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PSYCHOLOGY

Re-examining the 'first impressions' adage

Cornell Chronicle

… of others. Implicit impressions are assumed to be very difficult to revise. … of others. Implicit impressions are assumed to be very difficult to revise. The answer, according to …

GOVERNMENT

Flores-Macías studies Colombian security tax on country's elite

A&S Communications

… “Some solutions may work well on paper, but are very difficult to implement in practice because they do not …

BIOLOGY

3-D scans of mating fruit flies uncover female biology

Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have used cutting-edge X-ray technology to noninvasively image fruit flies during and after mating.

OUTREACH

Elementary school students dig archaeology

A&S Communications

Lori Khatchadourian teaches the Exploring Archaeology mini-course at the Elizabeth Anne Clune Montessori School of Ithaca.The week of June 15-19, professors Adam T. Smith, anthropology, and Lori Khatchadourian, Near Eastern studies, led a mini-course on archaeology at the Elizabeth Anne Clune Montessori School of Ithaca. Nine children ages 5-8 spent five mornings exploring aspects of archaeological research.

LINGUISTICS

Asian, European languages not so different under the hood

Cornell Chronicle

… Korean comprehension isn’t different – even though the word order is superficially different,” Hale said. The paper …

STRATEGY

Rock-paper-scissors may explain evolutionary 'games' in nature

Science Magazine

The hand game “rock-paper-scissors” is a classic way to settle playground disputes, with rock smashing scissors, scissors cutting paper, and paper covering rock. But it turns out that nature plays its own versions of the game, and mathematicians and biologists have used it to study everything from human societies to bacteria in a petri dish.

ASTROBIOLOGY

Colorful life-form catalog helps discern if we’re alone

Cornell Chronicle

… astronomers from Andromeda might measure light shimmering off the surface of a planet, as sunlight reflected from our …

EXOPLANETS

Finding infant Earths and potential life just got easier

A&S Communications

Among the billions and billions of stars in the sky, where should astronomers look for infant Earths where life might develop? New research from Cornell University’s Institute for Pale Blue Dots shows where – and when – infant Earths are most likely to be found. The paper by Blue Dots research associate Ramses M. Ramirez and director Lisa Kaltenegger, “The Habitable Zones of Pre-Main Sequence Stars,” is forthcoming in Astrophysical Journal Letters.

EXOPLANETS

Astronomers create array of Earth-like planet models

Cornell Chronicle

To sort out the biological intricacies of Earth-like planets, astronomers have developed computer models that examine how ultraviolet radiation from other planets’ nearby suns may affect those worlds, according to new research published June 10 in Astrophysical Journal.

Jewish Studies

Reunion panel examines future of Jewish studies

Cornell Chronicle

"This is an exciting moment for Jewish studies,” said Gretchen Ritter, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, in her introduction to a Reunion Weekend panel on “Jewish Studies at Cornell, Today and Tomorrow,” held June 10 in the Physical Sciences Building.The panel included Jonathan Boyarin, Jewish Studies Program director, and Kim Haines-Eitzen, incoming director of the Religious Studies Program.

Awards

2015 Student and Faculty Award Winners

… COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES TEACHING AND ADVISING AWARDSThe Deanne Gebell Gitner ’66 Family Annual Prize for Teaching Assistants went to graduate students Sarah Maxey, government, Allison Tracy, … Gitner ’66 Family Annual Prize for Teaching Assistants went to graduate students Sarah Maxey , government, Allison Tracy …

Biology & Society

Ankur Srivastava: 'My global health field study helped me understand how I wanted to mesh public health and medicine in the future'

Ankur SrivastavaBiology & SocietyEssex Junction, VTWhat was your most profound turning point while at Cornell?

Government & Asian Studies

Jung-Ju Lee: 'My studies and involvements on campus have helped me to discover my strengths in and passion for diplomacy and conflict resolution'

Jung-Ju LeeGovernment & Asian StudiesAtlanta, GAWhy did you choose Cornell?

Economics & Computer Science

Chris Mills: 'I'm proud of the relationships I've made and I'm hoping they will carry forward'

… I look back at the small 2012-2013 "rookie of the year" sports writer award from when I wrote for the Cornell Daily … to the campus community in really incredible ways. I'm also very thankful to have gotten to serve in my fellowship for …

Africana Studies

Noelani Gabriel: 'We all have the opportunity to create change'

… Africana Studies and Research Center … have remained the same, I can say that they have become significantly more refined and well-rounded. I have … experience and culture. Now I have an array of authors, artists and intellectuals that I turn to, as well as more …