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Astronomy

Study: Nearest exoplanets could host life

Cornell Chronicle

The closest earth-like exoplanets are bombarded by high levels of radiation, but Cornell astronomers say life has already survived fierce radiation, and they have proof: you.

Romance Studies & Comparative Literature & Cognitive Science Program

New book explores the meaning of being a human animal

A&S Communications

Philosopher Laurent Dubreuil and primatologist Sue Savage-Rumbaugh explore the theoretical and practical dimensions of being human.

In memoriam

Probability expert Harry Kesten, Ph.D. ’58, dies at 87

Cornell Chronicle

Harry Kesten, Ph.D. ’58, the Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, whose insights advanced the modern understanding of probability theory and its applications, died March 29 in Ithaca. He was 87.

Performing & Media Arts

“An Evening at the Caffe Cino” pays homage to famed 1960s NYC theatre

Performing & Media Arts

Considered the birthplace of Off-Off-Broadway—theatre that is more experimental and less commercial than mainstream staged productions—the Caffe Cino was a haven for budding playwrights and performers, as well as for the queer community, in New York’s Greenwich Village from 1958–1968. From April 18–20, 2019, “An Evening at the Caffe Cino” pays homage to the historic venue in the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts’ Black Box Theatre.

English

Award-winning Poet Claudia Rankine to read at Cornell

Award-winning poet and writer Claudia Rankine will read from her work for the Robert Chasen Memorial Poetry Reading on April 18 at 5 p.m. in the Alice Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall. The event will have free admission with ticket and is open to the public. Tickets are available at Willard Straight Hall Resource Center (4th/main floor) now and while supplies last. On April 18, doors will open at 4:30 p.m. for seating and books by the author will be available for purchase courtesy of Buffalo Street Books. This reading, which will conclude the Spring 2019 Barbara & David Zalaznick Reading Series, is sponsored by the Creative Writing Program of Cornell’s English Department.

What Makes Us Human?

‘Historian of water’ looks at Southeast Asia in podcast

A&S Communications

“Water Connections,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, explores the critical role the oceans have played in Southeast Asia.

My Favorite Resources on Campus

This week, Ambassador Ishi writes about some of her favorite resources on campus.By Ishi Aron '19, Biological Sciences major

Why I Chose Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences

This week, Ambassador Eugene writes about how he made the decision to attend the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell.By Eugene Kim '21, Biological Sciences major

Philosophy

Calling for kindness, Elizabeth Latham ’20 wins sermon contest

Elizabeth Latham ’20 – calling for kindness throughout the world with her oration, “Feed and You Will Be Fed” – won the ninth annual Harold I. Saperstein ’31 Cornell Student Topical Sermon Contest.

Environment & Sustainability Sciences

Spring event allows students to explore new Environmental & Sustainability Sciences major

A&S Communications

The Environment & Sustainability Program, home of the new cross-college undergraduate major in Environmental & Sustainability Sciences (ESS), is hosting a spring gathering of humanities faculty and current and prospective majors April 10 in Room 401 of the Physical Sciences Building from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

Linguistics

Linguistics students create language for ground-breaking Marvel movie

A&S Communications

Doctoral students Ryan Hearn and Joseph Rhyne created the alien language Torfan, used in the new "Captain Marvel" film.

History

Historian Michael Kazin to discuss Democratic party history

The Democratic Party began in the 1820s as an organization of and for white men who opposed a strong federal government. The party gradually wooed a more inclusive constituency, and its partisans built a national state that sought to advance the common welfare.

Africana studies

Series of events to mark 50th anniversary of Willard Straight Hall occupation

Cornell Chronicle

On April 19, 1969, dozens of members of Cornell’s Afro-American Society and several Latino students occupied Willard Straight Hall for 36 hours to call attention to what they perceived as the university’s hostility toward students of color, its student judicial system and its slow progress in establishing an Africana studies program.

Performing & Media Arts

Centrally Isolated Film Festival to be held April 12 & 13

Performing & Media Arts

Despite its name, Cornell University’s Centrally Isolated Film Festival isn’t so isolated anymore. Now in its sixth year, the annual celebration of cinema, hosted by the Department of Performing and Media Arts, continues to expand, with submissions from distant states such as California, Illinois, and Rhode Island.

Africana studies

Riché Richardson: from surgery to recovery to hope

Cornell Chronicle

Over the course of two decades, Riché Richardson, associate professor of African-American literature in Cornell’s Africana Studies and Research Center, received her doctorate and two fellowships, taught at two universities, published numerous essays and a book – and survived three major surgeries.