at risk is vital to public health and medicine, military readiness and national security, and a range of U.S. industries.
 
We are responding thoughtfully and strategically – including legal, communications and policy-level engagement to reverse these cuts and protect our core mission. When federal agencies imposed funding cuts to research activities sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy, Cornell swiftly stepped forward, along with higher education groups and other leading research universities, to challenge these actions in court.
 
In April, President Kotlikoff joined more than 550 leaders and officials from other institutions to sign on to a letter from the American Association of Colleges & Universities calling for constructive engagement between higher education and government. Cornell leadership continues to be guided by our foundational commitment to "... any person ... any study" and our institutional principles.
 
Alongside peer institutions, we're collectively showcasing the tangible, everyday impact of Cornell's research to our state, nation, and world, and the value of colleges and universities to educating our nation's citizens and workers. We hope you can join us by sharing this website with your fellow alumni and networks.
 
Sincerely,
Sarah Evans
 
Sarah Evans
Staff Writer & Correspondence Manager
Offices of the President and Provost
Cornell University
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Cornell has really amped up commentary on research activities on its website and asked for help in reaching elected officials.  So far, the response has been very disappointing, 3260 out of an alumni base of about a quarter million!  Ultimately, a reduction in research income will filter down to things that really matter, like financial aid for student-athletes. Take a few minutes this weekend and contact your elected representatives.  Even, if you didn't go to Cornell, your school may be next.

[https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellmatters/]
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[Tom Lento]

Finally, some good news!  Will Professor Steve Strogatz do for math what Carl Sagan did for science?

Can't access the Times, but Strogatz co-authored a brilliant piece of instructional software for differential equations that was sold by Addison-Wesley back in the 90s.

I read a few of his Times columns years ago, they made some fairly complex stuff readily accessible.

Had I known about this software when I was in college my life might be very different, but I didn't and neither did the guy teaching math 213 at the time. I nearly flunked the class and had to alter my major, and it all worked out for the best.

[Trotsky]

Maybe we shouldn't have tied the solvency of our higher education apparatus to political processes subject to the whims of voters who topped out intellectually in the 4th grade.

[George64]

Today's NY Times: Professor Jim Maas, dead at 86.  He was a TA when I took Psych 101.  Awhile after he became a professor, his course was moved to Bailey Hall as it was so popular. He taught an estimated 65,000 students and allegedly sexually harassed several coeds.
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[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Today's NY Times: Professor Jim Maas, dead at 86.  He was a TA when I took Psych 101.  Awhile after he became a professor, his course was moved to Bailey Hall as it was so popular. He taught an estimated 65,000 students and allegedly sexually harassed several coeds.
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I took the course from him in fall '78 (in Bailey).  Fun course.

[George64]

Here is the administration's response to my April 17 email to Kotlikoff:

Thank you for your message to President Kotlikoff, which I am sharing with leadership. President Kotlikoff deeply appreciates the engagement of our community. I wanted to share information about how Cornell is responding to recent changes in the federal and higher education landscapes.
 
Cornell is actively seeking details from federal officials regarding research funding freezes reported in the news media. While the university has not received any official notice confirming these cuts or the rationale behind them, we have experienced substantial federal research funding loss across every campus and within every college and school. The research at risk is vital to public health and medicine, military readiness and national security, and a range of U.S. industries.
 
We are responding thoughtfully and strategically – including legal, communications and policy-level engagement to reverse these cuts and protect our core mission. When federal agencies imposed funding cuts to research activities sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy, Cornell swiftly stepped forward, along with higher education groups and other leading research universities, to challenge these actions in court.
 
In April, President Kotlikoff joined more than 550 leaders and officials from other institutions to sign on to a letter from the American Association of Colleges & Universities calling for constructive engagement between higher education and government. Cornell leadership continues to be guided by our foundational commitment to "... any person ... any study" and our institutional principles.
 
Alongside peer institutions, we're collectively showcasing the tangible, everyday impact of Cornell's research to our state, nation, and world, and the value of colleges and universities to educating our nation's citizens and workers. We hope you can join us by sharing this website with your fellow alumni and networks.
 
