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Mellon Mays 2018 Graduates
Mellon Mays Graduates

Mellon Mays fellows score grad school admissions

A&S Communications

Six of 10 Mellon Mays undergraduate fellows graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences are headed directly to graduate school, higher numbers than ever.

Student support

Arts & Sciences offers new resources for first generation students

A&S Communications

Opportunities include a new Summer Scholars Institute, expanded advising seminars and a guaranteed internship program.

Arts & Sciences & Healthcare & Business

In our last post of the year, junior Zoee shares her excitement for a summer internship in healthcare consulting, not necessarily a position of her utmost expertise but one Arts and Sciences' holistic education helped her attain.  By Zoee D'Costa '19, Biology & Society major, Psychology minor

English

English major wins poetry award

A&S Communications

English major Yvette Ndlovu ’19 was recently honored with West Chester University of Pennsylvania’s Myong Cha Son Haiku Poetry Award. Along with a monetary prize, Ndlovu was invited to read her haiku at an award ceremony to take place at the university.“The Haiku form, while it aesthetically looks very simple, can be challenging to execute,” Ndlovu said. “While the Haiku is a traditional form, you can really do lots of great things with it and take it to new directions.”

Faculty commentary

Eric Schneiderman and the meaning of strangulation

The New York Times

In this New York Times opinion piece, Kate Manne, assistant professor of philosophy, explores the allegations against the former New York attorney general and the false labeling of his alleged assaults as "choking."

Humanities Podcast

Unintended Consequences

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.

Classics

New Material Culture Lab opens in Goldwin Smith

A&S Communications

On May 2, a ceramics collection hidden away in a Cornell basement for decades got a new home, as the new Material Culture Laboratory in Goldwin Smith Hall had its grand opening.

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Education Innovation

Sociology department launches Active Learning Initiative project

Cornell Chronicle

The lecture hall boasted hundreds of seats, a room so large the professor had to wear a microphone to be heard. The class is the first of five large introductory lecture courses in the Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, that will be transformed with grant funding from the Active Learning Initiative (ALI) to include a larger share of activities that require student participation and engage students to learn by doing rather than passive listening.

Government

No, Trump can’t count on a hawk’s advantage in making peace with North Korea

Sarah Kreps, associate professor of government, writes about the politics behind the potential U.S.-North Korea talks in this Washington Post column.

Women in Science

Women in STEM event to address gender pay gap, overcoming barriers

Cornell Chronicle

Faculty, staff and graduate students will gather for the fifth Empowering Women in Science and Engineering (EWISE) symposium on Wednesday, May 23, in Stocking Hall. The all-day symposium is open to graduate students, postdoctoral associates, researchers and faculty members.

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Awards and Honors

Faculty honored for teaching and advising

A&S Communications

College of Arts and Sciences faculty members Benjamin Anderson and Saida HodžIć have been awarded the Robert and Helen Appel Fellowship for Humanists and Social Scientists, and Vivian Zayas and Edward Swartz have been awarded the Robert A. and Donna B. Paul Academic Advising Award in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Career Development

Summer events connect students, alumni

A&S Communications

Students can connect with alumni in New York City and Washington D.C. in the fields of law, healthcare, media, finance and government/policy.

It Is Okay to Not Know What You Want to Do

Sydney, one of our graduating seniors, discusses how Arts and Sciences has instilled in her a true passion for learning, a quality she hopes to take with her to whatever field she ultimately decides to pursue.By Sydney Mann '18, American Studies major, English minor

Physics

Married physics researchers share lab, students and the joy of discovery

Cornell Chronicle

Jie Shan, professor of applied and engineering physics in the College of Engineering, and Kin Fai Mak, assistant professor of physics in the College of Arts and Sciences, are experts on atomically thin materials, particularly their optical and electronic properties.

Reunion

A&S plans host of events for Reunion 2018

A&S Communications

Events focus on everything from astronomy to physics to public service.