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Performing & Media Arts

Hollywood intern learns the business from alumni

A&S Communications

If you happen to watch Nicolas Cage's new movie "The Runner" and stay for the credits, you'll see the name Andrea Fiorentini '16.Working on the film's postproduction has been just one of the benefits of Fiorentini's internship the past two summers through the alumni-run Cornell in Hollywood program, which helps Cornell students learn about careers in the entertainment industry, find internships and network with Cornellians.

Alumni

Alumna's research leads to planetary water discoveries

A&S Communications

Jennifer Hanley '06 just began a new position at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona, shifting her attention from Mars to Pluto and a moon of Saturn, but she's still focused on one goal – the search for water.Hanley was one of eight authors of a paper, published in the Sept. 28, 2015 issue of Nature Geoscience, on the discovery that liquid water appears to exist on Mars.

Saturn's small moon Pan
Astronomy

Cornell team planned cosmic photo shoot of Saturn's moon Pan

Cornell Chronicle

Astronomy meets gastronomy: NASA’s Cassini spacecraft flew by and photographed a close-up of Saturn’s small moon Pan, never before seen in high resolution. Those images – as science hungered for joviality – revealed this moon looks like ravioli.

Romance studies

New book proposes alternative forms of generosity

A&S Communications

Individuals and corporations contribute more money to charitable organizations than they ever have before. Is this golden age of gift-giving a positive or negative force in modern culture?

Religious Studies

How did celibacy become mandatory for priests?

The Conversation

Kim Haines-Eitzen, professor of Near Eastern studies, recently wrote a piece on The Conversation website that discusses the origins of Christian celibacy. 

Creative writing

Undergraduate poetry review eschews literary exclusivity

A&S Communications

Marginalia also hosts workshops for poets to share their works and other poetry reading events and outreach programs.

Linguistics

A&S senior wins Fulbright to teach in Italy

A&S Communications

Nigel van der Woude ’17 was inspired to study Italian after finding some old letters in his grandfather's attic.

Comparative Literature

Comparative literature department celebrates 50 years

A&S Communications

Cornell played a major role in the development of the discipline in the early part of the 20th century.

Anthropology

Anthropology graduate students awarded Engaged Cornell grants

A&S Communications

Three graduate students in the Department of Anthropology were recently named recipients of Engaged Graduate Student Grants for 2017. The grants were awarded to 16 graduate students across the Cornell community in various disciplines.

Economics

Social networks on Capitol Hill influence legislation, funding

A&S Communications

The old adage, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know” has long fueled the parental drive for children to attend Ivy League schools. But it turns out where you went to school is less important than who else went to the same school – at least, if you’re in Congress.