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Psychology

Devil versus angel: When do they shift into action in the face of temptation?

San Francisco Chronicle

What might cause a person to choose a doughnut for breakfast instead of a bowl of oatmeal?This piece in the San Francisco Chronicle, explores reserach into temptation conducted by Melissa Ferguson, Cornell professor of psychology, and Paul Stillman, a postdoctoral researcher in the Center for Cognitive and Brain Sciences at The Ohio State University.

English

Zalaznick series Includes readings by Quan Barry, Marlon James

Poet and fiction writer Ron Rash kicks off the Fall 2017 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series on Thursday, Sept. 7, 4:30 p.m., at the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium in Cornell’s Klarman Hall. All events in the Reading Series are free and open to the public.

Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies

FGSS alum continues social justice work in India, Texas

A&S Communications

After spending a year helping human trafficking victims in Mumbai, India, alum Katharine Poor ‘16 is headed to Texas to work for an organization that aids refugees and undocumented immigrants.

Academics

Courses address recent events and national climate

A&S Communications

Faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences are exploring questions about recent events in their research and scholarship, and students have the opportunity to engage with their expertise through numerous courses this Fall relevant to our current national climate.

Scholarships

Fulbright recipients head off to global destinations

Cornell Chronicle

Fourteen Cornell students and recent alumni are setting out this fall for destinations around the world, thanks to grants from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Convocation

Dean welcomes Class of 2021

A&S Communications

Under sunny skies on Saturday, Aug. 19, incoming first-year students, transfer students, and their families gathered on the Arts Quad for a convocation ceremony.

Camper Mary draws an excavation trench at Gegharot, an archaeological site in Armenia.
Engagement

Armenian girls uncover the past in archaeology camp

A&S Communications

From July 17-20, six Armenian girls got an insider’s view of archaeology as participants in the pilot session of Camp Aragats

Solar eclipse
Astronomy

Solar eclipse offers moon-walk moment: Science is all the rage

USA Today

In this USA Today opinion piece, astronomy Professor Philip Nicholson writes that Monday's solar eclipse could have impacts beyond a one-day event.

Government

People who get Medicaid are made to feel powerless

The Washington Post

In this Washington Post opinion piece, Jamila Michener, assistant professor of government, writes about her research, which shows that people on Medicaid often feel powerless and therefore disengage in politics.

Alumni support

College celebrates year of generous giving

A&S Communications

The growth of annual funds in the College of Arts & Sciences has been the most significant of all of Cornell's schools and colleges this year.

Global Cornell

Cornell provides refuge for scholars under threat

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell works with several organizations that protect academics threatened by violence or persecution.

Neurotech

Early career scientists named Mong Fellows in Cornell Neurotech

A&S Communications

Ten new Mong Family Foundation Fellows in Neurotech will work under the mentorship of faculty across Cornell to advance technologies that promise to provide insight into how brains work, as well as strategies to fix them when they don’t.

History

Freedom on the Move project awarded NEH grant

A&S Communications

The project is creating a database of fugitive slaves in North America, using information in “runaway” advertisements placed by slave owners.

Student research

Ecuador trip solidifies classroom work

A&S Communications

For the past two years, Meera Kattapuram ’17 has been conducting research on infectious diseases and micronutrients in a Cornell lab, focusing especially on the role they play in the health of mothers and young children. This summer, she got a chance to see her research in action in an Ecuadoran hospital.

Chemistry

Chemistry student enjoys 'making invisible things tangible'

Chemistry major Cathy Ly ‘19 is spending her summer in Ithaca doing research at Cornell, thanks to the J. Emory Morris Fellowship she received from the chemistry department.  “I love doing hands-on work,” said Ly, “and being able to make invisible things tangible, to discover what isn’t immediately apparent to human eyes.” She’s interested in chemistry’s applications to astronomy and material science.