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College Leadership

A&S dean leaves legacy of support for students, faculty

A&S Communications

Alumni of the college have joined with senior associate deans to create the Gretchen Ritter ‘83 First Generation Scholarship fund.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Podcast looks at planning for climate change

A&S Communications

“Building Resilience,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, examines how to build resilient communities in the face of environmental and economic upheaval.

Archaeology

New radiocarbon cycle research may alter history

Cornell Chronicle

“We went looking to test the assumption behind the whole field of radiocarbon dating.”

Anthropology

Enhanced e-book calls for public interaction with central banking

Cornell Chronicle

The 2008 financial crisis was a watershed moment for the world’s central banks and their central bankers. Long seen as old boys’ clubs of bland technocrats, they suddenly found themselves in newspaper headlines and the speeches of populist politicians. The debates were not about standard central banking fare – tweaking interest rates to manage inflation – but equality, fairness and democracy.

Social Sciences

Discussion continues on social sciences review

Cornell Chronicle

The campus community has expressed strong interest in and engagement with a report from a faculty committee tasked with identifying organizational structures that might position Cornell’s social sciences for excellence in the next 10 to 15 years, say key administrators after holding 23 listening sessions with stakeholders.

Student internships

Summer experience grants honor Sandy Berger ‘67

A&S Communications

Students will be working for members of Congress and helping non-profit organizations like UNICEF and US Ignite.

Sustainability

Students imagine future without fossil fuels

A&S Communications

Students took creative approaches to thinking about the challenges of meeting energy needs in this year's Imagining Energy Futures Competition. Winners of the annual competition were announced on May 30.

Psychology

Cornell holds its first undergraduate psychology conference

A&S Communications

On May 12th, The Psychology Department hosted its first Cornell Undergraduate Psychology (CUP) Conference at the Cornell Botanic Gardens. The conference brought together undergraduates from a multitude of backgrounds to showcase the research they’ve been conducting on psychological and brain science.

English

Fulbright scholar engages with indigenous communities

Cornell Chronicle

As a Fulbright scholar at Cornell this year, Rebecca Macklin deepened her research through engagement with Native American communities, including joining Cornell students in educational outreach to indigenous high school students.

Humanities

In new location, Language Resource Center gets new leadership

A&S Communications

Forty years ago when Richard “Dick” Feldman arrived at Cornell, students learning a language had only a basement lab in Morrill Hall stocked with audio tapes to help them. When Feldman retires on June 30, new director Angelika Kraemer will take the helm of a robust Language Resource Center bustling with technology, programs, and resources. 

Interdisciplinary

Media studies launches new initiatives

A&S Communications

At Cornell, the field of media studies is flourishing, with new initiatives, new hires, and new courses.

Government

Should the U.S. worry about meddling in Mexico’s July presidential race?

The Washington Post

This Washington Post opinion piece written by Gustavo A. Flores-Macías, associate professor of government, contends that Mexico is an easy target for electoral interference, but that interference most likely won't come from outside the country.

Humanities Podcast

Podcast looks at urban impact on environmental problems

A new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast asks whether the environmental issues we face are really urban problems and whether cities can have a positive impact on climate change.

Student experiences

Posse scholars reflect on four years of growth

A&S Communications

As Ololade Olawale ’18 and Amir Patel ’18 graduate from Cornell this Sunday, they say they’re heading out into the world with a deeper understanding of who they are and what they want to do with their lives.Olawale and Patel are two of six members of Cornell’s second Posse class, who will be graduating this weekend.

Psychology

Woulda, coulda, shoulda: the haunting regret of failing our ideal selves

Cornell Chronicle

“As the Nike slogan says: ‘Just do it.' Don’t wait around for inspiration," says psychology professor Tom Gilovich.