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Student experiences

New scholarship, internship programs honor Sandy Berger ‘67

6/12/2017 A&S Communications

A summer intern gains experience at Albright Stonebridge Group and the Berger National Scholars program starts this fall.

Student internships

Measure of America summer research interns explore human well-being

6/12/2017 A&S Communications

This summer, two interns from the College of Arts & Sciences, Lala Xu ‘18 and Emily Bramhall ‘19, will assist in researching, writing and producing papers and reports on human well-being, freedom and opportunity for the Measure of America project. They will benefit from an Engaged Cornell grant, which will provide them with stipends to assist with the costs of living in Brooklyn over the summer.

Linguistics

Linguist, architect named A.D. White Professors-at-Large

6/9/2017 Cornell Chronicle

Vernacular language scholar John Rickford and Indian architect and educator Brinda Somaya have been named Andrew Dickson White Professors-at-Large for six-year terms effective July 1.The appointments were approved by President Martha E. Pollack and the Cornell University Board of Trustees at their May meeting. Faculty members nominate candidates, and a faculty selection committee reviews and recommends the appointments.

Student experiences

First Posse graduates reflect on their journeys

6/8/2017 A&S Communications

The seven students who make up Cornell’s first Posse graduating class were honored at an event filled with tears, laughter and joy from their families, friends, mentors and admirers.“I’ve met so many people who have changed my life,” said Chris Edo-Osagie ’17. “And the fact that I’ve made my family proud is something I will carry with me forever.”

Performing & Media Arts

PMA professor’s audiobook honored with top award

6/8/2017 A&S Communications

“The Brink,” an audiobook by Austin Bunn, associate professor in performing and media arts, was honored June 1 at the 2017 Audie Awards in New York City as the winner in the short stories/collections category. Often referred to as the “Oscars of spoken word entertainment,” the Audie Awards are given out by the Audio Publishers Association

Neurobiology & Behavior

Songbirds, Learning, and Human Diseases

6/1/2017 Cornell Research

The research of Jesse H. Goldberg, assistant professor and Robert R.

Psychology

Dan Cohen '05: A Hollywood matchmaker

6/1/2017 A&S Communications

Cohen's film 'Arrival' was nominated for eight Oscars and the Netflix series 'Stranger Things' recently won the SAG Ensemble and Producers Guild Awards for best drama series.

Economics

The Beauty of Logic and Rigor in Data

6/1/2017 Cornell Research

… purchase a car upon moving to Ithaca. Both born and raised abroad- Armenia and Italy, respectively- it was their first …

Cornell Cinema

"Cinema under the stars": Cornell Cinema's summer series returns

6/2/2017 A&S Communications

Now in its 18th year, Cornell Cinema’s “Cinema Under the Stars” returns this summer with another great audience-selected line up.“Cornell Cinema's Summer Terrace Screenings are community events that bring everyone in Ithaca together,” said Yuji Yang ‘19, president of the Cornell Cinema Student Advisory Board. “It's wonderful to see students and residents gather under a beautiful night sky and enjoy their favorite movies with their friends and families.”

Performing & Media Arts

‘Human Again’ screening offers look at prison theatre group

6/2/2017 A&S Communications

During reunion weekend, alumni and others will have a chance to see the impact of some of Cornell’s work in the Auburn Correctional Facility during a panel discussion and screening of “Human Again,” a documentary produced by Bruce Levitt, professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts.

Astronomy

In a cosmic hit-and-run, icy Saturn moon may have flipped

5/30/2017 Cornell Chronicle

Enceladus – a large icy, oceanic moon of Saturn – may have flipped, the possible victim of an out-of-this-world wallop.While combing through data collected by NASA's Cassini mission during flybys of Enceladus, astronomers from Cornell, the University of Texas and NASA have found the first evidence that the moon’s axis has reoriented, according to new research published in Icarus.

Archaeology

18th-century library map details Seneca and Cayuga villages

5/30/2017 Cornell University Library

The map offers insights into colonial life that will enhance learning and research at Cornell.

Faculty & staff awards

Awards honor Cornell advisers, social scientists, humanists

5/30/2017 A&S Communications

College of Arts and Sciences faculty members Roger Moseley and Lori Khatchadourian received the Robert and Helen Appel Fellowship for Humanists and Social Scientists, and Margo Crawford received the Robert A. and Donna B.

Faculty renewal

Arts & Sciences launches Winokur Future Faculty Initiative

5/30/2017 A&S Communications

The campaign will support the creation of 15-25 new endowed positions within the college over the next two years.

Faculty honors

2017 Merrill scholars honor their teachers and mentors

5/25/2017 Cornell Chronicle

The program was created by the late Philip Merrill ’55 and is funded by annual support from the Merrill Family Foundation.

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