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What Makes Us Human?

Podcast shows how piped-in water changes lives

A&S Communications

“Imagine how much water you use a day, and then imagine having to carry every ounce of that to your home."

Research & Scholarship

Klarman postdoctoral fellowship program announced

Cornell Chronicle

The program will support early-career scholars of outstanding talent, initiative and promise.

Innovative teaching

Provost’s seminar celebrates innovation in teaching

Cornell Chronicle

The Provost’s Seminar on Teaching and Learning brought nearly 75 faculty and instructors together to share and celebrate innovations in teaching at Cornell.

Government

Whose work is it? The military or the police?

Cornell Research

Jessica Zarkin studies the effects of violence on citizens’ perceptions and behavior in Latin America. A comparative politics PhD student in Government, Zarkin is trying to understand the connection between state institutions and citizens. Her focus is on security.

NGC4945 Galaxy image
Astronomy & Physics

Telescopes to help decode the cosmos

Cornell Research

As humans, we have an insatiable desire to understand the cosmos and our place in it. How did the universe begin and how did it evolve? What is the nature of dark matter and dark energy? How will it all end? “These are the most fundamental questions one can ask,” says Steve Kang Hoon Choi, Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow. “If we believe greater knowledge betters our lives, then this is what drives us to study the cosmos.”

Biology

Two biologists elected to National Academy of Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

Maria Harrison, the William H. Crocker Professor at Boyce Thompson Institute and adjunct professor in the School of Integrative Plant Science, and Mariana Wolfner, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics in the College of Arts and Sciences, are among 100 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, the academy announced April 30.

Cell research

Facility upgrades invigorate immunology, cell research

Cornell Chronicle

Hailed as “transformative” and “a historic achievement” by faculty members, a strategic investment of close to $2 million directed by Provost Michael Kotlikoff has improved Cornell’s capabilities in flow cytometry, which is pivotal in cell research.

A&S parents

Cornell Family Fellows spring weekend 2019 offers some surprises

Alumni Affairs & Development

When the Cornell Family Fellows Program hosted its spring weekend March 9-10 there was one slightly unexpected outcome. “The parents talked about math the whole weekend!” said Mindy Stevenson, assistant director of Parent Engagement in the division of Alumni Affairs and Development.

Government & Sociology

Tireniolu Onabajo: ‘I am proud of learning who I am, what I am grateful for, what I believe in and the difference I want to make in the world’

Tireniolu OnabajoGovernment & SociologyLagos, NigeriaWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Philosophy & Classics

‘Sapere aude, incipe.’ (translation: Dare to know. Begin!)

Vivian (Yijie) JinPhilosophy & ClassicsHangzhou, ChinaWhat have you accomplished as a Cornell student that you are most proud of, either inside the classroom or otherwise?

Psychology

Undergrads to present psychology research at May 9 conference

A&S Communications

The 2019 Cornell Undergraduate Psychology (CUP) Conference will bring together undergraduate students with diverse interests to share their research, meet other students and faculty and learn about the various kinds of psychological research being conducted across the Cornell campus. The conference will be held May 9 in the Physical Sciences Building Atrium from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Biological Sciences & Religious Studies

Radhika Narasimhan: ‘I learned to respect my own voice’

Radhika NarasimhanBiological Sciences & Religious StudiesSouth Brunswick, NJWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Italian & Psychology

Renee Williamson: ‘The biggest gift Cornell has given me is its language programs’

Renee WilliamsonItalian & PsychologyWorcester, MAWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

History of Art & Archaeology

Ryan Stommel: ‘I will embark on a journey to become the first person in history to visit every country in the world multiple times’

Ryan StommelHistory of Art & ArchaeologyFond du Lac, WIWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

History

Sarah Meidl: ‘The most significant part of who I am is not tied to nationality but is defined by the relationships I form with others’

Sarah MeidlHistoryHannibal, MOWhat was your favorite class and why?