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Economics

Political economist to discuss immigration as part of Oct 31 lecture

A&S Communications

Political economist Alberto Alesina will discuss "Immigration and Redistribution: Perceptions Versus Reality” at an Oct. 31 lecture as part of the George Staller Lecture series.

Performing & Media Arts

Two People Encounter Infinite Possibilities in “Constellations”

Performing & Media Arts

How many chances do we get to make a first impression? For Roland and Marianne, the two protagonists in Constellations by Nick Payne, the answer is infinite. In the play, running November 1–3 in the Black Box Theatre at Cornell’s Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts, Payne proposes that life exists in a multiverse, in which countless parallel existences play out simultaneously, allowing for an infinity of possible futures.

Economics

Hatfield fellow to address economics, empathy in leadership Nov. 1

Cornell Chronicle

Sandra E. Peterson ’80 will speak on “Reconstructing Leadership: Why Economics and Empathy Matter in Equal Measure,” Thursday, Nov. 1, at 4:30 p.m. in Alice Statler Auditorium as Cornell’s 36th Robert S. Hatfield Fellow in Economic Education.

Student internships

Student athletes: Sports contributed to internship success

The ability to work in a team and communicate effectively are some of the valuable skills Sophia Beaudoin ‘20 learned by being part of the volleyball team. Beaudoin says she was able to bring these skills into her internship with Senator Mark Warner in Washington D.C.

Awards

Arts & Sciences dean receives physics outreach medal

Cornell Chronicle

Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts & Sciences and professor of astronomy, has been awarded the 2018 Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach by the American Physical Society (APS).

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Podcast explores love in colonial India

Cornell Chronicle

“Colonial Love,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, examines what love meant for colonial India’s mixed-race families.

College Leadership

Arts & Sciences appoints two new senior associate deans

A&S Communications

Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, has named Derk Pereboom as the Senior Associate Dean for Arts and Humanities and Melissa Ferguson Senior Associate Dean for Social Sciences.

English

Pulitzer Prize Winner Viet Thanh Nguyen speaks Oct. 25

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Career Networking

Consortium offers NYC connections for A&S undergrads

A&S Communications

The colleges of Arts & Sciences and Human Ecology will offer upperclassmen an opportunity to interview with potential employers through the annual New York Recruiting Consortium on January 11th.

Summer Adventure Series: Ambassador Shoshana spent her Summer in Cape Town, South Africa

For October, we ask our ambassadors how they spent this past summer. This week Shoshana takes us across the ocean to her experience at Eventerprise, a startup where she developed her design skills.By Shoshana Swell '20, Information Science and Performing and Media Arts

Government

Big data on political and economic will

Cornell Research

Massive data now help us understand the effects of mass incarceration, how money controls what politicians say, and what influences political agendas.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Plastics, Can’t Get Away from Using Them

Cornell Research

If plastics are a mainstay of our lives—even with the negative impact on the environment and our health—new techniques for making them are paramount.

Humanities

Political and cultural theorist Bonnie Honig to lecture Oct. 25

Cornell Chronicle

“Where’s your spine?” is often said to stiffen someone’s resolve, but what role do such metaphors play in the politics of “refusal” – the rejection of authority?

Latina/o studies

'From Stateless to Citizen’ creators plan Nov. 9 talk

A&S Communications

Assistant Professor Óscar Gil-García of Binghamton University and his brother, Manuel Gil, a professional photographer, will share the story of their exhibit, “From Stateless to Citizen: Indigenous Guatemalan Refugees in Mexico” during a Nov. 9 lunch in the Latina/o Studies Center on the fourth floor of Rockefeller Hall.

Government

New book examines democracy in Africa

A&S Communications

A wave of democratization swept over the African continent in the 1990s. Has it made a difference in the welfare of individuals in sub-Saharan African nations? And why hasn’t the shift to multiparty elections led to profound change in African governance, given the region’s rapidly changing economics and urbanization?