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Psychology

Psychologist explores happiness, memory and identity

Cornell Chronicle

A hike in a spectacular Utah canyon got Shimon Edelman thinking: Humans crave novelty; boredom creates unhappiness. But if happiness is only possible through the pursuit of new experiences, what role does memory have?

English

Spring ‘In a Word’ explored writing ‘beyond the human’

A&S Communications

In a wide-ranging conversation on May 2, associate professors of English Joanie Mackowski and Elisha Cohn explored how to write beyond the human at “In a Word.”

International students

Cornell says farewell to Puerto Rican students

A&S Communications

Sixty-two students from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) are leaving campus in the next two weeks. They say they’ve had memorable academic experiences and made friendships they hope will continue after they leave Ithaca.

Government

The Malaysian election results were a surprise. Here are 4 things to know.

Sebastian Dettman, a PhD candidate in the Department of Government, is the author of this Washington Post opinion piece about the recent Malaysian elections.

Music

Ariana Kim, Aizuri Quartet win prestigious M-Prize

Cornell Chronicle

The New York-based quartet will receive $100,000, concert engagements, artist representation and a recording deal.

Teaching excellence

A&S honors grad students with teaching awards

A&S Communications

"This is a great reminder to us that teaching can change lives."

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Unintended Consequences | Season 2, Ep. 5

“Unintended Consequences,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, looks at how human activities interact with natural feedback in unexpected ways that we are only beginning to understand.  

Mellon Mays 2018 Graduates
Mellon Mays Graduates

Mellon Mays fellows score grad school admissions

A&S Communications

Six of 10 Mellon Mays undergraduate fellows graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences are headed directly to graduate school, higher numbers than ever.

Student support

Arts & Sciences offers new resources for first generation students

A&S Communications

Opportunities include a new Summer Scholars Institute, expanded advising seminars and a guaranteed internship program.

Arts & Sciences & Healthcare & Business

In our last post of the year, junior Zoee shares her excitement for a summer internship in healthcare consulting, not necessarily a position of her utmost expertise but one Arts and Sciences' holistic education helped her attain.  By Zoee D'Costa '19, Biology & Society major, Psychology minor

English

English major wins poetry award

A&S Communications

English major Yvette Ndlovu ’19 was recently honored with West Chester University of Pennsylvania’s Myong Cha Son Haiku Poetry Award. Along with a monetary prize, Ndlovu was invited to read her haiku at an award ceremony to take place at the university.“The Haiku form, while it aesthetically looks very simple, can be challenging to execute,” Ndlovu said. “While the Haiku is a traditional form, you can really do lots of great things with it and take it to new directions.”

Faculty commentary

Eric Schneiderman and the meaning of strangulation

The New York Times

In this New York Times opinion piece, Kate Manne, assistant professor of philosophy, explores the allegations against the former New York attorney general and the false labeling of his alleged assaults as "choking."

Humanities Podcast

Unintended Consequences

This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's second season, "Where Is the Human in Climate Change?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and the environment. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the spring.

Classics

New Material Culture Lab opens in Goldwin Smith

A&S Communications

… of Archaeology and Material Studies (CIAMS) … On May 2, a ceramics collection hidden away in a Cornell basement for … of multi-colored pottery. Shelves display unique, intact ceramics, lit by ceiling lights for better viewing. …

Professor Anna Haskins giving instructions to class
Education Innovation

Sociology department launches Active Learning Initiative project

Cornell Chronicle

The lecture hall boasted hundreds of seats, a room so large the professor had to wear a microphone to be heard. The class is the first of five large introductory lecture courses in the Department of Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences, that will be transformed with grant funding from the Active Learning Initiative (ALI) to include a larger share of activities that require student participation and engage students to learn by doing rather than passive listening.