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Innovative teaching

Provost’s seminar celebrates innovation in teaching

Cornell Chronicle

The Provost’s Seminar on Teaching and Learning brought nearly 75 faculty and instructors together to share and celebrate innovations in teaching at Cornell.

Government

Whose work is it? The military or the police?

Cornell Research

Jessica Zarkin studies the effects of violence on citizens’ perceptions and behavior in Latin America. A comparative politics PhD student in Government, Zarkin is trying to understand the connection between state institutions and citizens. Her focus is on security.

NGC4945 Galaxy image
Astronomy & Physics

Telescopes to help decode the cosmos

Cornell Research

As humans, we have an insatiable desire to understand the cosmos and our place in it. How did the universe begin and how did it evolve? What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy? How will it all end? “These are the most fundamental questions one can ask,” says Steve Kang Hoon Choi, Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow. “If we believe greater knowledge betters our lives, then this is what drives us to study the cosmos.”

A&S parents

Cornell Family Fellows spring weekend 2019 offers some surprises

Alumni Affairs & Development

When the Cornell Family Fellows Program hosted its spring weekend March 9-10 there was one slightly unexpected outcome. “The parents talked about math the whole weekend!” said Mindy Stevenson, assistant director of Parent Engagement in the division of Alumni Affairs and Development.

History

Sarah Meidl: ‘The most significant part of who I am is not tied to nationality but is defined by the relationships I form with others’

Sarah MeidlHistoryHannibal, MOWhat was your favorite class and why?

China and Asia Pacific Studies & Government & Asian Studies

Shauna Hwang: ‘I’ve become a much more confident person since arriving at Cornell’

… extracurricular activity--why is it important to you? Air Force ROTC is my main extracurricular activity and is … four years of college participating and leading in it. I come from a military family so it was super important for me … What have you discovered about yourself? I think I've become a much more confident person since arriving at Cornell. …

Information Science & Economics

Tiffany Wang: ‘I gained the confidence to speak up’

Tiffany WangInformation Science & EconomicsNew York City, NYWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Government & Sociology

Tireniolu Onabajo: ‘I am proud of learning who I am, what I am grateful for, what I believe in and the difference I want to make in the world’

Tireniolu OnabajoGovernment & SociologyLagos, NigeriaWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Philosophy & Classics

‘Sapere aude, incipe.’ (translation: Dare to know. Begin!)

Vivian (Yijie) JinPhilosophy & ClassicsHangzhou, ChinaWhat have you accomplished as a Cornell student that you are most proud of, either inside the classroom or otherwise?

Psychology

Undergrads to present psychology research at May 9 conference

A&S Communications

… The 2019 Cornell Undergraduate Psychology (CUP) Conference will bring together … students and faculty and learn about the various kinds of psychological research being conducted across the Cornell … Psychology … The 2019 Cornell Undergraduate Psychology (CUP) Conference will bring together …

Biological Sciences & Religious Studies

Radhika Narasimhan: ‘I learned to respect my own voice’

Radhika NarasimhanBiological Sciences & Religious StudiesSouth Brunswick, NJWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Italian & Psychology

Renee Williamson: ‘The biggest gift Cornell has given me is its language programs’

Renee WilliamsonItalian & PsychologyWorcester, MAWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

History of Art & Archaeology

Ryan Stommel: ‘I will embark on a journey to become the first person in history to visit every country in the world multiple times’

Ryan StommelHistory of Art & ArchaeologyFond du Lac, WIWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Arts Unplugged

‘The Odyssey in Ithaca’ captivates audience during daylong community reading

A&S Communications

"Our cultural treasures are to be shared with everyone," said Alexa Saylan '22.

Biological Sciences & Chemistry & Near Eastern Studies

Shahzaib Saleem: ‘I have become more well-rounded as an individual and more informed about different fields of study and different perspectives’

Shahzaib SaleemBiological Sciences & Chemistry & Near Eastern StudiesElmont, NY What is your main extracurricular activity--why is it important to you?