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Creative Writing Program

'Poet of witness' Carolyn Forché to read on April 29

Cornell Chronicle

The Spring 2021 Zalaznick Reading Series culminates with a reading by poet, memoirist, translator, and human rights advocate Carolyn Forché on Thursday, April 29.

Environment & Sustainability

Research and restore: How Cornell scientists are conserving Earth’s resources

Cornell researchers are working to restore our planet’s natural resources — from the soil to the seas to the skies — and helping to ensure a sustainable future for years to come.

Creative Writing Program

Time and sanctuary: Writing program shapes promising voices

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell’s Creative Writing Program supports writers at a time when the world needs insight from artistic voices.

Government

DC statehood represents ‘equal rights of citizenship,’ not politics

A&S Communications

On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 51, a bill that would make the District of Columbia the 51st state. David Bateman, professor of government says that while much of the critique of H.R. 51 is political, the bill represents a decision about whether residents of DC merit equal rights of citizenship.

Arts Unplugged

Event examines the ethics, politics and future of AI

Cornell Chronicle

Three leading Cornell scholars discussed governmental, social and moral ramifications of artificial intelligence in “Politics, Policy & Ethics of the Coming AI Revolution” on April 15, an Arts Unplugged event sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and moderated by Andrew Ross Sorkin ’99, of CNBC and The New York Times.

Government

Chauvin verdict first step in police reform, finding alternatives to policing

A&S Communications

On Tuesday, Derek Chauvin was convicted by a jury of killing George Floyd in an act of police violence on May 25, 2020. Joe Margulies, professor of law and government, says the verdict in Chauvin’s case underscores that police should only respond to calls requiring an armed officer.
 

Society for the Humanities

Parham to deliver lecture on African American Digital Humanities

Cornell Chronicle

Parham’s Digital Humanities Lecture, set to take place online April 28, will discuss what might be made possible at the intersection between Black expressive traditions, digital humanities, and electronic literature, with an eye to describing the chain of interactions that link theory to practice.

Africana Studies

‘Emancipation’s Daughters’ celebrates five iconic Black women

Cornell Chronicle

In her new book, Riché Richardson examines iconic Black women leaders who have contested racial stereotypes and constructed new national narratives of Black womanhood in the United States.

Performing and Media Arts

Githa Sowerby study illuminates women writers' struggle

Cornell Chronicle

In a new critical edition of three plays by Githa Sowerby (1876-1970) J. Ellen Gainor argues for the lasting merit of this writer's artistry and for recognition of women in theater.

Jewish Studies

Talk to reflect on Afro-Asian Jewry in Israel

Cornell Chronicle

How and why Afro-Asian Jews in Israel became associated and engaged with Global Black thought throughout the 20th century will be explored in a virtual talk by Professor Bryan K. Roby on May 6.

Humanities

Mellon grant boosts collaborative projects for equity, social justice

Cornell Chronicle

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has approved a grant of $1.2 million to extend the Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism and the Humanities (AUH) interdisciplinary seminar series at Cornell for three years with a focus on social justice.

Africana Studies

Water crisis took toll on Flint adults’ physical, mental health

Cornell Chronicle

“If you don’t trust your water and you actively avoid it over persistent concerns on its safety, that’s a stark form of psychological trauma in and of itself.”

Faculty awards

Eleven assistant professors win NSF early-career awards

Cornell Chronicle

Alex Townsend, Goenka Family Assistant Professor of mathematics, is among the 11 Cornell faculty members who have recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Economics

Sweet rewards valued more, may contribute to obesity

Cornell Chronicle

Next time you reward a child with a treat, consider offering nuts instead of candy, a Cornell economist suggests.

Government

Fear year: Pandemic politics made us anxious, but hardly safer

Cornell Chronicle

According to new research by government professor Uriel Abelof, the past year has seen a dramatic rise in existential fear, with people around the world thinking about death twice as often as before.