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Provided Amanda Hernandez ’21 suited up for pom as a senior

Alumni

Dancing with the (collegiate) stars

5/2/2024 Cornellians

A&S alumna Amanda Hernandez ’21, now a busy med student, coaches her former team to ‘pom’ glory—from hundreds of miles away.

Roi Shiloah playing violin while leaning back in his chair — Provided Roi Shiloah

Music

Mayfest, Cornell’s Int’l Chamber Music Festival, begins May 17

5/3/2024 A&S Communications

Mayfest is “a festival of joy, music, friendships, and deep connections among the musicians and with the loyal and wonderful audiences,” said co-artistic director Miri Yampolsky.

Large missile on a miltary truck, on parage between red stone buildings — Vitaly V. Kuzmin/Creative Commons license 4.0 Russian missile on display during a 2013 parade

History

Russia’s nuclear saber-rattling like ‘cocking a gun in an old western movie’

5/6/2024 A&S Communications

Military historian David Silbey: "You’re not using it yet, but everyone’s aware that you’ve got it.”

College clock tower rises up beyond a small hill under a lovely blue summery sky

Faculty awards

Four faculty receive 2024 Carpenter Advising Awards

5/6/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Among those recognized for contributions to advising undergraduates are Paul Merrill, associate professor of practice in music, and Ravi Ramakrishna ’88, professor of mathematics.

Person wearing a bike helmet and shorts, holds a bicycle over her head. Mountains in the background — Lauren Hefferon ’83

Alumni

Through cycling tours, alum peddles her passion

5/8/2024 Cornellians

For more than three decades, anthropology graduate Lauren Hefferon ’83 has run a company that offers upscale trips on two wheels.

Two people sitting on a couch, one comforting the other

Psychology

Talking with a friend can ease the sting of being left out

5/8/2024 Cornell Chronicle

Small, simple forms of social connection can lessen the negative feelings and thoughts that come with being excluded, according to Cornell psychology researchers.