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A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.
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This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
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Part of Cornell's Mellon Collaborative Studies in Architecture, Urbanism, and the Humanities, Cornell students explored creative ways to understand urban landscapes during two cross-disciplinary courses this year.
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Margaret Kops Kuveke is a psychology and French major.
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Ben Caplan is majoring in Spanish and mathematics.
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These awards include funding for a conference, a superdepartment grant supporting collaboration in psychology, and 17 grants that will jump-start research across campus.
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Five faculty from the College of Arts and Sciences will be featured on a “Cornell week” on The Academic Minute radio program from May 1-5.
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Karen Pinkus confronts the global threat of climate change by using select literary works from the 19th century.
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A trio of short films showing the pleasures – and perils – of rural life for LGBTQ+ people will show April 26 as part of the Rural Humanities Initiative in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate.
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An open forum will address how the OpenAI large-language model ChatGPT will improve research productivity in the humanities.
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Hosted by Assistant Professor at Duke University Kate Driscoll, the podcast delves into Cornell Professor of Romance Studies Marilyn Migiel's work on Veronica Franco, a sixteenth century Italian courtesan and writer.
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“Nuestra voz en español”, a new initiative, will bring students and staff together to speak Spanish with other heritage speakers in an informal setting.
Wednesdays 1:30-2:30 @ 429 Rockefeller Hall.
The two are among five winners of the inaugural Robert S. Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards.
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Enzo Traverso critiques a new trend in historical writing, in which historians place themselves in their books.
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“We are thrilled that study abroad opportunities around the world are once again available to our students."
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The fourth cohort of Klarman Fellows is the largest since the program’s launch in 2019.
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“Rivoluzione 1789-1989” has also been published in English, French and Spanish, with translations to follow in German, Portuguese, Greek, Korean and other languages.
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"Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy."
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The President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW) awarded Affinito-Stewart research grants totaling $195,166 to 20 Cornell faculty members.
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This semester’s work also featured an end-of-semester mini-field course for local children and youth presented by two Cornell students.
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During COP27, Podpora and Fenningdorf helped with Cornell’s exhibit and other side events, as well as attended various sessions and workshops.
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A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
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Her talk is one of three in the African Diaspora Knowledge Exchange Series.
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Madi Fulchiero is studying Spanish and English and focused her senior thesis on two Disney films.
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Derrick Spires, Edward Baptist, and Gerard Aching help tell the story of the man born into slavery who became an advocate for African American freedom.
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Julia Chang examines the presence of blood and its deeper literary and cultural meaning in novels by three Spanish authors.
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“We want to open a robust dialogue between humanists and scientists around the very notion of ‘thought’ and ‘thinking,."
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Andrea Bachner become the new editor of diacritics: A Review of Contemporary Criticism
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This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.
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"The Society for the Humanities thought there is no better way to kick off the year of Repair, than to begin at home."
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Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.
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Being immersed in another language and culture made Melissa Hart Moss ’93, JD ’97 a better lawyer—and a more broad-minded person
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Iván Andrade’s summer experience helped him realize that he’s headed in the right direction as he pursues a career in medicine.
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From Ithaca to Hawaii to Ecuador, students in the Robert S. Harrison College Scholars Program took advantage of the summer as a time to explore their research interests.
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A&S faculty will lead many courses on campus and join educational vacations as part of Cornell Adult University.
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A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
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Cornell faculty and their community partners will tell the stories of local migrant farmworkers, use documentary film to better understand climate change and dispossession, learn how migratory birds are affected by drug trafficking and more.
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"These faculty members and graduate teaching assistants have made tremendous contributions for the benefit of our students, guiding their educational paths and molding their experiences."
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Natalie Kalitsi is an Information Science and French major.
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Ariana Croese is majoring in Italian & German Studies.
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Amelia Clute is a College Scholar and Spanish Language major.
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Catalina Peñéñory is a classics and Italian major.
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Luis Tamayo majors in sociology and Spanish.
/news/i-was-encouraged-ask-difficult-yet-necessary-questionsRomance Studies is now accepting applications for the Corson French Prize for 2022.Established in 1902 by Hiram Corson in memory of his wife Caroline Rollin Corson, the Corson French Prize is awarded to the most distinguished essays on a subject in either French philology or French literature. The contest is open to both undergraduate and...
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The 3-D tour focuses on the building, its foundation, the archaeological excavation underway and a Civil War monument on the church site.
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A senior reflects on her decision to come to Cornell.
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Liliana Colanzi, Bolivian writer and Assistant Professor of Romance Studies, is the winner of the Premio Ribero del Duero 2022 for her story collection Ustedes brillan en lo oscuro (You Glow in the Dark). The highest prize for the short story, the Premio jury this year was presided over by Spanish author and journalist Rosa Montero, who chose...
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