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Humanities Podcast

Cities Matter

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's second season, "Where Is the Human in Climate Change?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and the environment. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the spring.

Humanities

2018 Biennial on 'Duration' to feature major artists

Cornell Chronicle

Internationally known artists Carrie Mae Weems and Xu Bing will join participants from across the university this fall in the Cornell Council for the Arts (CCA) 2018 Biennial.

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Bacteria and Their Hosts, Good Companions

Cornell Research

This Cornell Research story focues on the work of Chih-chun Lin, Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow in the in the lab of Andrew G. Clark, professor of molecular biology and genetics.

Africana studies

Unheard Voices, Made Known and Amplified

Cornell Research

When Carole Boyce Davies, professor of Africana studies and English, first began studying African and African diaspora literature and culture, the field was dominated by male scholars and writers—both as teachers and subjects of study, according to this story on the Cornell Resarch website. Boyce Davies arrived at just the right moment to make significant contributions.

Alumni

‘Homme’ is Where the Heart Is

Cornell Alumni Magazine

Arts & Sciences alum Orlando Soria ’04, who made a name for himself as the wacky assistant on an HGTV show, is featured in this Cornell Alumni Magazine story about his new book and popular blog, and the ways he's used writing to recover from the painful end of a relatonship and losing a job.

Community engagement

Graduate student grants fund community-engaged projects

Cornell Chronicle

Recently awarded Engaged Graduate Student Grants will support 21 Cornell doctoral students and their community partners researching a range of topics, including arts and agriculture, education and the environment, health and history.Grant recipients come from both the Ithaca and Cornell Tech campuses and represent 15 fields of study – the most since the program launched in 2016, with a particular increase in projects from the social sciences.

Undergraduate Research

CURB galvanizes Puerto Rican students’ lab experience

Cornell Chronicle

For Gabriela Matos-Ortiz, scientific knowledge leapt from the pages of biology textbooks into reality.Matos-Ortiz arrived from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to a snow-covered Ithaca in January, but soon warmed to the idea of shadowing other students in the laboratory – thanks to an opportunity from the Cornell Undergraduate Research Board’s (CURB) mentorship program.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity selects first student cohort

A&S Communications

The first students selected for the program have interests varying from computer science to linguistics to philosophy to biology.

Psychology

Psychologist explores happiness, memory and identity

Cornell Chronicle

A hike in a spectacular Utah canyon got Shimon Edelman thinking: Humans crave novelty; boredom creates unhappiness. But if happiness is only possible through the pursuit of new experiences, what role does memory have?

International students

Cornell says farewell to Puerto Rican students

A&S Communications

Sixty-two students from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) are leaving campus in the next two weeks. They say they’ve had memorable academic experiences and made friendships they hope will continue after they leave Ithaca.

Music

Ariana Kim, Aizuri Quartet win prestigious M-Prize

Cornell Chronicle

The New York-based quartet will receive $100,000, concert engagements, artist representation and a recording deal.

Government

The Malaysian election results were a surprise. Here are 4 things to know.

Sebastian Dettman, a PhD candidate in the Department of Government, is the author of this Washington Post opinion piece about the recent Malaysian elections.

English

Spring ‘In a Word’ explored writing ‘beyond the human’

A&S Communications

In a wide-ranging conversation on May 2, associate professors of English Joanie Mackowski and Elisha Cohn explored how to write beyond the human at “In a Word.”

Teaching excellence

A&S honors grad students with teaching awards

A&S Communications

"This is a great reminder to us that teaching can change lives."

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Unintended Consequences | Season 2, Ep. 5

“Unintended Consequences,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, looks at how human activities interact with natural feedback in unexpected ways that we are only beginning to understand.