A&S secures gifts, embarks on McGraw Hall renovation
The refurbishment and preservation of McGraw has become a top priority for the College of Arts & Sciences and the university.
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‘Genetic Afterlives’ receives book prize
Anthropologist Noah Tamarkin has received the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award from the Association for Jewish Studies in the category of social science, anthropology, and folklore.
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Excavation uncovers 2K more artifacts at St. James church site
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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Fictional civilization leaves behind lasting legacy
Llhuros – its relics, rituals, poetry, and music – as well as the academic commentary it inspired, "documents just one tiny little sliver of Cornell’s history. But it’s a fascinating one.”
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Amiel Bize is Awarded Seed Grant
Amiel Bize received a Cornell Center for Social Sciences seed grant.
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Iman Ali Selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
Iman Ali, PhD student in socio-cultural anthropology, was selected as a 2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program fellow.
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Town-gown awards honor food-related community partnerships
The awards celebrate cooperation between the university and the greater Ithaca community.
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Over 50 Students Receive NSF Graduate Fellowships
The National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
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Scholar offers talk about Brazilian crackdowns and feminist response
Her talk is one of three in the African Diaspora Knowledge Exchange Series.
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From fabric arts to human waste: Student Biennial projects transcend
More than a dozen students are taking part in the Cornell Biennial, which aims to serve as an anchor for the arts at Cornell.
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Global Cornell awards support new international courses
Five International Cornell Curriculum grants totaling $114,000 will support faculty developing courses that feature international experiences for students.
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Creating ‘political economy of hope’ at Pakistan-India border
When politicians get close to constituents, either physically or digitally, they manage expectations and offer assurances to constituents. But they also expose themselves to scrutiny, giving people the chance to see beyond the performance into imperfect government workings.
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Mummified bird gets second life in multisensory exhibition
“A Tale of Two Mummies: Multisensory Experience” runs Oct. 7-9, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., in Upson Hall’s Lounge 116.
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Tamarkin's Book Receives Honorable Mention for the Diana Forsythe Prize
Noah Tamarkin's book, Genetic Afterlives: Black Jewish Indigeneity in South Africa, was awarded the honorable mention for the Diana Forsythe Prize.
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Report shows near-total erasure of Armenian heritage sites
The study compiled decades of high-resolution satellite imagery from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.
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New Jewish studies major approved in College of Arts & Sciences
“These efforts recognize the critical questions Jewishness raises and its place as part of a shared heritage.”
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Archaeology of Liberation Position Announced
Cornell University Department of Anthropology invites applications for an assistant or associate professor in the archaeology of liberation, its promises, possibilities, intricacies and illusions.
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Community read launches Society for the Humanities’ ‘Repair’ theme
"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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A&S opens application portal for Klarman postdoc fellowships
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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Studying connections between animal-human health
Their map will visualize research about the spread of existing or known and new or emerging zoonotic diseases.
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Cornell Atkinson awards $1.4 million to new sustainability projects
This year’s Academic Venture Fund (AVF) seed grants for research support equitable and sustainable development, offshore wind energy, and improved indoor air quality.
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Congratulations to our 2022 Graduates
Congrats and best wishes!
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Reunion 2022 features host of A&S events
A number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
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Featured Anthropology Minor: Atif Akhter '22
I'm excited to see where my background in Anthropology can take me. I've learned so much about the world through the minor and the skills I've picked up over the years will definitely help me in my future.
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Featured Anthropology Major: Abraham Moss '22
Anthropology enlivens the mind most with the richness of specifics, the thick descriptions that bring the pages to life.
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Featured Anthropology Major: Grace Staes '22
For Students in anthropology, the best piece of advice I have is to let anthropology be the frame for whatever you want to study. Let It be the back door to a problem so that your interventions can be new.
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Einaudi awards fund global research and activities
Seed grants, student travel grants and internships totaling $355,000 in the 2021–22 academic year supported international work done by many A&S faculty and students.
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Migrations grants fund worldwide interdisciplinary projects
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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'It's a joy to be in spaces where serious discussions can be inclusive'
Trinity Stewart is an Anthropology & Sociology major.
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Student-librarian partnership makes history
The inaugural RAD Public History Fellows have been digging deep into library archives and bringing their discoveries to light in creative ways – from social media posts to displays of artifacts and tours of library exhibits.
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Cross-college researchers unravel mummy bird mystery
What began as a passion project for a master’s student in archaeology, has become a cross-campus fascination that encompasses everything from ancient burial rituals to the lost history of donated artifacts, the totemic power of animals, and even Egyptian beer.
