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Harrison speaks about benefits of charting your own path

4/29/2024 Arts & Sciences Communications

Robert S. Harrison '76 talked about his interdisciplinary studies as a College Scholar of social psychology and government.

Roi Shiloah playing violin while leaning back in his chair — Provided Roi Shiloah

Music

Mayfest, Cornell’s Int’l Chamber Music Festival, begins May 17

5/3/2024 A&S Communications

Mayfest is “a festival of joy, music, friendships, and deep connections among the musicians and with the loyal and wonderful audiences,” said co-artistic director Miri Yampolsky.

three people standing in Klarman Atrium — Patrick Shanahan From left, seniors Jesse Kapstad ‘24, Aja'nae Hall-Callaway ‘24 and Abhyuday Atal ’24 have wildly different interests, but all took advantage of numerous opportunities at Cornell.

Student experiences

Finding your calling at Cornell

5/3/2024 A&S Communications

Three members of the A&S Class of 2024 share wisdom for incoming students about taking advantage of all of Cornell's resources.

Provided Amanda Hernandez ’21 suited up for pom as a senior

Alumni

Dancing with the (collegiate) stars

5/2/2024 Cornellians

A&S alumna Amanda Hernandez ’21, now a busy med student, coaches her former team to ‘pom’ glory—from hundreds of miles away.

Geometrical ceiling design shining with gold — Another Believer/Creative Commons license 3.0 Interior of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, D.C.

National Academy of Sciences

Four Cornell professors elected to national academy

5/2/2024 Cornell Chronicle

A&S professors Steven Strogatz and Peter Wolczanski are among Cornell’s 2024 electees to the National Academy of Sciences.

Four rocky objects against a black background — Credit: NASA/Goddard/SwRI/Johns Hopkins APL/NOIRLab for the original images/Brian May/Claudia Manzoni for stereo processing of the images A pair of stereoscopic images of the asteroid Dinkinesh and Selam created with data collected by the L’LORRI camera on NASA's Lucy spacecraft in the minutes around closest approach on Nov. 1, 2023.

Astronomy

Novel calculations peg age of ‘baby’ asteroid

5/1/2024 Cornell Chronicle

A Cornell-led research team derived the age of Selam, a “moonlet” orbiting the asteroid Dinkinesh in the main asteroid belt, based only on the pair’s dynamics.

Pencil drawing: a woman wearing a blue head scarf against a bright red background — Elja Sharifi/Provided “Hopeful Eyes” detail

History of Art and Visual Studies

Defying the Odds: Elja Sharifi’s Voice for the Powerless

5/1/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Afghan visual artist Elja Sharifi, currently a visiting scholar at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, sees her escape from the Taliban as a call to action. She will enter Cornell’s PhD program in art history next fall.

Two people sitting side by side for an interview: Mendi and Keith Obadike — College of Architecture, Art, and Planning Mendi and Keith Obadike

Performing and Media Arts

An endless conversation: The art and practice of Mendi + Keith Obadike

5/1/2024 College of Architecture, Art, and Planning

The creative team have worked for decades across music, text and visual art to explore complex histories and social tensions.

A black and white image of a Gothic mansion, Cornell's A. D. White House — Provided Historical photo of the A. D. White House

Society for the Humanities

Society for the Humanities celebrates 50th year in AD White House

5/1/2024 A&S Communications

To honor the anniversary, the Society has produced a booklet chronicling the history of the A.D. White House as president’s home, art museum and locus for the humanities at Cornell.

Classics

Exploring the remains of ancient daily life

4/30/2024 A&S Communications

The collection “Households in Context: Dwelling in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt” shifts the archaeological perspective from public and elite spaces such as temples, tombs and palaces to everyday dwellings and interactions of families.

person sitting with guitar — Provided Paul Jensen

Alumni careers

Musical alumnus: Pivoting to a new career was worth the wait

4/30/2024 A&S Communications

Paul Jensen ’85 had a successful career in public relations, but when he left his job at a big agency four years ago, he was longing to get back to something he loved and missed: his music.