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Serin Koh ’26, BA ’25
Provided Serin Koh ’26, BA ’25
Alumni

I studied English, am pursuing an MD – and cherish the humanities

Cornellians

Serin Koh ’26, BA ’25 is pursuing a career in medicine after majoring in literatures in English in Cornell's College of Arts and sciences. She writes that she values interdisciplinarity, which universities often hail as the future of higher education.

Artist's rendition of all the planets in the solar system next to each other
Astronomy

Where to find other Earths? New list narrows down the targets

Cornell Chronicle

New Cornell research identifies 45 potentially habitable rocky exoplanets using Gaia data and NASA archives, creating a catalog to guide life-search efforts. Authors are an undergraduate, two recent alumni and Lisa Kaltenegger, professor of astronomy and director of the Carl Sagan Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Black and white photo of a person hollering into a microphone with an intense look on his face
Provided Orlando Xavier performs with the Berkeley hardcore band Special Forces.
Music

Misfits find a home – and a history – in the ongoing story of punk

Cornell Chronicle

A new book by Judith Peraino, professor of music in Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences, explores the outsider spirit of punk music and culture. "We're Having Much More Fun: Punk Archives for the Present from CBGB to Gilman and Beyond" draws upon Cornell University Library’s archive of punk-related material.

Amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) transits the Strait of Hormuz,
Lance Cpl. Brendan Mullin/U.S. Marine Corps photo Amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25) with embarked 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) transit the Strait of Hormuz in 2021
Government

U.S.-China rift widens as Beijing rejects role in Hormuz crisis

A&S Communications

The U.S.-China rift is widening as Beijing rejects Trump’s requests to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Cornell University expert Allen Carlson, professor of government in the College of Arts and Sciences, says China sees the crisis as U.S.-made and has little reason to help.

Film poster: Hunting Yellow Pigs
Provided Film poster: Hunting Yellow Pigs
Mathematics

'Hunting Yellow Pigs' film shows a singular approach to math education

A&S Communications

Cornell math professor Steven Strogatz appears in a new film, “Hunting Yellow Pigs,” that celebrates the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSiM) and its unconventional approach to math education. The Cornell Department of Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences will host a screening with filmmaker Ming-I Huang on March 24 at 4 p.m. in Schwarz Auditorium, room 201 in Rockefeller Hall.

Illustration of colorful planets
Astronomy

Cornell exoplanet expert discusses where we should look for life

A&S Communications

As the film "Project Hail Mary" hits theaters, Cornell College of Arts and Sciences astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger, director of the Carl Sagan Institute, explains how real exoplanet research, habitable zones, and nearby star systems inform the film’s search for extraterrestrial life.

Person in suit holding microphone, in front of a bank of red seats, some occupied
Jason Koski/Cornell University Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, leads his government class, Disagreement.
Government

Course introduces students to constructive disagreement

Cornell Chronicle

The new class, dean Peter John Loewen said, for students to be able to confront and move through disagreements at work, at home, in their communities and in society.

Photograph illustartion of hands, arms, and flowing cloth, representing a dance
Jini Li Poster image for 'Penumbra,' PMA's March 20-21 spring dance presentation
Performing and Media Arts

Spring dance presentation explores ‘the shadow self’

A&S Communications

Cornell dance students will present “Penumbra: 2026 Annual Spring Dance Presenting Series,” a performance of original dance work hosted by the Department of Performing and Media Arts in the College of Arts & Sciences, March 20 and 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Class of ’56 Flexible Theatre, Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. The show features work by visiting choreographer Babatunji Johnson and Cornell professor of the practice Danielle Russo.

Person reading a book while sitting on a large rock outdoors
Cornell University file photo
Alumni

Your March 2026 reads

Cornellians

This month’s featured titles by A&S alumni and faculty include an evolutionary look at dating, a Christian work on inner peace and a queer love story.

The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2025-26

This year, 27 new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences, enriching 17 departments and programs with their excellence in an impressive range of topics, including moral psychology, gravitational waves, Black contemporary art and more. This year, 27 new faculty have joined the College of Arts & Sciences, enriching 17 departments and programs with their excellence in an impressive range of topics, including moral psychology, gravitational waves, Black contemporary art and more.
City street with people on a walkway and bright signs in Chinese lettering
Margo Evardson/ Unsplash on a Shanghai street
International politics

Ethnic unity law contradicts China’s constitution, puts premium on assimilation

A&S Communications

“The law is consistent with a dramatic recent policy shift, to suppress the ethnic diversity formally recognized since 1949," says one Cornell expert. "The next step may be the formal abolishment of ‘ethnic minorities.’"

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created with AI
Physics

Testing large language models on scientific literature

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell physicists and Google researchers wondered whether LLMs could understand scientific literature at the level of a specialist.

Person holding a microphone near a large screen projecting a slide about "Joint disease across the species"
Simon Wheeler for Cornell University Sydney Womack presents her winning Three Minute Thesis during the 2025 3MT competition.
Graduate student research

Nine students advance to 2026 3MT finals

Cornell University Graduate School

Neti Bhatt, physics is one of nine Cornell research degree students who will advance to the final round of the 2026 Three Minute Thesis competition (3MT).

Two people seated in large chairs, conversing in front of an audience
Alexandra Bayer/Cornell University Seth Klarman ’79 (left) and Bret Stephens discuss the state of journalism and debate in the U.S. March 6 in Klarman Hall.
Distinguished Visiting Journalists

NY Times writer and Klarman '79: Civil debate can change minds

Cornell Chronicle

A live and online audience of nearly 1,000 tapped into a conversation between Bret Stephens and Seth Klarman.

A family of four in a posed picture
Provided The Uribe family is searching for a stem-cell donor for 15-year-old Max (second from right).
Alumni

Stem-cell registry drive will mobilize campus to save lives

Cornell Chronicle

To help the son of an Arts & Science alum and thousands of people in need of life-saving intervention, Cornell is hosting a stem-cell cheek swabbing campaign March 13-20 across the Ithaca campus.