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Byline: Agnes Shin

Computer Science

Doctoral student receives Google Fellowship

Thodoris Lykouris, a doctoral student in the Department of Computer Science, has been selected as a recipient of the 2018 Google PhD Fellowship.

College Scholars
College Scholar

College Scholars explore Japanese cultural property to tech design

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The College Scholar program allows students to design their own interdisciplinary majors.

Art History

Graduate student curates exhibit at the Johnson Museum

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Yuhua Ding, a doctoral candidate in history of art, has curated an exhibition currently on view at the Johnson Museum of Art entitled “Debating Art: Chinese Intellectuals at the Crossroads.”

Creative Writing

Creative Writing Program to host talk on TRANS*forming literature

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On Thursday, April 26, the Spring 2018 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series will present its final event, “TRANS*forming Literature.”

Student Activities

Student hopes to kickstart movement dedicated to “Shaping the Future”

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A&S junior Justin Langfan is spending his time kickstarting a political movement and writing an entrepreneurship themed newsletter called "The Bold."

College Scholars

New College Scholars explore intellectual niches from Japanese cultural property to technology design

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Eighteen students from the Class of 2020 are creating unique paths of study through the College Scholar program.

mathematics

Math Awareness Month speaker to examine card games, patterns, computation

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Which patterns in data are meaningful, and which are inevitable due to the size of the dataset?

History

Undercover: UCLA Historian to Speak about the Secret Life of Journalist Grace Halsell

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Historian Robin R. G. Kelley will visit campus April 16-18 for three lectures as part of the 2018 Carl Becker Lecture Series.

Italian Studies

Colloquia explore Italian art, culture, literature, philosophy

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This spring, the Italian program within the College of Arts & Sciences is hosting the Italian Studies Colloquium, a series of lectures bringing together enthusiasts of Italian art, culture, literature and philosophy.

Alumni

Alumnus helps celebrities navigate the spotlight

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Alum Sam Naimi '17, who double majored in feminist, gender, & sexuality studies, and English literature, talks about his experience working full time in the entertainment industry.

Comparative Literature

Gavriel Shapiro memoir chronicles leaving the Soviet Union

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"Recollections of a Personal Passover" recounts Shapiro's struggle to immigrate to Israel – including arrests, job loss, imprisonment and trial – as he risked everything for freedom.

Biology

New director of Undergraduate Biology looks forward to advising students

"I love sitting with students and talking about where they currently are, where they aspire to go and who they want to be."

Academic Excursions

Students broaden their perspective of ‘Caribbean Urbanisms’ through NYC excursion

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From September 8-10, students taking a new Spanish literature course traveled to New York City to examine its identity as a Latinx Caribbean diasporic city.

Performing & Media Arts

Chase Palmer, screenwriter of “It,” talks about pursuing a career in film

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Screenwriter Chase Palmer met with students Sept. 21 as part of the Professional Directions Series hosted by Austin Bunn, associate professor in the the Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) and talked about the importance of networking and taking the time to write.

Alumni Awards

A&S graduate awarded Fulbright grant

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A&S graduate awarded Fulbright Award to examine LGBTQ education in the Netherlands

Government

From a career in law to a career in journalism: Alumna Nina Terrero shares her story

Ezra Update

Terrero advises students not to worry too much about their career paths, but instead take the time to appreciate their fellow Cornellians.

Music Release

Roberto Sierra releases musical works in Spain

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Congratulations to Roberto Sierra, Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities and professor of music, on the international release of his new CD “Boleros & Montunos” in Madrid, Spain.

English

Elisha Cohn publishes book on theories of the aesthetic in Victorian literature

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This past December, Assistant Professor of English Elisha Cohn published her new book Still Life: Suspended Development in the Victorian Novel (Oxford University Press), an extension of her research on Victorian novels and theories of the aesthetic.

DIVERSITY

Third Posse group thriving at Cornell

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This semester, the College of Arts & Sciences, together with the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) welcomed the third cohort of Posse Program students to Cornell.And for the first time, OADI sponsored visits for First Year Parents Weekend, welcoming parents of this freshman group to visit their children, meet with other Posse families and explore Ithaca.

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African Development

Prof. releases edited volume on impact of Millennium Development Goals on Africa

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 N'Dri T. Assié-Lumumba, professor of Africana Studies, together with Nathan Andrews (University of Alberta, Canada) and Nene Ernest Khalema (Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa), has released the edited volume "Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Retrospect: Africa's Development Beyond 2015" (Springer, 2015).

Academic Advising

Pre-enrollment Tips

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Freshmen:

Outreach

Cornell Splash! holds day of learning for local youth

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Cornell students hosted more than 180 middle schoolers and high schoolers for a recent day of classes.

Alumni

Chief of Staff to NYC deputy mayor says liberal arts made him a 'critical thinker'

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During his time at Cornell, Udai Tambar '97 conducted research on nutritional science, played intramural sports and majored in both chemistry and Asian studies.  Today, he plays an instrumental role in shaping New York City’s public policies as chief of staff to the deputy mayor for health and human services.