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R4 Initiative

Panel explores how AI can solve problems, enrich learning

Cornell Chronicle

… first focus will be on the food industry, seeking to optimize the food chain to better align with demand, which …

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

“Listening to this sound from the [lander’s] pressure sensor reminds me of a windy summer afternoon," said astronomer Don Banfield.

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.

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.

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 stories, countries throughout the world have repeatedly engaged in propaganda campaigns, and the current president of the United States has used the term frequently to describe the media.

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

Two minutes into Jason Schmitt’s documentary “Paywall: The Business of Scholarship,” a pop-up window flashed across the screen, demanding payment. At the free Nov. 29 screening at Cornell Cinema, the gag coaxed uneasy laughs from students, professors and scholars all too familiar with running into paywalls during their research. The screening was followed by a discussion.

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.

Why Cornell? Ambassador Renee Answers...

This week, Renee explains why she chose Cornell, after a visit to campus in high school.By Renee Girard '20, Government, Law and Society and Public Policy major

Alumni support

Alumni gift funds new music professorship, supports wind symphony

A&S Communications

Dick Silver ’50 MD ‘53, says the professors who took the most interest in him were his music professors.