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Physics

Robert Pohl, innovator in condensed matter physics, dies at 94

9/9/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Robert (Bobby) Pohl, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 30 in Göttingen, Germany. He was 94.

Creative Writing Program

‘Accomplished’ poet and essayist to kick off 2024 Zalaznick Reading Series

9/9/2024 A&S Communications

Elisa Gabbert "has managed to create a life out of reading books and meeting her would be absolutely eye-opening for our students.”

Sevral people, some in colorful traditional dress, stand together in an auditorium — Provided Delegates to the International Congress of World Council of Comparative Education Societies

International education

Cornell hosts major international meeting on education

9/9/2024 A&S Communications

The global conference, held in July, received 1,150 submissions from scholars and practitioners from 112 countries, representing five continents.

cooling towers from power plant — jplenio from Pixabay

Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity

Panelists to examine crypto mining impacts

9/5/2024 A&S Communications

Bitcoin mining consumes 2.3% of all U.S. electrical demand.

Africana Studies

Prominent American scholar to visit campus September 13

9/5/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Dr. Eddie Glaude, Jr., New York Times bestselling author, political commentator and academic scholar, will deliver a keynote discussion at 6:00 p.m. in the Alice Statler Auditorium on September 13, 2024.

Africana Studies

Cornell expert: Africa doesn’t need China’s help

9/5/2024 A&S Communications

As more than 50 African leaders gather in Beijing for a summit aimed at increasing the influence of China in the developing world, professor Olúfémi Táíwò says it’s ironic that the same African leaders who have denounced colonialism, might now find common ground with the People’s Republic of China.

Blue sky, clock tower, fall foliage on a college campus seen from above

A.D. White Professors

Cornell adds 3 A.D. White Professors to celebrated roster

9/5/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Best-selling writer Cory Doctorow, filmmaker Louis Massiah ’77 and award-winning journalist P. (Palagummi) Sainath have been appointed as the latest Cornell A.D. White Professors-at-Large.

People gathered around a table — Photo Provided by Cornell Cinema A scene from Dr.Strangelove

Cornell Cinema

Cornell Cinema explores textiles, 1980s nostalgia, and real-world events

9/3/2024 A&S Communications

Real-world events inspire a collective lineup that is relevant to what professors are teaching and what students are learning.

Career Development

From portfolios to pizza, fall A&S career events explore diverse fields

9/4/2024 A&S Communications

"Cornell alumni are generous with their time and efforts to assist students, to answer questions from students, or connect them to people and places."

Three vertical stripes of color: blue, white and red

Sociology

Far-Right: The crisis itself or the result?

9/3/2024 Einaudi Center

Institute for European Studies director Mabel Berezin joined Dora Mengüç (Dora Reports) before France's high-stakes parliamentary elections to discuss Europe's shift to the right.

A military tank up close, with a view directly into the muzzle of its gun — Markus Rauchenberger/U.S. Army photo Germany Army Leopard tank

History

Western weapons won't decide war in Ukraine

8/29/2024 A&S Communications

None of the technological wonder solutions from the U.S. and other allies to Ukraine have fulfilled its war-winning vision, says war historian David Silbey.

Asian American Studies Program

Mohawk community newspaper founder to give Kops Lecture

8/29/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Kenneth Atsenhaienton Deer, founder and former editor of The Eastern Door newspaper, will be the featured speaker at the 2024 Daniel W. Kops Freedom of the Press Lecture, Sept. 10.

About six students sit in desks and interact using a blue Solo cup while an instructor stands by — Lindsay France/Cornell University In a 2019 evolution course, Michelle Smith, now the Ann S. Bowers Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and associate dean for undergraduate education in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) observes students in a hands-on activity. Smith and other DBER researchers study how to improve teaching in STEM courses.

Discipline-Based Education Research

NSF-funded postdocs to research education across disciplines

8/29/2024 A&S Communications

Engaging with a whole set of mentors will allow the CIDER postdocs to approach questions about student learning and experiences across disciplinary boundaries and use techniques from multiple fields.

Dean Peter Loewen posing behind the A.D. White statue on the Arts Quad — Heather Ainsworth

College leadership

New A&S dean relishes ‘life in a university’

8/28/2024 A&S Communications

Peter John Loewen says he's excited to support faculty in their research, meet students and showcase the value of a liberal arts education.

Building seen very close up, with a fisheye lens — ProtoplasmaKid/Creative Commons license 4.0 Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation building facade, Mexico City

Government

Mexican judiciary reforms represent ‘high stakes gamble’

8/28/2024 A&S Communications

The United States and Canada voiced concerns over President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s sweeping plans to overhaul the judiciary in ways that critics claim could undermine the independence of the courts.

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