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Classics, History

COVID-19 impact: Barry Strauss on the historical perspective

Cornell Chronicle

Historian Barry Strauss, who specializes in ancient and military history, notes that plagues and epidemics have often been linked to wars. The current pandemic will accelerate the use of computer models and big data in the field of history; however, he says, COVID-19 has taught us that models are only as good as the assumptions on which they’re based.

Government

Undergrad summer course to examine COVID-19 impacts

Cornell Chronicle

This summer, the Cornell in Washington program is offering undergraduates a chance to study COVID-19’s effects on the economy, politics and social policy through the eyes of politicians and policymakers working directly on the crisis response.

Government

Cornell Atkinson awards five more COVID-19 rapid grants

Cornell Chronicle

The proliferation of medical misinformation on social media and the human experience of social distancing are among the pandemic-related topics to be studied with Rapid Response Fund grants from the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability.

Jewish Studies Program, Anthropology

Cornell library gains permanent access to genocide archive

Cornell Chronicle

Witnesses and survivors of the Holocaust and other acts of genocide are dwindling in numbers, but their faces and voices will live on through Cornell University Library’s recently acquired permanent access to USC Shoah Foundation’s Visual History Archive (VHA).

Klarman Fellows

Study finds funding does not drive scientists’ political advocacy

A&S Communications

In this time of increasing political polarization, the participation of scientists in political advocacy has become yet another flashpoint, with some critics accusing scientists of being self-serving if they advocate for increased science funding.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Milstein program pivots to offer Cornell Tech summer online

A&S Communications

Sophomores in the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity were supposed to be spending the summer of 2020 living in the House on Roosevelt Island in New York City and taking  a special set of classes at Cornell Tech.

Biological Sciences

Georgina Cedeno: 'I learned how wondrous, connected and harmoniously life behaves at the molecular level'

Georgina Cedeno​ Biological Sciences Reedley, Ca What was your favorite class and why? As a junior, I took Professor Feigenson’s biochemistry class, and in his office hours I finally felt like I belonged in the STEM field. Professor Feigenson strung together for me all the chemistry and biology I had been learning for the past two years, and he taught me how wondrous, connected and harmoniously life behaves at the molecular level.

English

Miguel Soto Tapia: 'My world expanded in ways unthinkable'

Miguel Soto Tapia​ English Schaumburg, IL What is your main extracurricular activity and why is it important to you? I split my time between being a student manager at Cornell Catering and as a cadet in Air Force ROTC. Both helped me get rid of my fear of the world and taught me valuable skills about management and empathy; I am grateful to these institutions for accepting me and helping to build me into what I have become.

Astronomy

Zifan Lin: 'I have authored or co-authored several research papers'

Zifan Lin Astronomy Guangzhou, China What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Comparative Literature, German studies

Yuqing (Eva) Cao: 'Mingle with people from all backgrounds'

Yuqing (Eva) Cao​ Comparative Literature & German Studies Beijing, China What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Classics

Sydnie Chavez: 'All of my professors went out of their way to help'

Sydnie Chavez Classics Los Angeles, CA What are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Extraordinary Journeys

'We are collaborative. We bridge our differences. And we mobilize our resources to solve problems.'

… college. While exploring different majors, I stumbled upon S&TS and decided to enroll in two S&TS courses in the fall semester of my sophomore year. This … sealed my fate as a science & technology studies major. The S&TS courses I enrolled in explored the implications of …

Near Eastern studies & history

Ryan Musto: 'The university is a place that cares about making a difference in the world'

Ryan Musto​ Near Eastern studies & history New Canaan, CT Why did you choose Cornell?

Biological sciences

Ryan Elbashir: 'I learned to let my goals be limitless'

Ryan Elbashir​ Biological Sciences Doha, Qatar Why did you choose Cornell?

Career experiences

Students find creative ways to retool summer plans

Destiny Malloy ’21 had a sweet internship lined up this summer near New York City, working in data analytics at L’Oreal. After COVID-19, it was converted to unpaid and remote. Adam Spaulding-Astudillo ’20 was in interviews for a job using his degree in ecology and evolutionary biology, but companies stopped hiring.