Arts and Sciences

Christian, atheist scientists tackle human nature

Two scientists, an atheist and a Christian, talked about what makes humans human in a Nov. 12 event attended by more than 500 undergraduates.

Panel: Ebola burdens African governments, health systems

Public health, policy, government and trade experts discussed Ebola's social and economic impacts on affected countries in Africa at a Nov. 10 roundtable on campus.

Strogatz helps students find the magic in math

Mathematical Explorations, a new class by Steve Strogatz, brings math alive through engaged learning techniques.

Study: Nothing's too trivial for important confidantes

When it comes to social support, it isn’t what you talk about that matters, but whom you talk to.

Activist discusses anti-Islamophobia work

Donna Nevel, a Jewish-American anti-Islamophobia activist in New York City, discussed her work in a campus talk Nov. 6.

New book examines significance of the European novel

“Reading the European Novel to 1900" by English professor Daniel Schwarz examines the history and evolution of the novel until 1900.

Fukuyama '74 speaks at democracy panel Nov. 18

Public intellectual Francis Fukuyama ’74 will reflect on the 25th anniversary of his landmark essay, “The End of History,” in a Nov. 18 campus event.

Entrepreneurship Summit draws more than 500 to NYC

Entrepreneurs from throughout the country joined with Cornell alumni, students, faculty and staff Nov. 7 in New York City for a daylong conference, “Beyond the Horizon,” hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell.

Alienated voters have turned U.S. into a plutocracy

At the Conference on the Histories of Capitalism on campus Nov. 7, Harvard sociologist Orlando Patterson said the U.S. is devolving into a plutocracy due to disengaged voters.