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An arts career

An A&S alumnus on working in the capital

Arvind Manocha '94, leads the Wolf Trap Foundation, a D.C. hub of music, theater and education, and lives in Virginia.

Alumni

Chief of Staff to NYC deputy mayor says liberal arts made him a 'critical thinker'

A&S Communications

During his time at Cornell, Udai Tambar '97 conducted research on nutritional science, played intramural sports and majored in both chemistry and Asian studies.  Today, he plays an instrumental role in shaping New York City’s public policies as chief of staff to the deputy mayor for health and human services.

PERFORMING AND MEDIA ARTS

Discovering and exposing a treasure trove of film history

A&S Communications

When Samantha Sheppard, assistant professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts, contemplated the movies she would include in a fall film and speaker series on Black cinema, she had a tough time choosing only five.

Awards

Anthropology professor receives Boyer Prize

A&S Communications

Anthropology professor P. Steven Sangren has been awarded the Boyer Prize from the Society for Psychological Anthropology (SPA). The award, which includes a $500 cash prize, will be announced at the AAA’s Annual Meeting in Denver, Colorado, on November 20.

Immigration Crisis

Professor: Good outcome unlikely at European weekend summit on migration crisis

With tens of thousands of migrants entering Slovenia this last week, Europe is scrambling for a solution. The European Commission called for a mini-summit on Sunday, but Cornell University sociologist Mabel Berezin says that despite the effort to bring states together, the crisis might be the last nail in the European Union’s coffin. 

Awards

Malcolm Bilson receives medal in Hungary

Cornell Chronicle

On a recent trip to Budapest, Malcolm Bilson, the Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music Emeritus, received The Order of the Hungarian Gold Cross, an award given each year to seven or eight foreigners who are distinguished artists, scientists, writers and others for their contribution to Hungarian intellectual and cultural life.

Cornell Neurotech

Cornell Neurotech launched with generous gift

A&S Communications

Engineering-A&S collaboration will lead to new technology to fight Alzheimers, autism and other brain diseases.

ALUMNI GIFTS

Alumna's bequest supports young female scientists

A&S Communications

Marilyn Jacox PhD ’56 mentored young women throughout her career; that legacy continues with a new scholarship.

ANTHROPOLOGY

Growing global: Cornell expands opportunities for international experiences

Andrew Willford, associate professor of anthropology, is a faculty member who led a group of seven Cornell students who studied and worked at the Nilgiris Field Learning Center in Tamil Nadu in southern India as part of a brand-new semester abroad program, which includes indigenous communities in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

Faculty Publications

Cornell professor to release new edited work on hip pop and politics

Travis Gosa, assistant professor of Africana Studies, together with Erik Nielson (University of Richmond) will release their new edited volume “The Hip Hop & Obama Reader” (Oxford University