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Alumni

Alumnus balances public and private sectors of law

A&S Communications

Joshua Berman '91 visited campus Feb. 8 for a career conversation hosted by Arts & Sciences Career Development.

History

Rediscovering the lives of the enslaved people who freed themselves

The Washington Post

History professor Edward Baptist and other co-founders of the Freedom on the Move digital project, which aims to recover, collect and share the stories of fugitive slaves, write about their work in this Washington Post piece. 

Performing & Media Arts

The documentary that bucks Oscar trends—and still got a nomination

The Atlantic

Samantha Sheppard, the Mary Armstrong Meduski assistant professor of performing & media arts, writes in The Atlantic about Oscar nominated film, "Hale County This Morning, This Evening," saying that the nod is a diversion from the Academy’s typical recognition of black cinema.

Career development

New fund helps students explore career options

A&S Communications

The new professional development fund can help students pay for travel costs for interviews, conference attendance fees or even a new interview suit.

Philosophy

Kate Manne recognized with Association of American Publishers Award

A&S Communications

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) recently honored Kate Manne, assistant professor of philosophy, as one of four winners of the 2019 Professional and Scholarly Excellence (PROSE Award) for her book “Down Girl: The Logic of Misogyny.” The winners were announced Feb. 7 at the PROSE Award luncheon in Washington, D.C. during the 2019 AAP Professional and Scholarly Publishing Conference.“I feel truly humbled by this recognition for my book,” Manne said.

Astronomy

Weather on Mars: Chilly with a chance of ‘dust devils’

Cornell Chronicle

… In another surprise, mission scientists are observing many “dust devils” – those ghostly, low-pressure, tornado-like … have such a sensitive seismometer. On Earth, the desert’s dust devils would be likely 15 meters across and almost a … Weather on Mars: Chilly with a chance of ‘dust devils’ …

Language study

Language Resource Center podcast highlights indigenous languages

A&S Communications

A new season of podcasts from the Language Resource Center (LRC) celebrates 2019 as the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages. The global celebration kicked off with a seminar in New York City Feb. 1, showcasing the world’s ancient tongues and highlighting the need to conserve, revitalize and promote them.

Government

Trump’s emergency declaration doesn’t show his power. It shows his weakness.

The Washington Post

Government Professor Douglas Kriner joins colleague Josh Chafetz, a Cornell Law School professor, to write this opinion piece in The Washington Post about President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration and the contention it is a signal of his authoritarian impulses. 

Economics

Leading economic theorist Tapan Mitra dies at age 70

Cornell Chronicle

Tapan Mitra, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Economics and a leading economic theorist of his generation, died of cancer Feb. 3 in Ithaca, New York. He was 70.

Psychology

Do you really love your valentine? How to analyze unconscious negative feelings toward our partners

Newsweek

Vivian Zayas, associate professor of psychology, writes in this article in Newsweek with Yuichi Shoda, professor of psychology at the University of Washington, how thoughts and feelings people are not even aware of may shape their romantic relationships. 

Information Science

Study uses neural networks to define Dada

Cornell Chronicle

To make a Dadaist poem, artist Tristan Tzara once said, cut out each word of a newspaper article. Put the words into a bag and shake. Remove the words from the bag one at a time, and write them down in that order.

Institute for Comparative Modernities

Institute for Comparative Modernities partners with Tate Modern for conference

A&S Communications

Cornell’s the Institute for Comparative Modernities will partner with the Hyundai Tate Research Centre: Transnational and the Africa Institute, Sharjah, to host “Axis of Solidarity: Landmarks, Platforms, Futures,” a conference at the Tate Modern in London from Feb. 23-25.

Humanities

JFK letter to professor donated to library

Cornell Chronicle

Widely considered a classic, Clinton Rossiter’s book, “The American Presidency,” has garnered praise from scholars of political science since its publication in 1956. But one of its greatest accolades came directly from the Oval Office, in a personal letter from John F. Kennedy.

Interdisciplinary research

Social scientists take on data-driven discrimination

Cornell Chronicle

With big data, machine learning and digital surveillance pervasive in all facets of life, they have the potential to create racial and social inequalities – and make existing discrimination even worse.

Center for the Study of Inequality

New minor track focuses on inequities in health

A&S Communications

The track is especially relevant for students who are interested in careers in medicine, public health, social science research or public policy.