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Classics

Twitter has become the modern-day Colosseum

Fortune

… death. It was fun for the masses, admission was free, and best of all, the emotions it aroused were awesome. People …

Student exploration

Major dilemma: Four stories about choosing a major based on what you love

A&S Communications

… When Jonathan Avery ’19 came to Cornell as a freshman, many of his friends … or business majors and had a well-defined curriculum. Avery, an Arts & Sciences student, had many more options, but … related to the company’s missions as she has worked in food service and seen the amount of waste that’s created. …

R4 Initiative

Panel explores how AI can solve problems, enrich learning

Cornell Chronicle

An avalanche of digital data, combined with sophisticated algorithms to analyze it, heralds a technological transformation as important as the emergence of the internet, said panelists at the launch of the Cornell-r4 Applied AI Initiative, held Dec. 6 at Cornell Tech.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Podcast examines what influences physical attractiveness

A&S Communications

The podcast showcases the newest thinking across academic disciplines about the relationship between humans and love.

Astronomy

NASA’s InSight captures first ‘sound’ of Martian wind

Cornell Chronicle

… NASA announced Dec. 7. InSight – which touched down Nov. 26 – picked up good vibrations from the surface wind and …

Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

New initiative to lead industry innovation, social impact through AI

Cornell Chronicle

The Cornell-r4 Applied AI initiative will bring together cross-disciplinary scholars and industry experts to help solve business and societal problems.

Faculty excellence

2018 Affinito-Stewart research grants awarded; 2019 proposals sought

Cornell Chronicle

Nine Cornell faculty members have been awarded Affinito-Stewart research grants for the 2018-19 academic year.

Government

Almost half of U.S. adults have seen a family member jailed, study shows

The Washington Post

A study by a Cornell research team that included Peter Enns is featured in this Washington Post story about incarceration rates in the U.S. 

Classics

New study upends timeline of Iroquoian history

A&S Communications

New research by an international team raises questions about the timing and nature of early interactions between indigenous people and Europeans in North America.

Academics

Class explores the global phenomenon of 'fake news'

A&S Communications

… Fake news is nothing new. Ben Franklin was notorious for fabricating … Fake news is nothing new. Ben Franklin was notorious for fabricating … the media. “Post-Truth Politics,” a new class offered this semester by Alexandra Cirone , assistant professor of … within the context of politics have always been very interesting to me and actually the basis of my …

Career Services

A&S students can network with alums over winter break

A&S Communications

A series of events for Arts & Sciences students this winter break offer the chance to connect and network with alumni in finance, healthcare, government and policy, law, and media.

Career Development

A&S Career Development staff offer students ‘Road Trips to the Real World’

A&S Communications

Through Cornell’s participation in a regional career development organization, students have the opportunity to travel to company headquarters and gain first-hand experience in career fields, network with top professionals, and explore job opportunities through Cornell’s involvement with the Eastern Association of Colleges and Employers.

International research

Six on faculty receive Einaudi Center grants for international work

Cornell Chronicle

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has awarded seed grants to three faculty members to support new collaborative research efforts on international topics, and small grants to three more to help fund conferences, workshops or other activities. 

Interdisciplinary

Documentarian: Take down paywalls with open access to scholarship

Cornell Chronicle

… during their research. The screening was followed by a discussion. … Society for the Humanities … Linguistics … Literatures in English … during their research. The screening was followed by a discussion. Academic publishing is a $25 billion-a-year … open access is free and unencumbered access to information. Very simply, it’s a way to democratize information. It’s to …

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Podcast examines the science of love

A&S Communications

“Science of Love”, a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, explores the biological basis of attraction.