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Homecoming 2018

Arts & Sciences welcomes alumni for Homecoming 2018

8/23/2018 A&S Communications

Art exhibitions, faculty research presentations by faculty and fun events are all on tap for Sept. 21-22.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Milstein students welcomed to campus with BBQ, adventures

9/10/2018 A&S Communications

Milstein students are offered a unique multidisciplinary curriculum, access to a variety of special classes and speakers and two summers of study at Cornell Tech.

Music

Video captures impact of week-long visit from jazz musician Wynton Marsalis

9/10/2018 A&S Communications

“Improvisation, swing, and the blues. If those three elements are present, you have Jazz.” A new video highlights the profound impact of jazz musician Wynton Marsalis on students, faculty, and the public during his weeklong visit to campus last spring.

History & Government

Moore, Kramnick explore atheism in America in new book

9/6/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Did America’s founders intend it as “one nation under God?” Does the First Amendment’s guarantee of freedom of religion extend to freedom from religion?

Africana Studies & Research Center

Economist, UN adviser Jeffrey Sachs to speak on democracy Sept. 12

9/6/2018 Cornell Chronicle

Renowned economist Jeffrey Sachs, who serves as a special adviser to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on sustainable development goals, will present a lecture, “Reclaiming America’s Democracy,” on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in Statler Auditorium, Statler Hall. The event is free and open to the public.The lecture will focus on the importance of civic engagement in the American context and its implications for sustainable global development.

A.D. White Professors

Influential researcher to reflect on 20 years of network science

9/6/2018 Cornell Chronicle

A pioneering network-science scholar whose work reshaped the scientific understanding of the dynamics of social influence will give a talk Sept. 13, sharing insights gained over 20 years of research into the field he helped create.

American Studies

White House reporter to speak about reporting ‘under fire’

9/6/2018 A&S Communications

When White House reporter April Ryan openly asked President Trump about his racism in 2017, she abruptly became the story. Ryan will discuss her experiences in the White House and her new book, “Under Fire: Reporting from the Front Lines of the Trump White House,” at the Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture on Thurs., Sept. 20.

Physics

Thom-Levy channels innovation to benefit faculty and students

9/5/2018

Julia Thom-Levy, professor in physics and vice provost for academic innovation, oversees Cornell’s Center for Teaching Innovation (CTI) and the Office of Undergraduate Research. Her position was created a year ago, and CTI was formed by merging the former Center for Teaching Excellence with the Academic Technologies unit in Cornell Information Technologies.

Chemistry & Chemical Biology

Niankai Fu a finalist for 2018 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists

9/5/2018 A&S Communications

Niankai Fu, a postdoctoral researcher in organic chemistry, has been recognized for his “transformative” work by the New York Academy of Sciences and the Blavatnik Family Foundation as a finalist for the 2018 Blavatnik Regional Awards.

Philosophy & Psychology

A&S student spends summer studying perception and memory at UCLA

9/5/2018 A&S Communications

After taking a philosophy of mind seminar last year, Marlene Berke ‘19 began thinking about connecting her research to the philosophy of perception and epistemology. “This course familiarized me with the current philosophical discussion about cognitive influences on perception, providing philosophical motivation for my studies about whether what we remember and expect might ‘leak’ into perception.”

Neurobiology & Behavior

Senior studies impact of nanoparticles in everyday products

9/4/2018 A&S Communications

Manufacturers often use silver nanoparticles in product packaging to keep out bacteria and insects, but there is little research so far about whether the particles are completely neutral in the context of our bodies.

Student activism

A&S student creates platform for female empowerment

9/4/2018 A&S Communications

“Let’s Hear It” is also an online space for women to share advice, insights and valuable career guidance.

Physics

Cornell part of $25M NSF effort to untangle future physics data

9/4/2018 Cornell Chronicle

… the most from the LHC upgrade, slated for completion in 2026. “We are now searching for the next layer of physics …

Romance Studies

Professor Timothy Campbell receives AAIS book prize

8/31/2018 A&S Communications

Timothy Campbell, professor of Romance studies, has been awarded the 2017 American Association for Italian Studies (AAIS) prize in film and other media studies for his recent book, “Technē of Giving: Cinema and the Generous Form of Life.”

Performing & Media Arts

Multimedia performance invites exploration of Black/Queer identities

8/30/2018 Performing & Media Arts

Cornell Council for the Arts’ (CCA) 2018 Biennial kicks off Sept. 14–15 at the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts with “A Meditation on Tongues,” conceived and directed by Ni’Ja Whitson, and performed by The NWA Project. The piece is a live-dance and multimedia adaptation of Marlon T. Riggs’ iconic film “Tongues Untied” (1989).

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