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Humanities

Lucinda Ramberg awarded Michelle Z. Rosaldo Book Prize

Lucinda Ramberg has been awarded the first Michelle Z. Rosaldo Book Prize by the Association for Feminist Anthropology (AFA) for her book Given to the Goddess: South Indian Devadasis and the Sexuality of Religion (Duke University Press).

In Memoriam

Cornell gathers to honor President Garrett

Cornell Chronicle

The Cornell community gathered to remember President Elizabeth Garrett during a memorial service on March 17 at Bailey Hall. 

Physics

Alum wins physics prize named for Cornell Nobelists

Cornell Chronicle

Mohammad Hamidian, Ph.D. ’11, has been named the 2016 winner of the prestigious Lee-Osheroff-Richardson Prize for his discoveries of new forms of electronic matter at the nanoscale and at extreme low temperatures.

Research

On slavery and literature in Cuba

Cornell Chronicle

Cuban poet and slave Juan Francisco Manzano (1797–1854) and his 1839 “Autobiografía de un esclavo,” the only slave narrative to surface in the Spanish-speaking world, are the starting point of an examination of 19th-century Cuban literature and social politics in Gerard Aching’s recent book, “Freedom from Liberation: Slavery, Sentiment, and Literature in Cuba.”

Africana Studies

Aching examines black bodies, Black Lives Matter

A&S Communications

Gerard Aching, director of the Africana Studies and Research Center, sees connections between the messages in two popular books and the Black Lives Matter movement. 

Working on West Campus: A Student Assistant's Perspective

As the semester heats up (figuratively and literally - it's 65 degrees here in Ithaca!), we've asked Ambassadors to take a break from classwork and share their experiences with "Work and Community Service" on campus during the month of March. Senior Sarah Marie Bruno starts us off with a post about her experience as a Student Assistant in Hans Bethe House. Enjoy! By: Sarah Marie Bruno '16

Philosophy of Mind

Understanding the mind

Arts & Sciences Communications

The mind that thinks our thoughts is a pretty special place. But is it distinct from the brain? Is there, in fact, a soul directing our thoughts or are they determined entirely by the output of our biology? Could that mouse scampering through your garden be thinking deep thoughts, or are humans really special?

Astronomy

In D.C., Lunine backs seafaring trips to other worlds

Cornell Chronicle

In testimony before the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies March 3, Jonathan Lunine, the David Duncan Professor in the Physical Sciences, discussed the rationale for scientific, seafaring journeys to Jupiter’s moon Europa, and to Saturn’s moons Enceladus and Titan – trips that may take place in the 2020s.

Honor Society

Phi Beta Kappa’s 134th induction: the Cornell chapter’s renaissance

Arts & Sciences Communications

Phi Beta Kappa recently inducted a new group of students, who will work on the group's faculty lecture series and raise funds for scholarships.

English

Schwarz writes new book

Arts & Sciences Communications

Dan Schwarz, the Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English and a Stephen H. Weiss  Presidential Fellow, recently released a new book on undergraduate education, “How to Succeed in College and Beyond: The Art of Learning.”

New Century for the Humanities

Transformative Humanities: Faculty reveal life-changing creative works

A&S Communications

From Virginia Woolf to Debussy, faculty share the works that have impacted their careers and their lives during this series of lunchtime talks with students.

Humanities

Festschrift to Alice Colby-Hall

A tribute to Alice Colby-Hall, emeritus professor of Romance Studies, will be released this May and includes essays by colleagues, some of whom are also former students. The volume will be presented to her on May 14 at a banquet at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at the University of Western Michigan in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Molecular Biology

Study explores new tool for genome editing

Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell discovery could lead to more specific and accurate gene editing.

Social Sciences

Swedberg receives honorary doctorate

Richard Swedberg, professor of sociology recently received an honorary doctorate from the Social Science Faculty of Upsala University in Sweden for his contributions to economic sociology and sociological theory.

Humanities

NEH chair calls for the restructuring of academic humanities

Cornell Chronicle

We are living through an “extended moment of making fun of philosophers” in America, according to National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Chair William D. Adams, who spoke on the past and future of the humanities in Klarman Hall auditorium Feb. 24.