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Student experiences

Seniors 2018: Ready to move on to the next adventure

A&S Communications

… a series, checking in with some of our seniors as they plan for life after Cornell. From medical school to exciting jobs … a series, checking in with some of our seniors as they plan for life after Cornell.  From medical school to exciting …

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.

Jewish studies

Library receives Jewish fables from around the world

Cornell Chronicle

… a 15th-century Torah scroll and six volumes from the first complete printing of the Babylonian Talmud, was … a 15th-century Torah scroll and six volumes from the first complete printing of the Babylonian Talmud, was …

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.

Humanities Podcast

Podcast looks at environmental impact of used clothing

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

Humanities Podcast

Cities Matter

… walking and cycling. Cities also matter because they are sites of political will. We have seen frustrating inaction …

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.

Humanities

2018 Biennial on 'Duration' to feature major artists

Cornell Chronicle

… joining artist panels and leading gallery and installation site tours. Most Biennial artwork and performances, from … the artists, projects and events will be on the  Biennial site . This story also appeared in the   Cornell Chronicle. …

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.

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

… if the student group could help make research a part of the visiting students’ Cornell experience. “Although our normal …

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.

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 … The first students have been chosen for the new Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity and will begin as first-year students at Cornell this fall. Milstein program … improve each other.” Rencricca is one of 14 students in the first cohort for the program, which was launched in October …

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.