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Awards

Arts & Sciences dean receives physics outreach medal

Cornell Chronicle

Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts & Sciences and professor of astronomy, has been awarded the 2018 Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach by the American Physical Society (APS).

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.

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.

English

Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks Oct. 25

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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.

Summer Adventure Series: Ambassador Shoshana spent her Summer in Cape Town, South Africa

For October, we ask our ambassadors how they spent this past summer. This week Shoshana takes us across the ocean to her experience at Eventerprise, a startup where she developed her design skills.By Shoshana Swell '20, Information Science and Performing and Media Arts

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.

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.

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?

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.

Government

New book examines democracy in Africa

A&S Communications

A wave of democratization swept over the African continent in the 1990s. Has it made a difference in the welfare of individuals in sub-Saharan African nations? And why hasn’t the shift to multiparty elections led to profound change in African governance, given the region’s rapidly changing economics and urbanization?

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.

Asian studies

Conference considers a global plant steeped in meaning

Cornell Chronicle

It is the centerpiece of one of the world’s subtlest rituals. It is swilled by thirsty workers at truck stops and construction sites. It is a pick-me-up and a sign of refinement, a bracing tonic and a sugary treat. It is sold in hawker stalls and high-end shops, often on the same city block. It is, after water, the most popular drink on the planet. It is, of course, tea.

In Memory

'Adored' PMA senior lecturer dies at 79

A&S Communications

Alison Van Dyke, retired senior lecturer of performing and media arts and an integral part of the Cornell Prison Education Program, died in London on Oct. 5, while on a trip to Spain, France and England.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Podcast explores the history of Christian love

A&S Communications

“Love Transformed,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, explores the complex relationship between love, early Christianity, and contemporary wedding practice.