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"I have valued the freedom that Arts and Sciences gives."

Devon McMahon '15Major: College Scholar, Biological Sciences, Asian StudiesHometown: New York, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?I was originally unsure about Cornell, given its large size. However, during Cornell Days I was awed by the myriad of research and academic opportunities available to undergraduates. I also fell in love with our beautiful Ithaca campus, and have not looked back since. 

Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Levin wins National Medal of Science for unraveling ecological complexity

Simon Levin, adjunct professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Center for Applied Mathematics, and George M. Moffett Professor of Biology and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton University, will receive a National Medal of Science, the nation's highest scientific honor.

Jeremiah Grant '17

"I began to see what was between the world and me."

A&S Communications

Jeremiah Grant '17Major: Africana Studies with a concentration on the Caribbean.Hometown: Queens, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?

In Memoriam

Emeritus professor and alum Edgar Rosenberg dies at 90

A&S Communications

Edgar Rosenberg ’49, MA ‘50, Professor emeritus of English and Comparative Literature, died on December 19 in Cayuga Heights at the age of 90.

Young Alumni

Using linguistic skills in a challenging new post

Nate Floro ’15 faces a tough task every day — teaching English to a class of 100 Moroccan college students of varying abilities. Some of them can understand what he’s saying, but many have no clue. And he has no teaching assistants and no real ability for in-class speaking practice because of the large class.

Astronomy

Event showcases Cornell contributions to space exploration

Alumni heard from a panel of Cornell experts during a spring event in D.C.

ALUMNI in NYC

Professor to direct former students in Brooklyn theater event

A&S Communications

When Alex Gruhin '11 and Ariel Reid '09, MMH '10, needed to hire a director for their new entertainment venture, the choice was an obvious one -- their favorite theater professor, Bruce Levitt.

Liberal Arts

"We are learning for life."

The Value of a Liberal Arts Education 

CHEMISTRY

Polymer breakthrough could revolutionize water purification

Cornell Chronicle

A team of Cornell researchers has invented a material that could revolutionize the water-purification industry.

The Physics Family

By: Sarah Marie Bruno '16 Cornell is a big school. When I arrived on campus as a freshman, I had no idea how I would possibly decide where to eat dinner, let alone what to study. Over time, though, I've found my niche here, and this big school has started to feel like a much smaller community.

STUDY ABROAD

Two juniors receive Harry Caplan Travel Fellowships

This spring marks the 100th anniversary of Harry Caplan’s graduation from Cornell. After receiving his doctorate, Caplan, Class of 1916, M.A. ’17, Ph.D. ’21, joined the faculty and over a nearly 50-year career as a professor of classics became one of Cornell’s most beloved and inspiring teachers.

COLLEGE SCHOLARS

College Scholars' research: circus arts to inequality

A&S Communications

Our College Scholars combine their interests in various subjects into interdisciplinary majors and research projects.

DIVERSITY

Third Posse group thriving at Cornell

A&S Communications

This semester, the College of Arts & Sciences, together with the Office of Academic Diversity Initiatives (OADI) welcomed the third cohort of Posse Program students to Cornell.And for the first time, OADI sponsored visits for First Year Parents Weekend, welcoming parents of this freshman group to visit their children, meet with other Posse families and explore Ithaca.

MUSIC

Yujin 'Stacy' Joo '16 wins Cornell Concerto Competition

Cornell Chronicle

Pianist Yujin "Stacy" Joo '16 won the 12th annual Cornell Concerto Competition Dec. 13 for her performance of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26, Mvt. 1, accompanied by Blaise Bryski. A chemistry and biology major in the College of Arts and Sciences, Joo has played piano for ensembles including the orchestra, wind symphony and a cover band.

SOCIOLOGY

Scholar describes pitfalls minorities face in academia

Cornell Chronicle

For scholars from underrepresented minority groups, the concept of selection in academia and professional education is inseparable from historic and contemporary realities of exclusion and marginalization.Explaining the complexities of this selection was the main theme of the Fall Diversity in Scholarship and Engagement Symposium keynote speech, delivered by sociologist Steven E. Alvarado, Dec. 7 in Warren Hall.