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Anthropology

Essay: Japanese doll exchanges offer lessons on peace, understanding

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Hirokazu Miyazaki, professor of anthropology, penned an essay for the Democrat and Chronicle, in honor of an exhibition of Japanese dolls taking place a the Rochester Museum and Science Center on September 30th.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

My Atlantis Complex

Amid the rising waters of climate change, historian Aaron Sachs finds sense in the theatre of the absurd.

Astronomy

Luminaries celebrate Voyager mission with panel, exhibit

A&S Communications

A weekend-long celebration remembers Cornell's central role in Voyagers 1 and 2 and in the creation of the Golden Record.

Physics

Nobel Prize-winning work has roots in Cornell research

A&S Communications

The experiment that led to the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics used a theoretical model developed at Cornell.

Anthropology

Anthropology professor wins feminist scholarship award for book

A&S Communications

Saida Hodžić, associate professor of anthropology and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies, was awarded the 2017 Michelle Z. Rosaldo Prize for her book, “The Twilight of Cutting: African Activism and Life after NGOs.”

Psychology

Discrimination more likely when resources are scarce

Cornell Chronicle

At the height of the Great Recession, psychologist Amy Krosch noticed that people of color seemed to be getting much harder hit than the white population on a number of socioeconomic indicators.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Innovations in chemistry education help undergrads

Cornell Chronicle

Professors are using active learning, peer-assisted workshops and practice tests to help students succeed in what can be one of the most challenging first-year classes.

English

Man Booker Prize-Winning novelist Marlon James reads Oct. 12

Department of English

Award-winning novelist and educator Marlon James will read from his work on Oct. 12 at 4:30 p.m. at the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium in Klarman Hall, as the fourth installment of the Fall 2017 Barbara and David Zalaznick Reading Series.

Alumni

Judy Hart’s fight for women’s rights – and a park

Hart '63 said her Cornell experience taught her confidence and persistence, which served her well as she fought to establish the Women's Rights National Historical Park.

Creative writing

MFA Reading Series kicks off this month

A&S Communications

MFA students share their work several times during the semester at downtown Ithaca's Buffalo Street Books.