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Government

New course encourages students to embrace disagreement

11/13/2025 A&S Communications

A new course being offered will give students the chance to consider some of the most polarizing issues in our world today.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

First-ever visualization of enhanced catalytic activity reported

11/2/2017 Cornell Chronicle

… catalysis imaging can also scan monometallic sites to find areas of higher catalytic activity, which the group says make the best locations for constructing effective bimetallic …

Campus Advisory

COVID-19 & Reactivation Planning

3/13/2020

… UPDATES Visit Cornell University's COVID-19 resource site for the latest information. … UPDATES Visit Cornell University's COVID-19 resource site for the latest information. The College of Arts & … Updates COVID-19 Graduate School Updates (Updated 3/23) Additional trusted health organizations , as well as …

Archaeology

‘Ghost’ footprints from the Pleistocene made visible

11/12/2019 A&S Communications

… possibly be applied to many other fossilized footprint sites around the world, potentially including those of … at a campsite or kill site, the two types of archaeological sites best known for this time period. “The GPR technique …

Humanities

2018 Biennial on 'Duration' to feature major artists

5/17/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Internationally known artists Carrie Mae Weems and Xu Bing will join participants from across the university this fall in the Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA) 2018 Biennial.

Peter McIntyre

Associate Professor Dwight Webster Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

… work is worldwide in scope, using detailed field studies at sites in New York, the Great Lakes, East Africa, Southeast … work is worldwide in scope, using detailed field studies at sites in New York, the Great Lakes, East Africa, Southeast … Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115: 7623-7628. Lisi PJ, Childress E, Gagne RB, Hain EF, Hogan JD, …

Goldwin Smith Hall, home of the English department

Students host first undergraduate philosophy conference

3/13/2024 A&S Communications

Sophia Gottfried '25 talks about putting on Cornell's first undergraduate philosophy conference.

Marine Biology

Freshman’s marine bio TikTok scores mass following

4/15/2020 A&S Communications

… Many of John Dombrowski's ‘23 ideas have come from Cornell classes, he said. … John Dombrowski ‘23 takes the same rigorous approach to his viral Tik Tok … chose the school. “Choose the school that is going to best educate you and make you the best in your field, …

Math & Computer Science

Mary Grace Hager: ‘Working alongside such dedicated students has provided me with my best friends’

5/1/2019

… because I wanted to learn more ASL; I joined the E-Board to get more involved in the group's initiatives, and since then … to pay attention to what you like and don't like. As you get to know your own interests better, you should feel …

Rays of Hope

Cornell brothers tackle hunger in Puerto Rico

8/20/2020

… the COVID-19 pandemic hit and Héctor ’20 and Joey Ibáñez ’23 headed home to Puerto Rico, they and fellow college … struggling with poverty and hunger. Joey Ibanez '23, left, unloads milk during a delivery, helped by his … as masks and hand sanitizer. They also put together a website. “We had no idea what to expect in terms of funding, …

Adriana Sanchez: Computer Science & Spanish

'All of these wonderful people have always advocated for me, believed in me and encouraged me'

5/17/2024 A&S Communications

… throughout the years, but one of my favorites has been Hack4Impact. We are a project team that partners with … I first joined WICC and later encouraged me to apply for Hack4Impact, which would become one of the best decisions I …

People sitting in a college classroom — Serge Petchenyi / Cornell University Students participate in an in-class discussion.

Education Innovation

College of Arts and Sciences launches education innovation web feature

12/7/2017 A&S Communications

… to spotlight new developments throughout the college. The site includes stories about teaching methods, education … to spotlight new developments throughout the college. The site includes stories about teaching methods, education … approaches, we are moving the college forward based on the best education research and best practices known. This is a …

Person speaks at a podium, gesturing with one hand — Roger Theise for Cornell University Misha Inniss-Thompson ’16, assistant research professor of psychology, gave the keynote address at the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives’ annual Honors Award Ceremony on May 5 in the Statler Hotel.

Student experiences

Prioritize space to dream, OADI alumna tells diverse students

5/12/2023 Cornell Chronicle

… Samantha Huanca ’23 remembers feeling overwhelmed on North Campus on the … favorite authors, Inniss-Thompson said, “You are your own best thing.” She encouraged students to stay connected to … of remarks by the closing student speaker, Angel Langumas ’23, in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, who …

Meredith F. Small

Professor Emerita
Anthropology

… Publications Academic Articles 2003 How Many Fathers Are Best for a Child?. Discover 24(4):54-61. 2002 Mother's Little Helpers. New Scientist 176(2372):44-49. 2002 So Near and Yet So Far. Natural History … History 111(3):14-16. 2002 The Happy Fat. New Scientist 175(2357):34-39. 2002 What You Can Learn From Drunk Monkeys. …

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Study shows long-term monitoring essential to effective environmental policy

4/5/2018 A&S Communications

… tourism, and fisheries viable. Since the 1970s, monitoring sites have recorded declining concentrations of airborne … $22 trillion benefit to the US economy – at a cost of only 2-3% of that total benefit. By 2020, the 1990 Clean Air Act …