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RESEARCH

Why ISIS wants to erase Palmyra's history

CNN

Sturt Manning, professor of Classics, writes in this piece for CNN about efforts to erase the rich history of Palmyra.

CARL SAGAN INSTITUTE

A Guide to Detecting an Alien Apocalypse

This story in National Geographic tells of researchers at Cornell and other universities who recently published a guide to help astronomers detect alien apocalypses — whether it’s the chemical signature of a world filled with rotting corpses, the radioactive aftermath of nuclear warfare, or the debris left over from a Death Star scenario where an entire planet gets blown to bits.

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Government incompetence is the real threat to China

Arts & Sciences Communications

Cornell government professors commented on the market volatility in China and the Chinese government’s response.Jeremy Wallace, associate professor of government and faculty member of Cornell’s China and Asia Pacific Studies Program, is the author of “Cities and Stability: Urbanization, Redistribution, and Regime Survival in China.”Wallace says:“Don’t worry about the Chinese stock market collapse, worry about government incompetence.

"I have become a more caring and aware citizen."

Gabriela Walters '15 Majors: Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies & EconomicsHometown: Acton, MAWhy did you choose Cornell?As a high school senior I knew I needed to be in large and diverse school with a lot of different opportunities, academic and extra-curricular. Cornell University, with its many, many departments and student groups, was the place to find that.

Digital Collections

Hidden Cornell treasures to be digitized

A&S Communications

Some hidden Cornell treasures soon will be available to scholars around the world, thanks to the Cornell University Library and the College of Arts and Sciences’ Grants Program for Digital Collections, which this year awarded four grants.

Classics

Fontaine plays Sherlock Holmes with book on rare play

A&S Communications

Like many good mysteries, it began with innocent curiosity. Michael Fontaine was on paternity leave and, wanting “a small project” to occupy him between baby duties, thought he’d write about “Mater-Virgo,” a 17th-century play by Lutheran pastor Joannes Burmeister, based on a work by the Roman playwright Plautus.

History

New book examines 'I' vs. 'us' in late antiquity

A&S Communications

To understand the past – and, often, the present – we group people together, attributing the same characteristics to individuals in a group as we do to the group as a whole, especially when it comes to religion.Éric Rebillard challenges this approach in a new book, co-edited with Jörg Rüpke, titled “Group Identity and Religious Individuality in Late Antiquity.”

Performance

Students stage dance, drama and comedy at the Schwartz Center

A&S Communications

Following last year’s successful 150 Events series, the Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) will continue its new tradition of student-led theater, film and dance performances in its 2015-16 season.

"I have become tenacious in pursuit of my dreams, most of which I didn't even know I had until coming here."

… my first really close friends at Cornell, and a lot of my best memories of Cornell involve her in some way. Who or … people about their intellectual pursuits. One of the best decisions I ever made was to ask my graduate student …

"Research instilled in me a passion for science and exploration."

… remote sensing at Cornell has really been the best of both worlds! What do you value about your liberal …

"The groundwork for an open and hungry mind."

… enriching and worthwhile. Ultimately, it proved to be the best year of my life. For the first time since starting …

HISTORY OF ART

Unfinished ‘map’ of cultural images online

Cornell Chronicle

… Institute of the University of London, has completed its online tour of 10 of the panels , with guided “pathways” … of the History of Art and Visual Studies. Work on the website began three years ago with grants from the College of … was constantly changing and adding to the Atlas, and the website captures some of that dynamism. The interface allows …

DIVERSITY

Cornell welcomes most diverse freshman class

Cornell Chronicle

First-year students arriving on campus this week are members of Cornell’s most racially diverse incoming freshman class since the university began keeping records on race in the early 1980s.

STUDENT LIFE

Prefreshman Summer Program preps students

A&S Communications

Ruby Rhoden ’17 expected her arrival at Cornell would be like landing on a new planet, with everything from the social environment to the academics substantially different from where she came from.

RESEARCH

Physics grad student describes women behind the Large Hadron Collider

Discov-HER.com

Margaret Zientek, one of nine PhD students from Cornell working at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, is featured in this story about women making their way in this male-dominated environment.“I am working on a search for dark matter particles,” she says