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Creating My Own Identity Amidst Cornell's Diversity

This week, junior Jady looks back at her time at Cornell thus far, and shares how she was able to make the vast campus her own through classes, clubs, and friends.  By Jady Wei '19, Economics and Government double major, Law & Society minor

Astronomy

Event celebrates Fuertes Observatory's 100th birthday

A&S Communications

On Nov. 17, the Cornell Astronomical Society and Department of Astronomy invite the community to celebrate Fuertes’ centennial. “A Century of Observing at Fuertes” features Phil Nicholson, professor of astronomy, and Mike Roman BS ’06, PhD ’15 reflecting on the observatory’s history and its long-term impact. The talk will be held at 7:30 pm in the Appel Service Center, across from Fuertes Observatory, and is free.

Physics

One billion downloads and counting for arXiv

Cornell Chronicle

arXiv.org, the scientific pre-print database, has surpassed 1 billion downloads.

Sociology

Kids in tough neighborhoods face joblessness, lower income as adults

Cornell Chronicle

For decades, researchers have known kids who grow up in disadvantaged neighborhoods are more likely to face a slew of difficulties in childhood.

Africana Studies

Searching for the role empathy plays in our history

A&S Communications

Professor Gerard Aching encouraged students to think of the ways that empathy (or the lack of it) has impacted people’s actions throughout history and affects our individual actions toward others during a Bethe Ansatz talk Nov. 1.

Alumni support

New travel grant gives female A&S students opportunity to explore the world

Ruth Bierman Linnick ‘60 loved to travel, to learn and to teach.

Comparative Literature

Gavriel Shapiro memoir chronicles leaving the Soviet Union

A&S Communications

"Recollections of a Personal Passover" recounts Shapiro's struggle to immigrate to Israel – including arrests, job loss, imprisonment and trial – as he risked everything for freedom.

English

MFA student wins Hurston/ Wright Award for college writers

A&S Communications

Shakarean Hutchinson's story is a coming-of-age tale that deals with issues of race in the south of the 1950s.

English

Lennon shares ideas on 'some important third people'

A&S Communications

J. Robert Lennon, professor of English, will argue for the benefits of the third person point of view during a Nov. 15 talk as part of the “In a Word” series from the Department of English and the creative writing program.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurs converge with students, alumni, faculty and staff at Summit

A&S Communications

More than 500 people, including many Cornell alumni, faculty, staff and students, gathered in New York City for Entrepreneurship at Cornell’s sixth Summit event Nov. 3.Speakers shared stories of their entrepreneurial journeys and the lessons they’ve learned from starting companies, while participants explored 17 booths featuring products and services from Cornell start-ups and programs.

Biology

New director of Undergraduate Biology looks forward to advising students

"I love sitting with students and talking about where they currently are, where they aspire to go and who they want to be."

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

A new-old look at mental distress

The newest episode of the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast features Michael Fontaine, professor of classics.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

The Human Intellect

This is an episode in the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.

History

Amazon wants goodies and tax breaks to move its HQ to your city. Say no thanks.

The Guardian

Noam Maggor, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of History in the College of Arts & Sciences, writes in this op-ed for The Guardian that Amazon's search for a second North American headquarters has generated a race to the bottom bidding war to please Amazon that parallels the rise of capitalism in the19th century. 

Faculty on panel discussion
Arts & Humanities

Faculty weigh in on 'Tyranny' book at community read

A&S Communications

Faculty said citizens need to engage in civic activities, pay attention and "do the hard work."