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Classics

Contemporary bard to present ancient Odyssey in music

A&S Communications

In the spirit of the ancient bards, Joe Goodkin will perform an original musical adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey for solo acoustic guitar and voice on Oct. 24 in Klarman Hall, KG70, at 5 pm.

Physics

Manipulating nature with X-ray lasers is topic of Oct. 18 lecture

A&S Communications

Ever since the invention of the laser more than 50 years ago, scientists have been striving to create an X-ray version. But until recently, very high power levels were needed to make an X-ray laser. Making a practical, tabletop-scale X-ray laser source required taking a new approach, as will be described by physicist Margaret Murnane in this fall’s Hans Bethe Lecture.

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Disability and the Human Experience

his is an episode in the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about what it means to be human in the twenty-first century.

Easing into Junior Year: New Year, New Me with a Clearer Path

This week, junior Emma Bryan talks about how the flexibility of the Arts and Sciences curriculum helped her discover her passion for French and reconfirm her interest in Economics, setting her up for an exciting junior year. By: Emma Bryan '19, French and Economics double major

Astronomy

Luminaries celebrate Voyager mission with panel, exhibit

A&S Communications

A weekend-long celebration remembers Cornell's central role in Voyagers 1 and 2 and in the creation of the Golden Record.

English

McCall memoir will be the focus of Oct. 23 reading

A&S Communications

Dan McCall, a beloved Cornell professor of American studies and creative writing, passed away in 2012, but his son Steven has just published his father’s memoir, “Boy on a Unicycle,” and will visit for a reading Oct. 23.

Humanities + STEM

Visualizing Science — a Caltech Internship

Cornell Research

As a math major with a concentration in computer science, one might assume that on paper, Beatrice Jin ’18, would be more inclined to pursue purely technical fields rather than the humanities. Jin, however, who hails from the suburbs of Chicago, has had a consistent passion for art and visual design in addition to math and science.

Performing & Media Arts

Chase Palmer, screenwriter of “It,” talks about pursuing a career in film

A&S Communications

Screenwriter Chase Palmer met with students Sept. 21 as part of the Professional Directions Series hosted by Austin Bunn, associate professor in the the Department of Performing and Media Arts (PMA) and talked about the importance of networking and taking the time to write.

Student research

Student delegates attend Clinton Global Initiative conference

A&S Communications

Fifteen Cornell student delegates, including six from Arts & Sciences, worked on solutions to world problems in fields such as education and health care.

Classics

Student spends semester immersed in the study of Latin

A&S Communications

How many people can say they can speak Latin? Erchen “Erial” Zheng ‘18, a senior classics major with a minor in history, is part of the growing number of scholars invested in learning Latin as a living language.“I started learning Latin in high school,” Zheng said, “but I think my love for the classical world began much earlier when I was in the third grade. It started with Greek myth and then from there my interest grew bigger and bigger.”

Creative writing

MFA Reading Series kicks off this month

A&S Communications

MFA students share their work several times during the semester at downtown Ithaca's Buffalo Street Books.

Alumni

Judy Hart’s fight for women’s rights – and a park

Hart '63 said her Cornell experience taught her confidence and persistence, which served her well as she fought to establish the Women's Rights National Historical Park.

English

Man Booker Prize-Winning novelist Marlon James reads Oct. 12

Department of English

Award-winning novelist and educator Marlon James will read from his work on Oct. 12 at 4:30 p.m. at the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium in Klarman Hall, as the fourth installment of the Fall 2017 Barbara and David Zalaznick Reading Series.

Anthropology

Anthropology professor wins feminist scholarship award for book

A&S Communications

Saida Hodžić, associate professor of anthropology and feminist, gender, and sexuality studies, was awarded the 2017 Michelle Z. Rosaldo Prize for her book, “The Twilight of Cutting: African Activism and Life after NGOs.”

Psychology

Discrimination more likely when resources are scarce

Cornell Chronicle

At the height of the Great Recession, psychologist Amy Krosch noticed that people of color seemed to be getting much harder hit than the white population on a number of socioeconomic indicators.