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Africana Studies

‘Emancipation’s Daughters’ celebrates five iconic Black women

Cornell Chronicle

In her new book, Riché Richardson examines iconic Black women leaders who have contested racial stereotypes and constructed new national narratives of Black womanhood in the United States.

Performing and Media Arts

Githa Sowerby study illuminates women writers' struggle

Cornell Chronicle

In a new critical edition of three plays by Githa Sowerby (1876-1970) J. Ellen Gainor argues for the lasting merit of this writer's artistry and for recognition of women in theater.

Jewish Studies

Talk to reflect on Afro-Asian Jewry in Israel

Cornell Chronicle

How and why Afro-Asian Jews in Israel became associated and engaged with Global Black thought throughout the 20th century will be explored in a virtual talk by Professor Bryan K. Roby on May 6.

Africana Studies

Water crisis took toll on Flint adults’ physical, mental health

Cornell Chronicle

“If you don’t trust your water and you actively avoid it over persistent concerns on its safety, that’s a stark form of psychological trauma in and of itself.”

Humanities

Mellon grant boosts collaborative projects for equity, social justice

Cornell Chronicle

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved a grant of $1.2 million to extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities (AUH) interdisciplinary seminar series at Cornell for three years with a focus on social justice.

Faculty awards

Eleven assistant professors win NSF early-career awards

Cornell Chronicle

Alex Townsend, Goenka Family Assistant Professor of mathematics, is among the 11 Cornell faculty members who have recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Economics

Sweet rewards valued more, may contribute to obesity

Cornell Chronicle

Next time you reward a child with a treat, consider offering nuts instead of candy, a Cornell economist suggests.

Government

Fear year: Pandemic politics made us anxious, but hardly safer

Cornell Chronicle

According to new research by government professor Uriel Abelof, the past year has seen a dramatic rise in existential fear, with people around the world thinking about death twice as often as before.

‘Mild’ Russian sanctions signal need for de-escalation

A&S Communications

On Thursday, the Biden administration announced economic sanctions on Russia in retaliation for alleged election interference and cyberattacks. Nicholas Mulder, assistant professor of history, says the new sanctions are "signals, rather than immediate increases in pressure."

Milstein Program

XR is the future

Alumni Affairs & Development

Nonny de la Peña, one of pioneers of Extended Reality, or XR, and the founder of Emblematic Group, shared her story in a focus talk co-sponsored by the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity on April 8.

History

Business-GOP alliance fraying as CEOs oppose voting limits

A&S Communications

On Wednesday, hundreds of companies’ executives joined in a new statement to call out Republican-sponsored voting bills that they say will curtail voting access in several American states. History professor Lawrence Glickman, an expert on consumer activism, comments

A cityscape with tall buildings and smoke coming from a building
Doug Zuba, unsplash Detroit, Michigan
American Studies

Final ‘Racism in America’ webinar on April 27 to focus on our economic system

A&S Communications

The webinar will feature four Cornell faculty experts looking at the past as well as present of the relationship of racism to capitalism and the unequal impact of COVID-19 on different sectors of the economy.

Student Research

Student researcher honored at AAS Chambliss Poster Awards

A&S Communications

Undergraduate student Imaan Rahim '22 wins honorable mention at AAS Chambliss Poster Awards.

Teaching excellence

Teaching assistant award winners encourage new perspectives on learning

Cornell Chronicle

Arts and Sciences doctoral student Giulia Andreoni is one of two honored by the Center for Teaching Innovation with the Cornelia Ye Outstanding Teaching Award.

Government

J&J vaccine pause a sign of ‘super cautious’ health agencies

A&S Communications

Federal health agencies have recommended pausing the use of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine after six people developed blood clots within two weeks of receiving the one-shot vaccine. Government professors Sarah Kreps and Doug Kriner, who have surveyed nearly 2,000 American adults on issues regarding their willingness to get a vaccine, comment.