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Student experiences

Learning about the law during NYC summer

A&S Communications

Cornell’s Prelaw Program in New York City includes a three-week class followed by an internship.

Government

The welfare boogeyman

New York Times

Suzanne Mettler, The John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions, writes in this New York Times opinion piece about President Trump's efforts to rebrand various social programs as "welfare."

Student experiences

Summer research offer insights into psychology lab work

A&S Communications

Having worked as a research assistant in Michael Goldstein’s Behavioral Analysis of Beginning Years (B.A.B.Y.) lab at Cornell, Kathryn Garrisi ‘19 was eager to learn how other labs approach the study of the infant mind.

Student experiences

Sophomore finds purpose and community in fencing, student clubs

A&S Communications

An average day for Conan Gillis ‘21 starts with a math class in the morning, followed by a trip to the Rare Books and Manuscripts Collection at Kroch Library, where he might hold a letter by Thomas Jefferson or view a 1,000-year-old manuscript. In the evenings, he often participates in a fencing practice run by two Olympic-level fencers.

Language study

Linguistics major spends summer immersed in the study of Southeast Asian languages

A&S Communications

Thanks to a fellowship from Cornell’s Southeast Asia Program, Javier Agredo’19  is spending the summer studying Thai at the University of Wisconsin Madison’s Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute.  Agredo, who has a passion for language documentation and preservation, has also had the chance to attend Gamelan performances, a traditional musical ensemble from Indonesia, and explore the city of Madison.

Government

Congress has three tools to counter Trump on Russia

The Washington Post

Government Professor Douglas Kriner writes in this Washington Post opinion piece that Congress has a role to play in reining in a "wayward president."

Government

New book investigates the government-citizen disconnect

Cornell Chronicle

Suzanne Mettler explores this growing gulf between people’s perceptions of government and the actual role it plays in their lives in her latest book.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Awards promote life sciences research and industry partnerships in NY

Cornell Chronicle

A project to develop topical therapies for skin diseases associated with DNA damage and another to investigate bone-binding polymers to relieve bone-on-bone pain for those with severe osteoarthritis are two of nine projects awarded 2018-19 Center for Advanced Technology (CAT) grants.CAT is housed in Cornell’s Institute of Biotechnology.

Faculty awards

Atkinson Center names 2018-19 SSHA faculty fellows

Cornell Chronicle

Sustainability science is getting a big boost from the humanities. And the social sciences. And the arts.Cornell’s Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future has named seven social sciences, humanities and arts (SSHA) fellows for the 2018-19 academic year. The annual fellowships are awarded to faculty from across the university whose work broadens and deepens sustainability research.

Astronomy

Exoplanet detectives create catalog of ‘light-fingerprints’

Cornell Chronicle

The catalog includes 19 of the most diverse bodies in our solar system.