On April 9 at 4:45 p.m. “Indigenous Voices in Abiayala/Latin America" will explore Indigenous media self-representation in Latin America – the region known as Abiayala in the Guna language. The panel will feature scholars discussing Mapuche and Maya K’ishe’ cultural production, Indigenous languages and broadcasters’ fight to sustain native-language media such as Guatemala’s oldest Maya radio station.
The Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships for doctoral students in the humanities support three students per year and allow them to focus fully on their research.
Nobel Laureate John M. Martinis will speak about his research in quantum mechanics from 5-6 p.m. April 8 in the Rhodes-Rawlings Auditorium, Room KG70 in Klarman Hall.
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, former President of Iceland (2016–2024) and current Professor of History at the University of Iceland, visited Cornell University last week to deliver three Messenger Lectures, reflecting on his experience as Iceland’s head of state and the changing geopolitical and cultural landscape of Iceland.
Since the early days of modern cosmic exploration, Cornell scientists have led the way, from guiding rovers through the red dust of Mars to searching for other life in the universe; and from modeling exotic stars to detecting the faint ripples of gravitational waves.
Four Humanities Scholars Program undergraduates and two graduate students attended the National Humanities Alliance Annual Meeting and met with lawmakers.
Engineering professor Lara Estroff and plant science professor Klaas van Wijk have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.
An additional $6 million in funding over the next four years will bolster the Support for Promising Research Opportunities and Unconventional Teams program, designed to encourage emerging collaborations at the intersection of research fields.
