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Government

Government major alumnus wins voting rights case

A&S Communications

Ethan Felder '09 says his Cornell leadership experiences prepared him for activism.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Links between social connectedness, stress and health to be studied

Cornell Chronicle

Maren Vitousek, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has received a two-year, $500,000 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Young Faculty Award to study links between stress, social connectedness, health and future performance. The DARPA Young Faculty Award program provides funding, mentoring and industry and Department of Defense contacts to awardees early in their careers.

Mathematics

Alumna says math taught her to think differently about the world

A&S Communications

Katherine McCulloh ‘12 thinks math is an art.“Before attending Cornell I didn’t see math as the intricate art it is,” she said, “but being exposed to math at such an advanced level at Cornell helped me push myself to think, to see mathematics on a deeper level and construct more concrete arguments.”

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Human dignity and the incarcerated

In the newest episode of the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast, Professor Mary Fainsod Katzenstein talks about the impacts of Cornell's Prison Education Program.

Creative writing program

NYC event connects MFA students to publishing world

A&S Communications

The David L. Picket & Cornell Creative Writing Program Literary Reading in NYC included readings by nine MFA students and poet Ishion Hutchinson.

Performing & media arts

New collaborative theatre course focuses on climate change in the Finger Lakes

A&S Communications

Climate science, theater, and civic engagement come together in an interdisciplinary setting in a new performing and media arts course that culminates in a multimedia performance this week.

Alumni

Alumna’s medical career spans hospitals, Army bases and state institutions

A&S Communications

Adadot Hayes focuses her work on helping people with neurodevelopmental disabilities, such as cerebral palsy and Down syndrome.

History & Information Science

Finding a major among many different interests

A&S Communications

Combing history with information science allows sophomore to explore new academic fields.

Classics

Three juniors receive Caplan Travel Fellowships

Angaelica LaPasta '19, Francesca LaPasta ’19, and Griffin David Warren Smith-Nichols '19 have each been awarded a Harry Caplan Travel Fellowship worth $4,000 to study and conduct research in Greece, Italy and Jerusalem.

Becoming A Smarter, More Confident Self

In the final post of the month, sophomore Sylvie shares how, over just a year, she came to learn a lot about herself and grew as a person through meaningful interactions with professors and peers.  By Sylvie Kuvin '20, American Studies major

Apprehension-Turned-Blessing

This week, sophomore Renée reflects on how being assigned to a single dorm room in freshman year – something she was worried about at first – motivated her to go beyond her comfort zone and shaped who she is today. By Renée Girard '20, Government major, Law & Society and Public Policy double minor

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

The Human Animal

The newest episode of the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast features Laurent Dubreuil, professor of Romance studies, comparative literature and cognitive science.

Physics

Keck-funded group proposes new topological superconductor

Cornell Chronicle

The Keck Foundation announced in early July that it had awarded $1 million to a Cornell cross-campus collaboration of professors in engineering and physics aimed at turning theory into reality – namely, creating a specific topological superconducting material that could help pave the way to quantum computing.

Africana Studies

Cornellians gather at D.C.’s African-American history museum

Cornell Chronicle

President Martha E. Pollack and more than a thousand others gathered to celebrate the museum and Cornell’s founding principles of inclusion and diversity.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

The Human Today

The newest episode of the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast features Trevor Pinch, Goldwin Smith Professor of Science & Technology Studies.