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Creative writing alumni

Creative writing prize winners to read Thursday

A&S Communications

The Department of English will host the Philip Freund Prize for Creative Writing Alumni Reading at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 in the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium in Klarman Hall.

Why Walk When You Can Dance?

In our last post of the month, sophomore Shoshana takes us for a stroll across Europe, where she spent the summer studying Psychoanalysis and Art, and traveling.By Shoshana Swell '20, Performing & Media Arts and Psychology double major

Creative Computing Club

New club combines computer science and creativity

A&S Communications

Michael Lucido ’19 is studying computer science and is minoring in film. Last fall, he searched for a club to join that would appeal to both of his interests.“There were either film clubs that did shooting or CS clubs that did programming,” he said, “There weren’t a lot of technology and creative clubs – they weren’t talking to each other.”

Anthropology

Anthropology grad students receive Fulbright-Hays fellowships

Cornell Chronicle

Two Cornell anthropology graduate students will conduct their fieldwork overseas with support from the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program. Alexandra G. Dalferro and Rebekah M. Cirbassi are among 91 students nationwide who received the prestigious award this year.

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Study finds key to closing achievement gap in biology education

A&S Communications

The limited racial and ethnic diversity among people in biology-related careers has long roots, according to a new study.As undergraduates, underrepresented minority students face challenges on campus and in the classroom, which can discourage them from pursuing science careers. Research has shown that the use of active learning techniques – such as working in groups and participating in classroom discussions – can help close the achievement gap among undergraduates.

In Memoriam

Chemical evolution expert David A. Usher dies at age 80

Cornell Chronicle

David A. Usher, retired associate professor of chemistry and chemical biology, died Oct. 6 at his home in Dryden, New York. He was 80, one month shy of his 81st birthday.

Career Development

A&S Career Development hosts first networking workshop for introverted students

A&S Communications

The prospect of reaching out to alumni and industry leaders seems daunting to most students. For students who are more introverted, networking can be as hard as taking a prelim.

A Very Spanish Summer: Interning at the U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona

This week, senior Hadassa shares with us how she spent her summer interning at the U.S. Consulate General in Barcelona, an experience that complemented her studies in Government and International Relations. By Hadassa Jakher '18, Government and Spanish double major, International Relations and Law & Society double minor 

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

3-D scanning project of 20,000 animals makes details available worldwide

Cornell Chronicle

What began as a Twitter joke between two researchers has turned into a four-year, $2.5 million National Science Foundation grant to take 3-D digital scans of 20,000 museum vertebrate specimens and make them available to everyone online.Cornell’s Museum of Vertebrates, with 1.3 million fish specimens, 27,000 reptiles and amphibians (called herps), and 57,000 bird and 23,000 mammal specimens, is one of 16 institutions involved and promises to feature prominently in the project.

English

Elisha Cohn: A humanistic point of view

A&S Communications

Animals, neuroscience, consciousness and medicine: Associate Professor of English Elisha Cohn’s interests range far and wide, all seen through the lens of narrative, her driving passion.

Near Eastern Studies

Near Eastern studies offers Middle East series to local teachers

Cornell Chronicle

A new initiative by Cornell’s Department of Near Eastern Studies (NES) to provide continuing education opportunities for local K-12 teachers launched Sept. 26. The collaboration with Tompkins-Seneca-Tioga Board of Cooperative Educational Services (TST-BOCES) offers teachers a six-session professional learning opportunity focusing on the relationship between the United States and the Middle East through the lenses of politics, migration, religion and literature.

Performing & Media Arts

Escape from the Archive Conference examines relationship between performance & history

Performing & Media Arts

Scholars and artists will explore the interaction between history, theatre and performance during the Escape from the Archive Conference, Oct. 27-29 at the Schwartz Center. The conference, organized by doctoral students Caitlin Kane and Erin Stoneking from the Department of Performing and Media Arts, features lectures, performances and roundtable discussions on theatre, film, dance and opera.

Classics

Classical Art- Ideal Form, Copy, Illusion

Cornell Research

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Sociology

The Cultures of Liberals and Conservatives

Cornell Research

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Romance Studies

Two professors nominated for prestigious short story award

A&S Communications

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