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College Scholar program

College Scholar named Carnegie Endowment junior fellow

Cornell Chronicle

Samuel Barnett ’19 has been named one of 11 junior fellows by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.Barnett, a College Scholar whose studies focus on national security and geopolitics, will spend his fellowship year working with Carnegie’s executive office on issues of U.S. foreign policy and diplomacy.

Molecular Biology & Genetics

Bone morphogenetic protein signaling and disease origins

Cornell Research

The research of Jun Liu, professor of molecular biology and genetics, is featured in this Cornell Research website story.Liu studies the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling pathway, which plays critical roles in multiple developmental and homeostatic processes. Malfunction of this pathway can cause various disorders, including cardiovascular diseases and cancer.

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.

What Makes Us Human?

Waterways of Venice

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's fourth season, "What Does Water Mean for Us Humans?" 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 spring semester.

What Makes Us Human?

Podcast examines the waterways of Venice

A&S Communications

A new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series featuring Comparative Literature professor William J. Kennedy explains the influence of water on European Renaissance culture.

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

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.

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.

Social Sciences

Cornell creates Center for Social Sciences

Cornell Chronicle

An implementation committee will explore the integration of public policy academic areas and the creation of "superdepartments."

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.