The good Cornellians can do: Grace Wolf-Chase ’81

"A central focus of my career has been bridging the worlds of academic research and public education, bringing the wonders of astronomy to diverse religious communities," says Grace Wolf-Chase '81.

Grace played a leading role at the intersection of science and religion at both the academic and public levels by teaching astronomy. She has taught seminary students for over 20 years, contributed to science and religion journals and books, and presented at large conferences, such as the Parliament of the World's Religions.

"The pervasive 'culture wars' that present science and religion as enemies work to the detriment of everyone in society, and the only way to address this problem is to build trust through establishing long-term cross-cultural and interfaith relationships, " Grace says.

She has sought to bring participatory science to diverse faith and interfaith communities, and also worked as a science advisor for programs like the the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAASD) Dialogue on Science, Ethics, and Religion.

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