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Biological Sciences

Biology student wins fellowship from National Science Foundation

A&S Communications

Allyson Evans '19 will use her grant to fund research expeditions to South America to observe and collect knifefish.

Performing & Media Arts

Samantha Sheppard chosen as Woodrow Wilson Fellow

A&S Communications

Samantha N. Sheppard, the Mary Armstrong Meduski ‘80 Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies, has been chosen as a Career Enhancement Fellow for 2019-2020 by the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation.

Student News

Student to discuss antibiotic resistance at TEDxCornell

A&S Communications

Every year TEDxCornellUniversity hosts an annual conference on campus that celebrates the mantra of “spreading ideas that matter.” The event is completely student run, the culmination of all year planning to foster an environment where speakers teach, inspire and entertain the community. The conference will be held in Statler Auditorium on April 28 from 2-4:30 p.m.

Government

Democracy scholar wins Guggenheim fellowship

Cornell Chronicle

Suzanne Mettler, Ph.D. ’94, the John L. Senior Professor of American Institutions in the Department of Government, has been awarded a fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Student research

Rawlings scholars exhibit wide-ranging research

Cornell Chronicle

Fresh air, nature and playing outdoors is the perfect prescription for sedentary and sluggish children, Briana Lui ’19 advises. Lui and more than three dozen Cornell seniors presented their undergraduate research at the 17th annual Hunter R. Rawlings III Research Scholars Senior Expo on April 17 in the Physical Sciences Building and the Clark Atrium.

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Africana studies

Africana hosts talk on climate change and its impact in Africa

A&S Communications

While future effects of climate change are often in the news, an April 30 event will discuss how the problem is already affecting communities around the world, particularly in Africa.The Africana Studies and Research Center is hosting, “Disaster: Cyclone Idai, Climate Change & Climate Migration,” a talk that will discuss impacts of climate change, climate migration and food scarcity and takes place at 4:30 pm in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.

Physics & Computer Science

Chase Goddard: ‘My research experiences at Cornell have driven me to pursue a Ph.D.’

Chase GoddardPhysics & Computer ScienceRye, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?Cornell's legacy as an outstanding research institution was the driving factor behind my choice. The idea that I could get involved in and meaningfully contribute to cutting-edge research as an undergraduate was motivational to me, and my research experiences at Cornell have driven me to pursue a Ph.D. in physics.

Asian Studies & Religious Studies

Alex Hutchins: ‘Take upper-level seminars as soon as you can’

Alex HutchinsAsian Studies & Religious StudiesEureka, CAWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Government & Anthropology

Annika Bjerke: ‘Arts & Sciences has given me the ability to pose meaningful questions that advance understanding and knowledge’

Annika BjerkeGovernment & AnthropologyGreenwich, CTWhat are the most valuable skills you gained from your Arts & Sciences education?

Government, Asian American studies & Latina/o Studies

Barbara Cruz: ‘Fearlessly advocate for yourself’

Barbara CruzGovernmentChicago, ILIf you had a personal motto for your time in Arts & Sciences, in eight words or less, what would that motto be?

Biological Sciences

Calvin Schuster: ‘Cornell has a commitment to creating a community that is diverse in every sense of the word’

Calvin SchusterBiological SciencesSharon, MAWhy did you choose Cornell?

Music

Cornell Music announces Mayfest Chamber Music Festival

Department of Music

Under the artistic direction of pianists Miri Yampolsky, senior lecturer of music, and Xak Bjerken, professor of music, Cornell University’s Department of Music presents Mayfest, its annual springtime festival of world-class chamber music, from May 17–21. Mayfest will feature numerous guest artists from the world’s finest orchestras, and will

Graduate students

Five inducted into Bouchet Graduate Honor Society

The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate.

Astronomy

Cornell to offer new astronomy minors

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… Astronomy … Beginning in Fall 2019, the astronomy department will begin to offer a minor in …

What Makes Us Human?

Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ explored in new podcast episode

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“A Water-Filled Journey,” the newest episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast, examines Odysseus’ complex relationship with water.