Mathematician to examine gerrymandering solutions in Kieval Lecture

Mathematician Moon Duchin of Tufts University will discuss how mathematicians can contribute to the redistricting process Oct. 5.

Environmental Humanities Lecture Series begins Oct. 4

The 2017-18 Environmental Humanities Lecture Series will bring to campus four pioneering scholars in the environmental humanities.

Judy Hart’s fight for women’s rights – and a park

Judy Hart '63 is founding superintendent of the Women's Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls, New York.

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Community engagement initiatives deliver reciprocal benefits

On Sept. 27, a forum in downtown Ithaca with Cornell faculty, staff, and partners offered stories of experiences and answered questions about implementing community-engaged initiatives.

A&S alum hosts medical school interns for summer experiences

Every summer for the last six years, College of Arts and Sciences alumnus Hank Fessler ’77 has welcomed a group of Cornell students to Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine to join research labs and explore careers in medicine.

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Cornell launches ‘What Makes Us Human’ podcast series

“What Makes Us Human,” a new podcast and essay series from the College of Arts and Sciences, will showcase the newest thinking about what it means to be human in the 21st century.

Education researcher Natasha Holmes transforms physics lab courses

Natasha Holmes is the first researcher who focuses on educational practices hired within a discipline as a tenure-track professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and her team will redesign all lab courses for two introductory physics sequences.

Center for Materials Research’s NSF funding extended, increased

The Cornell Center for Materials Research has been approved for a six-year, $23.2 million extension of funding from the National Science Foundation to continue its mission of research, education and outreach.

Applications available Sept. 25 for community engagement grants

Applications are open for grants and awards to fund faculty, staff and students who want to start, enhance or participate in community-engaged research, courses or other activities.