Brian Lukoff '04 loves math.This is not true for many Americans (30 percent according to a recent survey), who say they're just "not good at math."Lukoff thinks there's a way to change that statistic, believing that part of the problem is the way students are learning in math and other disciplines as well. He has developed a tool that helps teachers and professors gauge what their students know and address gaps right away.
A doctoral candidate in romance studies Sarena Tien studies representations of female friendship in literature and film from French-speaking Africa and Asia.
Jesse Winter
Alumni shared career advice with students at a June 26 networking event.
… from the College of Arts & Sciences gathered in late June for a series of networking events, helping students explore … on a spreadsheet.” The finance event in New York City June 26 included time for informal networking, as well as … on the Arts & Sciences Career Connections Committee, visit the A&S Career Development website. Jesse Winter …
New Cornell sociology research: The “widowhood effect” – the tendency for married people to die in close succession – is accelerated when spouses don’t know each other’s friends well.
Cornell, the only institution offering regular multilevel instruction in all six of the major Southeast Asian languages – Burmese, Indonesian, Khmer, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai and Vietnamese – will host a conference on the teaching of these languages on Sept. 19-21.
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High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is ubiquitous in single-use applications such as packaging and containers, labeled with the number two inside the triangular recycling symbol.
This year, 27 fellows, including three from Arts & Sciences, will engage with national and international news media to make their voices heard on several issues.
Northrup Grumman
An illustration of the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope
