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Romance studies

Mellon seminar tours a changing, urbanized Amazon

Cornell Chronicle

A 10-day journey to cities in the Brazilian rainforest gave students a firsthand look at the complex conditions of urbanization in the Amazon. The field trip in March, part of the spring seminar Forest Cartographies, focused on issues of community, housing, resettlement, deforestation, political ecology, anthropology and archaeology.

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Asian studies

Asian Studies department marks 70th anniversary

A&S Communications

As Asia continues to expand its influence in the world, Cornell’s Department of Asian Studies has grown to reflect the importance of the region globally and now offers more Asian languages for study than any other American university.

Sociology

Kendra Bischoff wins National Academy of Education fellowship

Cornell Chronicle

Kendra Bischoff, assistant professor of sociology and the Richard and Jacqueline Emmet Sesquicentennial Faculty Fellow in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been chosen as a 2016 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow.The $70,000 fellowships are the oldest source of support for education research, nationally and internationally, for those who have recently earned doctoral degrees.

Mathematics

52nd annual Topology Festival held

Arts & Sciences Communications

Cornell's Topology Festival may be the longest running annual conference on a specific topic in math in the United States. The 52nd Topology Festival was held May 13-15 in Mallott Hall, with speakers from Israel, Germany, Sweden, and across the United States addressing topics in topological combinatorics.

Classics

How Anti-Trade Nativism Wrecked the Ancient Greeks

… "As in the past, Americans face a choice. We can erect trade barriers and build walls—and stoke bad will among … on the road to peace and prosperity by maximizing free trade in goods, ideas and people (vetted for national …

Student honors

Millie Kastenbaum '16 receives town-gown leadership award

Senior Millie Kastenbaum, a government major in the College of Arts & Sciences, has been named the inaugural winner of the Cornell Division of University Relations’ Campus-Community Leadership Award. The award will be presented annually to a graduating senior who has shown exceptional town-gown leadership and innovation.

Astronomy

Researchers span the universe at Sagan Institute coffee hours

A&S Communications

Methane-based life forms. Atmospheric colors. Planets forming out of scattered debris.

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Student Awards

Student Awards for 2016

Arts & Sciences Communications

Students from throughout the college were honored recently for their accomplishments.

Reunion

Reunion 2016

Arts & Sciences Communications

Hear faculty explain gravitational waves and ponder this year's election mayhem — while connecting with old friends and making new Cornell memories — at Reunion 2016.

Creative Works

New novel by government professor takes flight

Arts & Sciences Communications

In government professor Jonathan Kirshner’s new novel Urban Flight, the Big Apple is in Big Trouble: New York City is on the edge of bankruptcy, crime is out of control, the streets are gridlocked, and the corruption is so thick protagonist Jason Sims, a traffic helicopter pilot, can see it from the sky.

Sociology

Tough neighborhoods linked to teen obesity and cognitive delays

Cornell Chronicle

The real estate maxim about the importance of location is true for teenagers too. Their intellectual and physical health depends on location, location, location.Teens living in disadvantaged neighborhoods face a higher risk of obesity and reduced cognitive ability, according to new research by a Cornell sociologist. In addition, adolescent girls in the most disadvantaged environments are more likely than boys to become obese, he found.

Astronomy

Ancient tsunami evidence on Mars reveals life potential

Cornell Chronicle

The geologic shape of what were once shorelines through Mars’ northern plains convinces scientists that two large meteorites – hitting the planet millions of years apart – triggered a pair of mega-tsunamis. These gigantic waves forever scarred the Martian landscape and yielded evidence of cold, salty oceans conducive to sustaining life.

Staff honors

Congratulations to staff on service awards

Congratulations are in order to Arts & Sciences staff celebrating service anniversaries.

Science & Technology Studies

Professor Michael Lynch awarded J.D. Bernal Prize

A&S Communications

Michael Lynch ‘70, professor of science & technology studies, has been awarded the 2016 J. D. Bernal Prize by the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) for his “long-term and highly influential contribution to Science and Technology Studies and to the intellectual life of 4S.”

Engaged learning

Impact of service learning in Jamaica 'goes both ways'

Cornell Chronicle

Students worked with community members to build sidewalks, renovate playgrounds and help in schools and community centers.