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Hannah Mitchell
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Arts & Sciences Communications
“Consider supporting those institutions that have made a positive difference in your lives,” Robert Harrison ‘76 said during a visit to campus last month, where he had the chance to speak to members of the Robert S. Harrison College Scholar Program. “In my case, that has been, at the top of the list, Cornell and the Rhodes Scholarship.” Harrison’s Cornell visit offered a chance for him…
by :
Hannah Mitchell
,
Arts & Sciences Communications
A new course this semester, ANTHR 3200 Heritage Forensics, explores how the latest technologies are reshaping cultural preservation. The work the 20 students in the class are doing is so relevant, the U.S. State Department has expressed interest in their work. The course was co-developed by this year’s Milstein Faculty Fellow in the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity in…
Gillis Lowry
More than 400 students rode in eight charter buses filled with Cornellians to Rochester, New York, to witness the total solar eclipse.
The April 8 solar eclipse was “definitely life-changing,” said Emma Linscomb ’27, a member of Cornell’s Society of Physics Students.
“Experiencing it with a bunch of other people was such a special thing,” she said, “especially people you go to school with.”
Linscomb was one of more than 400 students who rode in eight charter buses filled with Cornellians to Rochester, New York, to…
The Cornell and Ithaca communities can see a unique blend of mime and mathematics during two days of events planned by the Cornell Department of Mathematics to celebrate April as Mathematics Awareness Month (MAM). The math-themed events and speakers are scheduled on April 19 and 20.
The MAM Public Lecture will feature Tim Chartier, the Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and…
On April 8, the moon will sweep across the sun, casting a shadow over the Earth and etching a ring of fire in the sky. This total solar eclipse is a must-see, as it marks the final opportunity for many to witness this cosmic phenomenon on such a grand scale until 2045. Cornell students can travel right to the heart of the eclipse’s path, thanks to the student-led Astronomical Society at Cornell,…
Over winter break, students in Cornell’s Barbara & Richard T. Silver ‘50, MD ‘53 Wind Symphony traveled to Cuba for a community-engaged performance tour in collaboration with the National Concert Band of Cuba. The tour honored both music and culture.
The nine-day trip, with eight days spent in Havana and one in Matanzas, was led by James Spinazzola, the Barbara & Richard T. Silver ‘50,…
When Ali Soong ‘16 goes to work each day at NBCUniversal, she wields her diverse Cornell education.
As senior director of product management, Soong’s days could include anything from meeting with…
Chris Kitchen
Students view some of the exhibits at the Cultura y Poder event in Rockefeller Hall.
On Dec. 4, nearly 60 students from Cornell’s Introduction to Latinx Studies course celebrated Latino/a roots through their exhibit “Cultura y poder.” Their collaborative mixed media projects, showcased online and in 434 Rockefeller Hall, explore how culture strengthens and uplifts communities.
After a semester dedicated to studying the experiences and intersections of U.S. Latinx identities,…
After a year’s leave of absence to her home in Vietnam, An Le ‘25 returned to campus this fall feeling fulfilled. Through hosting a talk show and traveling around the Middle East, Le relearned the value of passion, exemplifying that the path to success is not homogenous.
Le spent her first year studying remotely because of COVID-19, and upon arrival, she struggled to socialize and navigate her…
Cornell undergraduate students from all majors are invited to compete in The Cornell Mathematical Contest in Modeling (CMCM). This annual competition, slated for Nov. 10-13, allows students to work on open-ended real world problems, showcasing the multifaceted nature of applied mathematics.
During the event, students compete in teams of three to build a mathematical model, obtain a…
Grace Aiono ‘26 has been awarded this year’s Giuseppe Velli Prize by the American Boccaccio Association (ABA) for the best undergraduate student essay on the works of Giovanni Boccaccio.
The prize honors the extensive contributions of Giuseppe Velli (1928-2013), a renowned Boccaccio scholar whose work remains fundamental in Italy and North America today. It is awarded for the best essay…
The first woman to win a consecutive Southeast Asian Writers Award, Veeraporn Nitiprapha, will discuss her newest novel, “Memories of the Memories of the Black Rose Cat,” on Oct. 5.
Beginning at 4:45 p.m. in the A. D. White House Guerlac Room, Nitiprapha will talk about how her work explores Chinese migration and identity in Southeast Asia throughout the 20th century.
“We will…
