… Emily Fridlundgrew up in Minnesota. Her first novel,History of Wolves, was a finalist for the 2017 … Choice, one ofUSA Today’s Notable Books, an Amazon Best Book of the Month, and a #1 Indie Next pick. The … Overview Emily Fridlund grew up in Minnesota. Her first novel, History of Wolves , was a finalist for the …
… . Founded in 1760, more than 50 years before Norway’s first university, the society has about 435 members in … In his 2022 popular science book “ The Language Game ,” Christiansen explains how humans learn and use …
… Sabotaged the American Dream,” noted that students learn best when they’re actively engaged. She tries something new … her to poll students during class. “I felt a little like a game show host,” said Mettler with a laugh. “It was fun.” … the class. I was afraid the students would rebel, but the first day of class they simply put their laptops away and …
… conducting physics education research. You were named first place winner in the 2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) … I enjoy playing lacrosse, hiking, traveling, board games, and cooking. Why did you choose Cornell to pursue …
… a central part of my life. I have played basketball since first grade, and it has been my outlet and escape, which … provided me the opportunity to attend most of the best schools in the country, and I chose to go to Cornell. … How have your beliefs or perspectives changed since you first arrived at Cornell? I don’t think my core values and …
… study, published June 14 in the journal Cell, finds for the first time that fetal immune cells are present in adults and have specialized roles during infection. In fact, the first immune cells made in early life are fast-acting first responders to microbes in adulthood. …
Rare and Manuscript Collections
George Moler 1875 (at far right) and other faculty with the dynamo during Sibley College’s 60th anniversary in 1931.
… ago, the apparatus was a modern marvel: one of the world’s first electric dynamos (machines that convert mechanical … William Anthony and several students, the dynamo—the first of its type built in this country—powered a pair of … operated on campus for a decade, comprising the world’s first outdoor electric lighting system. “One of the first …
'I discovered the importance of asking questions'
"Not knowing something, being unsure and trying to find the answer is the best way to grow and learn. The process of seeking out the answer is just as important as the answer itself."
Associate Professor of the Practice
Literatures in English
… a Non-Enemy Combatant, winner of the Hornblower Award for First Fiction (from the New York Society Library), Best New Voice by Bookspan, and selected by the New York … a Non-Enemy Combatant, winner of the Hornblower Award for First Fiction (from the New York Society Library), Best New …
… fourth grade, my dream was to become a great scientist. At first, I thought I wanted to be an astronomer, but in middle … due in part to experiments done a few decades ago at the site of the current accelerator, made the choice an … research in particle physics since my sophomore year. At first, I worked on the experimental side, testing new …
Instructor, School of Continuing Education
Government
… therefore interdisciplinary and historically situated. My first book project, “When Citizens Judge,” is a comparative … Athens. I am interested in how different institutional sites, civic roles and genres of political speech shape …
… much more interesting and rewarding. It’s become a sort of game to see how I can connect all my classes each semester. … professor. If you were to offer advice to an incoming first year student, what would you say? So many people will …
Cornell has entered the second semester of its transition from Blackboard to Canvas, with more than half of all courses now using the new learning management system. Blackboard will be unavailable after the fall 2019 semester.
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Robert Sullivan on a Mediterranean cruise near Naples, Italy, in January 2024.
Robert John Sullivan, Jr., one of the world’s foremost authorities on aeolian processes -- how wind can carve and change a landscape -- died Feb. 15 in Ithaca.
