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Military historian to speak on populism April 23

In what seems to be a new age of populism, what does history tell us about elites and the will of the masses?Military historian Victor Davis Hanson will address these issues in his talk, “Populist Revolt: Everything Old is New Again,” April 23 at 5:15 p.m. in G10 Biotechnology Building. The lecture is sponsored by the Freedom and Free Societies program at Cornell and is free and open to the public.

Cornell in Berlin: Full immersion

Patrizia McBride, professor and chair in the Department of German Studies, is featured in this Global Cornell story about the Cornell in Berlin program and its close connection to Freie Universitaet (or Free University).“The Freie is a model of higher education that emphasizes the importance of international relations,” McBride says in the story.

Memorial event to honor Ted Lowi April 21

A memorial commemoration for the late Theodore J. Lowi, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions Emeritus, will be held Saturday, April 21, in the chapel at Anabel Taylor Hall. “Theodore J. Lowi: Celebrating A Half Century at Cornell,” from 4:30 to 6 p.m., will be followed by a reception in the Founders Room in Anabel Taylor Hall. Lowi died in 2017 at the age of 85.

New book explores Latin music experimentalism

Professor Alejandro Madrid's book includes essays about experimental practices in Argentina, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, Cuba, Costa Rica and Colombia and among Latinos in the United States

Americans feel a moral obligation to help humanitarian victims (like those in Syria) with military force

In this Washington Post editorial, Sarah Kreps, associate professor of government, and colleague Sarah Maxey, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perry World House, discuss research that indicates that President Donald Trump's humanitarian rhetoric about the recent attacks in Syria can persuade the public to support military action –

Hutchinson, Fridlund receive American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards

Poet Ishion Hutchinson, assistant professor of English, and novelist Emily Fridlund, visiting scholar in the Department of English, have each received Literature Awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The awards will be presented in New York City at the Academy’s annual Ceremonial in May.

Artist visits campus in conjunction with Urban Representations Lab course

Ana Teresa Fernández, an artist whose public art, paintings, and films explore the intersections of geopolitical borders and boundaries of identity will visit campus April 25 for a lecture, “Magic Informalism: [re]drawing solutions to alternative truths.”

NYC health commissioner addresses health inequality in lecture

… commissioner, for its annual Nordlander Lecture on April 23.Bassett’s talk, “Structural Racism and Health: From … commissioner, for its annual Nordlander Lecture on April 23. Bassett’s talk, “Structural Racism and Health: From …

Conference to examine health of American democracy

In the face of rising economic inequality, political polarization, the expansion of presidential powers over those of Congress, and the resurgence of white supremacy and white nationalism, many commentators have claimed that American democracy is under threat.

Historian examined today’s populist revolt in April 23 talk

In what seems to be a new age of populism, what does history tell us about elites and the will of the masses? Public intellectual and renowned military historian Victor Davis Hanson will address these issues in his talk, “Populist Revolt: Everything Old is New Again,” April 23 at 5:15 pm in Cornell’s Bio-Tech Building, G10

Quality of Medicaid varies as a result of public policy

Student hopes to kickstart movement dedicated to “Shaping the Future”

A&S junior Justin Langfan is spending his time kickstarting a political movement and writing an entrepreneurship themed newsletter called "The Bold."

New College Scholars explore intellectual niches from Japanese cultural property to technology design

… Eighteen students from the Class of 2020 are creating unique paths of study through the College Scholar program. … students with unique interests to design their own interdisciplinary majors, which typically focus on a wide range of … to align our behaviors with our goals? "Smartphones have become inescapable in modern life," he said. "How can social …

Analysis finds strong consensus on gender transition treatment effectiveness

A new analysis conducted by researchers at the What We Know Project (WWKP), an initiative of Cornell University’s Center for the Study of Inequality (CSI), reviewed more than twenty-five years of scholarship on transgender mental health and found a strong consensus that undergoing gender transition can improve transgender well-being.

Students, faculty reflect on lessons from Wynton Marsalis' visit

All week long, Marsalis sat in on rehearsals and visited classes, interacted with the community, lectured and answered questions.