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Mathematics

A tale of friendship and mathematics

Alumni Affairs & Development

A lifelong friend endows the Frank Spitzer and Narahari Umanath Prabhu Assistant Professorship of Mathematics.

What Makes Us Human?

Podcast explores role of forests in providing water

A&S Communications

“The Need for Trees,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, explores the critical role trees play in the earth’s water cycle.

History

Julius Caesar’s campaign book

Wall Street Journal

Barry Strauss, the Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies, writes in this Wall Street Journal essay, about the penchant for presidential hopefuls to pen the stories of their lives during election seasons.

Music

Living legends to play Bailey Hall April 15

Department of Music

Dr. Deborah Justice, Cornell Concert Series manager, shares the story behind the upcoming "Spring Quartet" April 15 concert, 8 pm in Bailey Hall:

English

New English faculty add to strength of African-American literature

A&S Communications

"They will build new networks, new collaborations, new kinds of publications, new digital practices."

Psychology

A bird’s-eye view of communication

Scientific American

"Solving the mysteries of animal behavior often involves immersing ourselves in their perceptual world. If they’re birds, it means taking a literal bird’s eye view of their behaviors."

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Study: Fungal disease decimates amphibians worldwide

Cornell Chronicle

A fungal disease that afflicts amphibians has led to the greatest loss of biodiversity ever recorded due to a disease.

A traditional style Chinese style building leading into a collection of modern skyscrapers in Shanghai
International collaboration

Eight grants focus on innovation in China

The Cornell China Center has announced eight China Innovation Awards to interdisciplinary teams of Cornell faculty.The winning projects were selected from among 34 proposals submitted by faculty leaders across 47 departments, centers and programs in Cornell’s colleges and schools.

Mathematics

The universe’s secrets are at your fingertips – just learn calculus

Cornell Chronicle

There’s a good chance someone somewhere on March 21 wished you a happy first day of spring. For mathematician Steven Strogatz, the day possessed an added significance worth celebrating.“Happy max derivative day, everybody!” he wrote that evening to his more than 53,000 followers on Twitter.

Student experiences

A&S expands advising seminars to all first-year students

A&S Communications

Faculty focus on topics such as time management, making the most of the liberal arts curriculum and navigating Cornell and all of its resources.

Social Sciences

Cornell creates Center for Social Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

… for how to enhance the university’s excellence in the social sciences over the next 10 to 15 years. This effort, … resources, Giannelis said. The implementation committee working on the integrative public policy structure and the …

Career experiences

Grant to honor Sandy Berger '67 supports student summer experiences

The Berger Summer Internship Fund is again available to support undergraduate students in the College of Arts & Sciences pursuing unpaid or minimally paid summer internships.

Artist's rendition of TESS against a backdrop of stars
Astronomy

The hunt is on for closest Earth-like planets

Cornell Chronicle

A team of astronomers has created a catalog with the 1,822 stars that can be observed by NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), most likely to host Earth-like planets.

College leadership

Arts & Sciences names new director of admissions

A&S Communications

The college of Arts & Sciences has named Irene Lessmeister MA ‘09, PHD ’12, its new director of admissions.Irene Lessmeister

Career Development

Alumni gifts expand funding for A&S student summer experiences

A&S Communications

While students in some fields easily find paid summer positions, others interested in non-profits, health care, government or other areas often need to take internships or summer positions that provide valuable summer career experiences but don't offer much in terms of a paycheck.