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Psychology

Cornell holds its first undergraduate psychology conference

A&S Communications

On May 12th, The Psychology Department hosted its first Cornell Undergraduate Psychology (CUP) Conference at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The conference brought together undergraduates from a multitude of backgrounds to showcase the research they’ve been conducting on psychological and brain science.

English

Fulbright scholar engages with indigenous communities

Cornell Chronicle

As a Fulbright scholar at Cornell this year, Rebecca Macklin deepened her research through engagement with Native American communities, including joining Cornell students in educational outreach to indigenous high school students.

Humanities

In new location, Language Resource Center gets new leadership

A&S Communications

Forty years ago when Richard “Dick” Feldman arrived at Cornell, students learning a language had only a basement lab in Morrill Hall stocked with audio tapes to help them. When Feldman retires on June 30, new director Angelika Kraemer will take the helm of a robust Language Resource Center bustling with technology, programs, and resources. 

Interdisciplinary

Media studies launches new initiatives

A&S Communications

At Cornell, the field of media studies is flourishing, with new initiatives, new hires, and new courses.

Government

Should the U.S. worry about meddling in Mexico’s July presidential race?

The Washington Post

This Washington Post opinion piece written by Gustavo A. Flores-Macías, associate professor of government, contends that Mexico is an easy target for electoral interference, but that interference most likely won't come from outside the country.

Humanities Podcast

Podcast looks at urban impact on environmental problems

A new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast asks whether the environmental issues we face are really urban problems and whether cities can have a positive impact on climate change.

Student experiences

Posse scholars reflect on four years of growth

A&S Communications

As Ololade Olawale ’18 and Amir Patel ’18 graduate from Cornell this Sunday, they say they’re heading out into the world with a deeper understanding of who they are and what they want to do with their lives.Olawale and Patel are two of six members of Cornell’s second Posse class, who will be graduating this weekend.

Psychology

Woulda, coulda, shoulda: the haunting regret of failing our ideal selves

Cornell Chronicle

“As the Nike slogan says: ‘Just do it.' Don’t wait around for inspiration," says psychology professor Tom Gilovich.

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Faculty excellence

2018 Merrill scholars honor their teachers, mentors

Cornell Chronicle

When Carisa (Triola) Steinberg ’97 was growing up, no one in her family had attended college. They didn’t expect her to, either. Her grandfather had college funds only for the boys in the family.She applied to Cornell anyway and was accepted – with full funding.

Mathematics

How many taxis does a city need?

This story in Science Daily talks about the work of Steven Strogatz, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Applied Mathematics and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow, related to a new taxi dispatching approach, which could cut the number of cars on the road while meeting rider demand.

Student experiences

Seniors 2018: Ready to move on to the next adventure

A&S Communications

This story is the last in a series, checking in with some of our seniors as they plan for life after Cornell. From medical school to exciting jobs to a time of discovery, the five seniors we profiled earlier this year are moving on to new adventures after they graduate this weekend.

Jewish studies

Library receives Jewish fables from around the world

Cornell Chronicle

A newly arrived collection of Jewish books containing fables, with around 400 volumes spanning six centuries, will enrich Jewish studies at Cornell and cast light on the depth and breadth of Jewish civilization.The collection, which includes a 15th-century Torah scroll and six volumes from the first complete printing of the Babylonian Talmud, was delivered to the Cornell University Library’s Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC) earlier this month by Jon Lindseth ’56.

Molecular biology & genetics

New metabolomics core facility enables new science

Cornell Chronicle

Metabolomics has applications in all areas of the life sciences, from discovery of biomarkers for noninvasive diagnosis of cancer to crop adaptation.

English

Faculty uses new formats – including comics – to convey research

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell faculty members and academic staff participating in the Knowledge Matters Fellowship presented their projects, including comics, videos and websites, at a showcase wrapping up the yearlong transmedia training program May 10 at A.D. White House.

Humanities Podcast

Podcast looks at environmental impact of used clothing

“Future Fashion” is part of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series.