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History

Mary Beth Norton nominated for president of American Historical Association

Arts & Sciences Communications

Historian Mary Beth Norton has been nominated for president-elect of the American Historical Association, the principal umbrella organization for the profession. If elected, she would serve as president beginning in January 2018, for one year. The results of the on-line election are expected in July.

Humanities & Arts

Prof. Madrid wins humanities book award

Alejandro L. Madrid, associate professor of music, has won the 2016 Humanities Book Award from the Mexico Section of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA) for his most recent book, In Search of Julián Carrillo and Sonido 13 (Oxford University Press, 2015). The prize is awarded annually to an outstanding and original contribution to the study of Mexico in book-length academic monographs and works published during the previous year.

Student support

Multiple resources help ease students' spring stress

A&S Communications

Students have new wellness initiatives, tools and lots of support to help them manage end-of-year pressure.

Maria Cristina Garcia
History & Latina/o Studies

María Cristina García wins 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Cornell Chronicle

María Cristina García, the Howard A. Newman Professor in American Studies at Cornell, is the recipient of a 2016 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, the Carnegie Corporation of New York has announced.

Mathematics

Mathematician's career not always by the numbers

Cornell Chronicle

Coming from a family of engineers, the new chair of the math department decided to follow another road.

Hope and Optimism

Georgette Kelly Wins First ‘Hope on Stage’ Playwriting Contest

Arts & Sciences Communications

Cornell University and the University of Notre Dame have announced Georgette Kelly as the winner of the new “Hope on Stage” international playwriting contest. Her play "I Carry Your Heart" was selected from among 800 submissions. Kelly will receive a $10,000 cash prize, and her play will be presented at both the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, N.Y. (April 27–30, 2017), and at the Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles (May 18–20, 2017).

Global Cornell

A&S govt. prof. named international faculty fellow

Cornell Chronicle

The Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies has announced two new international faculty fellows for 2016-19:Rachel Bezner Kerr, associate professor of development sociology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Thomas Pepinsky, associate professor of government in the College of Arts and Sc

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Engaged Learning

Nine projects receive undergrad engaged research funding

Cornell Chronicle

Students will study international issues related to land use and community health, as well as the chemistry of craft beer production.

Digital Humanities

Library hosts camp on humanities and technology

Cornell Chronicle

At the Central New York THAT (The Humanities and Technology) Camp held in Olin Library, there were no official presenters, while participants voted on workshop topics and met in collaborative sessions.The informal structure suited the subject matter, since digital humanities is a relatively new and rapidly evolving field.

Chris Garces
Research

Social Science institute supports nine A&S faculty projects

Institute for Social Sciences

Highly educated, high-income immigrants to the United States are changing the look and feel of American suburbs by tearing down older homes built just after World War II and building sprawling new houses, pejoratively called “McMansions.” But the changes are not always welcome by long-time neighborhood residents, said Suzanne Lanyi Charles, assistant professor in city and regional planning.