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Mara Xiong
Mara Xiong: Psychology

'I learned how research can be applied to settings outside the lab'

A&S Communications

Mara Xiong is a psychology major.

Two people sitting on a couch, one comforting the other
Psychology

Talking with a friend can ease the sting of being left out

Cornell Chronicle

Small, simple forms of social connection can lessen the negative feelings and thoughts that come with being excluded, according to Cornell psychology researchers.

Person wearing a bike helmet and shorts, holds a bicycle over her head. Mountains in the background
Lauren Hefferon ’83
Alumni

Through cycling tours, alum peddles her passion

Cornellians

For more than three decades, anthropology graduate Lauren Hefferon ’83 has run a company that offers upscale trips on two wheels.

College clock tower rises up beyond a small hill under a lovely blue summery sky
Faculty awards

Four faculty receive 2024 Carpenter Advising Awards

Cornell Chronicle

Among those recognized for contributions to advising undergraduates are Paul Merrill, associate professor of practice in music, and Ravi Ramakrishna ’88, professor of mathematics.

Large missile on a miltary truck, on parage between red stone buildings
Vitaly V. Kuzmin/Creative Commons license 4.0 Russian missile on display during a 2013 parade
History

Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling like ‘cocking a gun in an old western movie’

A&S Communications

Military historian David Silbey: "You’re not using it yet, but everyone’s aware that you’ve got it.”

Bob Harrison presents at a podium.

Harrison speaks about benefits of charting your own path

Arts & Sciences Communications

Robert S. Harrison '76 talked about his interdisciplinary studies as a College Scholar of social psychology and government.

Roi Shiloah playing violin while leaning back in his chair
Provided Roi Shiloah
Music

Mayfest, Cornell’s Int’l Chamber Music Festival, begins May 17

A&S Communications

Mayfest is “a festival of joy, music, friendships, and deep connections among the musicians and with the loyal and wonderful audiences,” said co-artistic director Miri Yampolsky.

three people standing in Klarman Atrium
Patrick Shanahan From left, seniors Jesse Kapstad ‘24, Aja'nae Hall-Callaway ‘24 and Abhyuday Atal ’24 have wildly different interests, but all took advantage of numerous opportunities at Cornell.
Student experiences

Finding your calling at Cornell

A&S Communications

Three members of the A&S Class of 2024 share wisdom for incoming students about taking advantage of all of Cornell's resources.

Amanda Hernandez ’21
Provided Amanda Hernandez ’21 suited up for pom as a senior
Alumni

Dancing with the (collegiate) stars

Cornellians

A&S alumna Amanda Hernandez ’21, now a busy med student, coaches her former team to ‘pom’ glory—from hundreds of miles away.

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Another Believer/Creative Commons license 3.0 Interior of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.
National Academy of Sciences

Four Cornell professors elected to national academy

Cornell Chronicle

A&S professors Steven Strogatz and Peter Wolczanski are among Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences.

Klarman Hall

Joshua Berman

Trial and Investigations Partner, Clifford Chance

Four rocky objects against a black background
Credit: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL/NOIRLab for the original images/Brian May/Claudia Manzoni for stereo processing of the images A pair of stereoscopic images of the asteroid Dinkinesh and Selam created with data collected by the L’LORRI camera on NASA's Lucy spacecraft in the minutes around closest approach on Nov. 1, 2023.
Astronomy

Novel calculations peg age of ‘baby’ asteroid

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell-led research team derived the age of Selam, a “moonlet” orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt, based only on the pair’s dynamics.

Pencil drawing: a woman wearing a blue head scarf against a bright red background
Elja Sharifi/Provided “Hopeful Eyes” detail
History of Art and Visual Studies

Defying the Odds: Elja Sharifi’s Voice for the Powerless

Cornell Chronicle

Afghan visual artist Elja Sharifi, currently a visiting scholar at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, sees her escape from the Taliban as a call to action. She will enter Cornell’s PhD program in art history next fall.

Two people sitting side by side for an interview: Mendi and Keith Obadike
College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Mendi and Keith Obadike
Performing and Media Arts

An endless conversation: The art and practice of Mendi + Keith Obadike

College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

The creative team have worked for decades across music, text and visual art to explore complex histories and social tensions.

A black and white image of a Gothic mansion, Cornell's A. D. White House
Provided Historical photo of the A. D. White House
Society for the Humanities

Society for the Humanities celebrates 50th year in AD White House

A&S Communications

To honor the anniversary, the Society has produced a booklet chronicling the history of the A.D. White House as president’s home, art museum and locus for the humanities at Cornell.