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Undergraduate Research

CURB galvanizes Puerto Rican students’ lab experience

Cornell Chronicle

… if the student group could help make research a part of the visiting students’ Cornell experience. “Although our normal …

Alumni

‘Homme’ is Where the Heart Is

Cornell Alumni Magazine

Arts & Sciences alum Orlando Soria ’04, who made a name for himself as the wacky assistant on an HGTV show, is featured in this Cornell Alumni Magazine story about his new book and popular blog, and the ways he's used writing to recover from the painful end of a relatonship and losing a job.

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity selects first student cohort

A&S Communications

The first students selected for the program have interests varying from computer science to linguistics to philosophy to biology.

Psychology

Psychologist explores happiness, memory and identity

Cornell Chronicle

A hike in a spectacular Utah canyon got Shimon Edelman thinking: Humans crave novelty; boredom creates unhappiness. But if happiness is only possible through the pursuit of new experiences, what role does memory have?

International students

Cornell says farewell to Puerto Rican students

A&S Communications

Sixty-two students from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) are leaving campus in the next two weeks. They say they’ve had memorable academic experiences and made friendships they hope will continue after they leave Ithaca.

Government

The Malaysian election results were a surprise. Here are 4 things to know.

Sebastian Dettman, a PhD candidate in the Department of Government, is the author of this Washington Post opinion piece about the recent Malaysian elections.

Music

Ariana Kim, Aizuri Quartet win prestigious M-Prize

Cornell Chronicle

The New York-based quartet will receive $100,000, concert engagements, artist representation and a recording deal.

English

Spring ‘In a Word’ explored writing ‘beyond the human’

A&S Communications

In a wide-ranging conversation on May 2, associate professors of English Joanie Mackowski and Elisha Cohn explored how to write beyond the human at “In a Word.”

Teaching excellence

A&S honors grad students with teaching awards

A&S Communications

"This is a great reminder to us that teaching can change lives."

What Makes Us Human? Podcast

Unintended Consequences | Season 2, Ep. 5

“Unintended Consequences,” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, looks at how human activities interact with natural feedback in unexpected ways that we are only beginning to understand.  

Mellon Mays 2018 Graduates
Mellon Mays Graduates

Mellon Mays fellows score grad school admissions

A&S Communications

Six of 10 Mellon Mays undergraduate fellows graduating from the College of Arts and Sciences are headed directly to graduate school, higher numbers than ever.

Student support

Arts & Sciences offers new resources for first generation students

A&S Communications

Opportunities include a new Summer Scholars Institute, expanded advising seminars and a guaranteed internship program.

Arts & Sciences & Healthcare & Business

In our last post of the year, junior Zoee shares her excitement for a summer internship in healthcare consulting, not necessarily a position of her utmost expertise but one Arts and Sciences' holistic education helped her attain.  By Zoee D'Costa '19, Biology & Society major, Psychology minor

English

English major wins poetry award

A&S Communications

English major Yvette Ndlovu ’19 was recently honored with West Chester University of Pennsylvania’s Myong Cha Son Haiku Poetry Award. Along with a monetary prize, Ndlovu was invited to read her haiku at an award ceremony to take place at the university.“The Haiku form, while it aesthetically looks very simple, can be challenging to execute,” Ndlovu said. “While the Haiku is a traditional form, you can really do lots of great things with it and take it to new directions.”

Faculty commentary

Eric Schneiderman and the meaning of strangulation

The New York Times

In this New York Times opinion piece, Kate Manne, assistant professor of philosophy, explores the allegations against the former New York attorney general and the false labeling of his alleged assaults as "choking."