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Economics

Social networks on Capitol Hill influence legislation, funding

A&S Communications

The old adage, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has long fueled the parental drive for children to attend Ivy League schools. But it turns out where you went to school is less important than who else went to the same school – at least, if you’re in Congress.

Anthropology

Anthropology graduate students awarded Engaged Cornell grants

A&S Communications

Three graduate students in the Department of Anthropology were recently named recipients of Engaged Graduate Student Grants for 2017. The grants were awarded to 16 graduate students across the Cornell community in various disciplines.

Comparative Literature

Comparative literature department celebrates 50 years

A&S Communications

Cornell played a major role in the development of the discipline in the early part of the 20th century.

Finding My Niche in the Sciences: The Information Science Major

This week, senior Meg Shigeta talks about how the breadth of the Arts & Sciences course roster allowed her to explore different fields as an underclassmen until she found her home in the Information Science department. Enjoy! By: Meg Shigeta '17, Information Science major, Business minor

Linguistics

A&S senior wins Fulbright to teach in Italy

A&S Communications

Nigel van der Woude ’17 was inspired to study Italian after finding some old letters in his grandfather's attic.

Creative writing

Undergraduate poetry review eschews literary exclusivity

A&S Communications

Marginalia also hosts workshops for poets to share their works and other poetry reading events and outreach programs.

Religious Studies

How did celibacy become mandatory for priests?

The Conversation

Kim Haines-Eitzen, professor of Near Eastern studies, recently wrote a piece on The Conversation website that discusses the origins of Christian celibacy. 

Saturn's small moon Pan
Astronomy

Cornell team planned cosmic photo shoot of Saturn's moon Pan

Cornell Chronicle

Astronomy meets gastronomy: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew by and photographed a close-up of Saturn’s small moon Pan, never before seen in high resolution. Those images – as science hungered for joviality – revealed this moon looks like ravioli.

Romance studies

New book proposes alternative forms of generosity

A&S Communications

Individuals and corporations contribute more money to charitable organizations than they ever have before. Is this golden age of gift-giving a positive or negative force in modern culture?

Asian studies

Alum spends time in Taiwan immersed in art, language

A&S Communications

To master Chinese calligraphy, Vincent Chong writes each character over and over on paper, while consulting his book of 1,000 characters.

Women's Political History

Women's revolt transformed Nigeria, says historian

A&S Communications

New research by Judith Byfield, associate professor of history, offers a different lens through which to understand women’s political history in post-World War II Nigeria.

Economics

CICER brings China experts across campus together

A&S Communications

CICER helps coordinate the efforts of scholars across campus and supports research to understand economic growth in China and its impact on the world economy.

Education Innovation

Course reveals Vietnam through lens of climate change

Cornell Chronicle

“Climate Change Awareness and Service Learning in the Mekong Delta” featured seven weeks of in-class preparation, two weeks in Vietnam, then another seven weeks back on campus.

Alumni visits

Enforcing Federal Law

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission member and Cornell A&S alumna visits ILR.

Outreach

Math professor mentors winner of science talent search

Cornell Chronicle

When 18-year-old Aaron Yeiser was awarded second place honors – and $175,000 – in the national Regeneron Science Talent Search, no one was prouder than his mentor Alex Townsend, assistant professor of mathematics.