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Cornell's founding

Faculty to share perspectives on Ezra Cornell’s vision

Cornell Chronicle

A panel discussion, “Celebrating 150 Years of Ezra Cornell’s Promise: Reflections on What ‘... Any Person … Any Study’ Means,” will be held Monday, Oct. 29, at 4 p.m. in Call Auditorium, Kennedy Hall. The event is open to the public.

Latina/o studies

'From Stateless to Citizen’ creators plan Nov. 9 talk

A&S Communications

Assistant Professor Óscar Gil-García of Binghamton University and his brother, Manuel Gil, a professional photographer, will share the story of their exhibit, “From Stateless to Citizen: Indigenous Guatemalan Refugees in Mexico” during a Nov. 9 lunch in the Latina/o Studies Center on the fourth floor of Rockefeller Hall.

Humanities

Political and cultural theorist Bonnie Honig to lecture Oct. 25

Cornell Chronicle

“Where’s your spine?” is often said to stiffen someone’s resolve, but what role do such metaphors play in the politics of “refusal” – the rejection of authority?

Government

Big data on political and economic will

Cornell Research

Massive data now help us understand the effects of mass incarceration, how money controls what politicians say, and what influences political agendas.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Plastics, Can’t Get Away from Using Them

Cornell Research

If plastics are a mainstay of our lives—even with the negative impact on the environment and our health—new techniques for making them are paramount.

Career Networking

Consortium offers NYC connections for A&S undergrads

A&S Communications

The colleges of Arts & Sciences and Human Ecology will offer upperclassmen an opportunity to interview with potential employers through the annual New York Recruiting Consortium on January 11th.

English

Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks Oct. 25

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College Leadership

Arts & Sciences appoints two new senior associate deans

A&S Communications

Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, has named Derk Pereboom as the Senior Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities and Melissa Ferguson Senior Associate Dean for Social Sciences.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast Series

Colonial Love

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's third season, "What Do We Know about Love?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and love. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the fall semester.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Podcast explores love in colonial India

Cornell Chronicle

“Colonial Love,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, examines what love meant for colonial India’s mixed-race families.