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Neuroscience

Top neuroscientists to speak at Cornell Neurotech symposium

9/21/2018 A&S Communications

The third annual Cornell Neurotech Mong Family Foundation Symposium on Sept. 27 features three renowned neuroscientists who will discuss their research and techniques to explore the brain: Michale Fee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Gail Mandel, Vollum Institute, Oregon Health and Science University; and Kamil Ugurbil, University of Minnesota.

Government

Trump and the deep divide on environmental quality

9/20/2018 The Hill

This opinion piece in The Hill by Peter K. Enns, associate professor of government and executive director of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research and Jonathon P.

Sociology

Women who breastfeed more than five months have more kids

9/19/2018 A&S Communications

In new research, sociologists explore how breastfeeding duration is associated with how many children women go on to have.

Alumni

Cancer researcher alumnus targets toughest tumors

9/20/2018 A&S Communications

When Rolf Barth ’59 thinks about his time as a Cornell Chemistry major, he remembers the 80 hours a week he spent in classes, labs, his language courses in German and Russian, plus three summers doing research at CalTech and Scripps Oceanographic Institute.

Outreach

From fish DNA to Mars: STEM programs inspire kids across NYS

9/20/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs Cornell carries out all over New York state are helping children get a leg up in a wide variety of fields. From space exploration to computer coding workshops to molecular biology lessons in the field, these programs enhance the educational experience and open up new career possibilities for thousands of students ranging from preschool age up through high school.

Latina/o studies

Border Angels leader to visit campus, speak downtown

9/19/2018 A&S Communications

Enrique Morones, president and founder of Border Angels, will offer a public talk, “Border Angels, Border Realities and Immigration Today,” at 6 p.m. Sept. 25 at the First Unitarian Church, 306 N. Aurora St., Ithaca. He will also visit Cornell classes and meet with students during his two-day visit to Ithaca.

Asian American Studies

Lunch series features informal discussions

9/18/2018 A&S Communications

So many students attended the semester’s first Wednesday Lunch Series on Aug. 29, sponsored by the Asian American Studies Program (AASP) and the Asian and Asian American Center, that some of them ended up standing.

Career Development

Panel of recruiters answer student questions at Recruiting Confidential event

9/17/2018 A&S Communications

What are the main qualities recruiters look for in resumes and how do they determine who to select? Do cover letters actually matter? How important is GPA? These questions and more were answered Sept. 5 by a panel of campus recruiters at “Recruiting Confidential: Questions You Always Wanted to Ask,” a panel hosted by the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center.

Music & English

All That Jazz

9/14/2018 Cornell Alumni Magazine

More than 50 years after the first ever purely jazz program headlined by Dizzy Gillespie and his 18-piece orchestra made an impression on Vincent Rogers '49 and fellow jazz enthusiasts at Cornell, the visit by Wynton Marsalis to Cornell last spring had a similar impact on this generation of young musicians.A Cornell Alumni Magazine story discusses the history of jazz at Cornell, and the musicians who've passed through.

English & Perfoming and Media Arts

Call to ‘action’

9/17/2018 Cornell Alumni Magazine

Arts & Sciences alum Nilo Otero '76 has had a decades long career as the number-two person on sets of major motion pictures as a first assistant director. He is featured in this Cornell Alumni Magazine story chronicling his career and most recent work on the set of Oscar-nominated drama Dunkirk.

Career Conversations

Managing partner at Zelnick Media Capital visits campus

9/17/2018 A&S Communications

Jordan Turkewitz ‘92, managing partner at Zelnick Media Capital, will visit campus Sept. 21 as part of a Career Conversation event offered by the Arts & Sciences Career Development Center.

Alumni

Man of Letters

9/14/2018 Cornell Alumni Magazine

Former National Spelling Bee champ Jacques Bailly, PhD ’97, is the competition’s longtime ‘pronouncer’

Active learning

From Martha Pollack: Active Learning Initiative goes university-wide

9/14/2018 Cornell Alumni Magazine

Cornell University's expands Active Learning Initiative (ALI) initiative with generous support from Alex Hanson ’87 and his wife, Laura Finlay Hanson ’87.

Government

A&S profs to offer take on midterm elections during CAU seminar

9/17/2018 A&S Communications

Arts & Sciences professors Gretchen Ritter and Glenn Altschuler will offer their insight on this historic time during a Cornell Adult University re-election seminar Nov. 2-4 at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, N.Y. Cornell Adult University (CAU) offers acclaimed education vacations designed and led by Cornell faculty.

College Leadership

A Q&A with A&S Dean Ray Jayawardhana

9/17/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Ray Jayawardhana became the 22nd dean of Cornell’s College of Arts & Sciences on September 1. Learn more about him as he begins his term.

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