Sincerely,
Sarah Evans
 
Sarah Evans
Staff Writer & Correspondence Manager
Offices of the President and Provost
Cornell University
.

Cornell has really amped up commentary on research activities on its website and asked for help in reaching elected officials.  So far, the response has been very disappointing, 3260 out of an alumni base of about a quarter million!  Ultimately, a reduction in research income will filter down to things that really matter, like financial aid for student-athletes. Take a few minutes this weekend and contact your elected representatives.  Even, if you didn't go to Cornell, your school may be next.

[https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellmatters/]
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Today's NY Times: Mostly about Columbia, but Cornell is mentioned and may still be in the administration's crosshairs.  In saner times, wasn't this called extortion?
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[CU2007]

Here is the administration's response to my April 17 email to Kotlikoff:

Thank you for your message to President Kotlikoff, which I am sharing with leadership. President Kotlikoff deeply appreciates the engagement of our community. I wanted to share information about how Cornell is responding to recent changes in the federal and higher education landscapes.
 
Cornell is actively seeking details from federal officials regarding research funding freezes reported in the news media. While the university has not received any official notice confirming these cuts or the rationale behind them, we have experienced substantial federal research funding loss across every campus and within every college and school. The research at risk is vital to public health and medicine, military readiness and national security, and a range of U.S. industries.
 
We are responding thoughtfully and strategically – including legal, communications and policy-level engagement to reverse these cuts and protect our core mission. When federal agencies imposed funding cuts to research activities sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy, Cornell swiftly stepped forward, along with higher education groups and other leading research universities, to challenge these actions in court.
 
In April, President Kotlikoff joined more than 550 leaders and officials from other institutions to sign on to a letter from the American Association of Colleges & Universities calling for constructive engagement between higher education and government. Cornell leadership continues to be guided by our foundational commitment to "... any person ... any study" and our institutional principles.
 
Alongside peer institutions, we're collectively showcasing the tangible, everyday impact of Cornell's research to our state, nation, and world, and the value of colleges and universities to educating our nation's citizens and workers. We hope you can join us by sharing this website with your fellow alumni and networks.
 
Sincerely,
Sarah Evans
 
Sarah Evans
Staff Writer & Correspondence Manager
Offices of the President and Provost
Cornell University
.

Cornell has really amped up commentary on research activities on its website and asked for help in reaching elected officials.  So far, the response has been very disappointing, 3260 out of an alumni base of about a quarter million!  Ultimately, a reduction in research income will filter down to things that really matter, like financial aid for student-athletes. Take a few minutes this weekend and contact your elected representatives.  Even, if you didn't go to Cornell, your school may be next.

[https://alumni.cornell.edu/cornellmatters/]
.

Today's NY Times: Mostly about Columbia, but Cornell is mentioned and may still be in the administration's crosshairs.  In saner times, wasn't this called extortion?
.

Shakedowns, extortions, profiting directly off of the office. Nobody seems to care.

[George64]

NY Times: Columbia capitulates.  In PR-speak, they reached a negotiated settlement.  Go Harvard!

[TimV]

Go Harvard!

A sentiment only found in the JSID forum.

[George64]

Go Harvard!

A sentiment only found in the JSID forum.

Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology, Journal of Spatial Innovation Development, Journal of the Society for Information Display???

Duh, John Spencer is Dead!  Agreed, anywhere else and I'd be banned from eLynah.  BTW, who was the late John Spencer?
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[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Go Harvard!

A sentiment only found in the JSID forum.

Japanese Society for Investigative Dermatology, Journal of Spatial Innovation Development, Journal of the Society for Information Display???

Duh, John Spencer is Dead!  Agreed, anywhere else and I'd be banned from eLynah.  BTW, who was the late John Spencer?
.

John Spencer

[BearLover]

NY Times: Columbia capitulates.  In PR-speak, they reached a negotiated settlement.  Go Harvard!

Harvard will soon be forced to settle with the Trump administration as well. Hopefully Cornell's penalty isn't close to this bad.