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Cornell libraries

Library study honors Interim President Hunter Rawlings

Cornell Chronicle

The Hunter R. Rawlings III Research Study, a bright office space overlooking the Arts Quad and Goldwin Smith Hall on the sixth floor of Olin Library, was dedicated March 3.

Science and Technology Studies

'Radical collaboration' through machine learning

Cornell Chronicle

An Ithaca-Cornell Tech partnership explores machine learning possibilities using visual recognition, crossing the humanities with technology.

Student honors

Phi Beta Kappa celebrates 135th induction

A&S Communications

At a ceremony including family and friends, Cornell inducted its 2017 class of Phi Beta Kappa students March 1, juniors and seniors whose grades are at the top of their class.

Alumni gifts

Cornell fundraising challenge supports endowed scholarships

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Mathematics

Ride-sharing study findings are scalable to different cities

Cornell Chronicle

Results from analyzing a huge data set of GPS information could point city planners toward a “greener” future.

Melanie Cervantes
Latina/o Studies

Artist and activist Melanie Cervantes to visit Cornell

A&S Communications

Melanie Cervantes' visit has been cancelled. The lunch will take place, without Cervantes; an informal conversation about the art display and Dignidad Rebelde will be held.

Sociology

Victor Nee elected president of the Eastern Sociological Society

Arts & Sciences Communications

Victor Nee, the Frank and Rosa Rhodes Professor in the Department of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Economy and Society, has been elected president of the Eastern Sociological Society (ESS).

Music

Alum visits composers forum

A&S Communications

James Matheson DMA‘01, said that during his time at Cornell, “I learned how to think like a composer.”

Academics

Arts & Sciences releases proposal for new curriculum

A&S Communications

… The curriculum proposal uses five modes of inquiry to develop a … The Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) in the College of Arts … of English. Thomas Pepinsky, associate professor of government, is chairing the group this semester. The … Arts & Sciences releases proposal for new curriculum …

Finding my Home in the "&" of "Arts & Sciences"

Happy March! You may have noticed that we at the Ambassadors blog took a quick break in February - we've been working hard to recruit new ambassadors, as well as find replacements for those executive board members who will be graduating in May (including me!). But rest assured, we're back and as excited as ever! For the next two months, we'll be talking about "The 'Who' and the 'What' of Arts & Sciences." Who studies the "Arts" and what do they study?

Performing and Media Arts

New book offers grassroots view of Egypt’s Uprising

Cornell Chronicle

A reading and panel discussion of Rebekah Maggor’s anthology, "Tahrir Tales," will be held Monday, March 6, at 4:45 p.m. in the Film Forum, Schwartz Center.

Attica prison uprising
Freedom Interrupted

Historian to discuss book examining Attica prison revolt

A&S Communications

The 1971 Attica prison uprising resulted in more than 40 deaths – the majority killed by law enforcement. Author Heather Thompson will speak about her award-winning 2016 account of the uprising, “Blood in the Water,” March 7 at 4:45 p.m. in Hollis E. Cornell Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

Freedom Interrupted

Renowned spoken word poet Porsha O to perform March 9

A&S Communications

Performance artist Porsha “O” Olayiwola will present an evening of her spoken-word poetry at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 9, in Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Klarman Hall. Her performance will be followed by an open mic.

Award

Jeevak Parpia wins low-temperature physics prize

A&S Communications

Professor of physics Jeevak Parpia, M.S. ’77, Ph.D. ’79, is one of three winners of the 2017 Fritz London Memorial Prize, which recognizes scientists who have made outstanding contributions to the field of low-temperature physics.

German Studies

The Anecdote: Capturing an Experience

Cornell Research

Paul A. Fleming, German Studies/Comparative Literature, recounts an old story that’s been told and retold many times. It comes from Herodotus’ Histories, an account of the Egyptian King Psammetichus’ capture by the Persians. As part of the king’s humiliation, the Persians parade his family in front of him—first his daughter as a slave and then his son on his way to execution. While everyone else around him wails, King Psammetichus shows no emotion until a beggared old drinking buddy passes, upon which he begins to weep and lament.