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English

Art Is Not a Profit Industry. That's Why We Need the NEA

Poet Langston Hughes, courtesy Library of CongressJoanie Mackowski, associate professor of English, writes in this Time opinion piece that our country needs to support the National Endowment for the Arts not because of its financial benefits, though that's the argument some arts organizations are encouraging their constituents to use with members of Congress.

Finding Science in the Arts

This week, junior Kasey Han discusses how the depth and breadth of Arts & Sciences have allowed her to pursue unique opportunities as a College Scholar studying Developmental Circus Arts. By: Kasey Han '18, Biology and College Scholar double major

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Harry Greene explains how to 'walk the Tree of Life'

A&S Communications

Biologist Harry Greene uses an active learning method, the "Tree of Life," to teach the traditional taxonomy many bio students dread.

Creative Writing

Hutchinson wins National Book Critics Circle poetry award

Cornell Chronicle

'House of Lords and Commons' explores the landscape of Jamaica and Hutchinson’s memories of growing up there in Port Antonio.

Linguistics

Creating Language

Cornell Research

The world is full of languages and dialects—more than 7,000. Across these languages, many possible sounds can be combined into words. While there may be similarities in words between closely related languages, for years linguists have believed that the relationship between the sound of a word and its meaning is completely arbitrary. Recently Morten H. Christiansen, Psychology, collaborated with fellow researchers to investigate whether that belief might need to be reappraised.

Hong Kong at night
Sustainability

Cornell hosts Hong Kong sustainability meeting April 6-7

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell’s wide-ranging, interdisciplinary expertise in global sustainability issues will be front and center when the university hosts a conference about sustainability research, community engagement and opportunities for collaboration in Asia, April 6-7 in Hong Kong.

Scientific Innovation

The future of science in an uncertain era

David Lodge, the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future, recently wrote a piece for Inside Higher Ed called, "The Future of Science in an Uncertain Era." In this piece, he discusses scientific innovation in the era of Trump. "Scientists are being omitted from decision making, even while decisions are rolling back the effectiveness and use of American science," he said.

Molecular Biology and Genetics

Grant explores using seminal fluid proteins to control mosquitos

Cornell Chronicle

The spread of mosquito-borne viruses, including dengue, chikungunya and Zika, has created a public health crisis that poses risks to nearly 4 billion people living in 120 countries.

Collaboration

Bible's Joseph is topic of lecture March 20 in NYC

A&S Communications

The collaboration between Cornell's Jewish Studies Program and the Center for Jewish History in New York City continues Monday, March 20, at 6:30 p.m. with a lecture by Lauren Monroe, associate professor and chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies, on “The Joseph Traditions and the Genesis of Ancient Israel.” The talk will be held at the Center for Jewish History, 15 W.

Awards

Cornell ranked among best in U.S. News grad school rankings

Cornell Chronicle

Our English, history, economics, sociology, government and psychology departments all ranked high in the annual report.

Mathematics

Alum's work honors best writing in mathematics

A&S Communications

Mircea Pitici PhD '15, created "The Best Writing on Mathematics" series after discovering there was no such series.

What Do I Want to Do with my Majors?

… week, meet junior Suzy Park, an economics and psychology double major who was recently inspired by her experiences in Arts & … below! By: Suzy Ji Soo Park '18, Economics and Psychology double major, Communications minor When I introduce myself … week, meet junior Suzy Park, an economics and psychology double major who was recently inspired by her experiences in …

Information Science

Young alumna starts 3D modeling company

A&S Communications

Valerie Mack '16, now an MPS graduate student here, is creating a company to make 3D printing more reliable.

Music

Roberto Sierra: "Creating music"

Cornell Research

Roberto Sierra,the Old Dominion Foundation Professor in the Humanities, Music Composition, talks about his life, composing, teaching, and the creative process.

Philosophy

Lectures to examine economics in the era of Donald Trump

A&S Communications

Donald Trump has put economic issues at the center of American political life. But what does his vision mean for the country?