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Asian studies

Students share tales of global climate change on Capitol Hill

Cornell Chronicle

"Making the climate change issue more personal, rather than hammering a person with ‘facts,’ is our first step in getting acceptance of it as a global problem."

Humanities research

Mellon grant supports open access to humanities texts

Cornell Chronicle

For the second year in a row, Cornell University Press has been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)/Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant worth nearly $100,000 to fund the open access initiative, Cornell Open.“This is exciting news for the press and for the university,” said Laura Spitz, Cornell’s vice provost for international affairs. “Open access to humanities scholarship aligns with the mission of a global and engaged Cornell.”

History

Contested terrain: Historian probes Earth’s polar regions

Global Cornell

Dawn Berry is a visiting scholar in the Department of History at Cornell, and former postdoctoral fellow in foreign policy, security studies, and diplomatic history at the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.How did you become interested in foreign policy relating to the Arctic and Antarctic, and why are these regions important?

Alumni visits

Alum Dan Cohen ‘05, ‘Arrival’ and ‘Stranger Things’ producer, visits April 21

A&S Communications

Dan Cohen ’05, a producer whose latest projects include the Oscar-nominated sci-fi movie “Arrival” and the hit Netflix series “Stranger Things,” will talk with students about his career and screen one of his films along with the short film that inspired another during an April 21 visit to campus as the 2017 Arts & Sciences Career Development Center’s Munschauer Speaker.

Africana studies

Africana symposium honored Locksley Edmondson

A&S Communications

Edmondson has been a major contributor to the articulation of Africana studies at Cornell.

A&S curriculum

Students host April 19 forum on proposed new A&S curriculum

A&S Communications

Students' thoughts and opinions will be shared with members of the curriculum review committee.

Government & Sociology

Jenna Marinstein: 'Give yourself the permission to ease into the college environment.'

Jenna MarinsteinGovernment & SociologyPittsburgh, PA/*-->*//*-->*/Why did you choose Cornell?

Government

Demitri Dawson: 'In 10 years I would like to be helping communities and states as a member of Congress.'

Demitri DawsonGovernmentSpokane, WA/*-->*//*-->*/What accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell?

History & Archaeology

Elizabeth Martinson: 'I have been able to satisfy my curiosity exploring a range of subjects.'

Elizabeth MartinsonHistory and Archaeology Pittsburgh, PAWho or what influenced your Cornell education the most? How or why? 

Physics

Cari Cesarotti: 'I am walking away from Cornell with a call to action to do my part in ending injustices.'

Cari CesarottiPhysicsChicago, IL/*-->*//*-->*/What accomplishments/activities are you most proud of while at Cornell?