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Underground Railroad project releases new 3-D model
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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First group of Zhu Fellows named
Four doctoral students studying fields in the College of Arts & Sciences are the inaugural recipients of the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities.
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More than $12M donated to support students in 24 hours
On Cornell’s eighth Giving Day, held March 16, 15,905 alumni, students, faculty, staff, parents and friends from more than 80 countries made gifts totaling a record-breaking $12,268,629.
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Featured Summer Courses
Earn credits, catch up, or get ahead by enrolling in Summer Session courses on campus, online, or abroad.Check out these Summer Courses offered by the Department of Anthropology.ANTHR 1300 Human Evolution: Genes, Behavior, and the Fossil RecordThe evolution of humankind is explored through the fossil record, studies of the biological...
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Featured Undergraduate Research Projects
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that David Ni, Grace Staes, and Atif Akhter were awarded the Freedman Award for Undergraduate Research in Anthropology. The Freedman Award was funded by an endowment established by Randy ‘75 and Howard ‘74, MBA ‘75 Freedman. The Freedman Awards support undergraduate students in undertaking...
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Anthropology in the news: 21/22 academic year
How many worlds are there? Ontology, practice, and indeterminacy, Paul Nadasdy, American Ethnologist. 48(4): 357-369.Survivor of Chinese Concentration Camp Urges for Solidarity with Uighur Women on International Women’s Day, Cornell Daily Sun, March 8, 2022, Magnus FiskesjöTreaties between U.S., Cayugas still exist, Fingerlakes Times, 2/12/...
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Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16
Gifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
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Student podcast explores changing face of archaeology
Cornell graduate students are collaborating with students across the country on the scholarly podcast.
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Indigenous-Cornell partnership publishes Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫɁ history
The Tompkins County Historical Commission will release a short book written by Cornell Professor Kurt Jordan with the help of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫɁ community members, titled “The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫɁ People in the Cayuga Lake Region: A Brief History.”
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Awards and Accolades 21/22
FacultyChloe Ahmann was awarded a Wenner-Gren Hunt Fellowship to complete revisions on her book, Futures After Progress: Living with Doubt in Late Industrial Baltimore. She was also a Cornell Center for Social Sciences Grant Recipient. Her project is: After Apocalypse: The Work of Utopia in White Power Activism.Amiel Bize was awarded the...
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Faculty build network of community-engaged teachers, scholars
From teaching food science at the Ithaca Farmers Market to researching how youth feel about their race and ethnicity, this year’s Engaged Faculty Fellows are demonstrating the range of work that’s possible through community-engaged learning and research. The 2021-22 cohorts include 15 faculty from eight Cornell schools and colleges.
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David Ni Receives Freedman Award
The Department of Anthropology is pleased to announce that David Ni was awarded the Freedman Award for Undergraduate Research in Anthropology. David is a junior majoring in Architecture and minoring in Anthropology and Art History. David will use funds from the Freedman Award to do research in Ithaca and New York City during the Spring 2022...
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Fiskesjö to Discuss New Book at March Library Event
Magnus Fiskesjö, Associate Professor of Anthropology, recently published a new book titled Stories from an Ancient Land: Perspectives on Wa History and Culture. As part of Cornell University Library's "Chats in the Stacks" book talk series, Professor Fiskesjö will discuss his book on Thursday, March 17th. Visit the Cornell Events Page for...
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Students engage with NYC Black ‘memory workers’ in Mellon seminar
An interdisciplinary seminar in the fall semester took students from Ithaca to New York City to explore African American heritage sites and the people whose work keeps this history alive.
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What to read in 2022? A&S faculty weigh in
A&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
/news/what-read-2022-faculty-weighMarch and Holmberg to receive Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal
David Holmberg and Kathryn March, faculty emeritus in Anthropology, will receive the 2021 Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Legacy Medal for their contributions to cultural preservation, social equity, and educational opportunity among mountain communities in Nepal."The March-Holmberg legacy stands as a shining example of a lifetime commitment to...
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New Book Co-Authored by Denise Green
Fashion and Cultural StudiesCo-authored by Denise Green, an Associate Professor in Fiber Science and Apparel Design and a Graduate Field member in Anthropology; and Susan B.Kaiser, a professor emerita of design, textiles, and clothing, and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies at the University of California, Davis. Bridging theory and...
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World court decision sets ‘new precedent’ for cultural heritage protection
Professors Adam Smith and Lori Khatchadourian comment on the International Court of Justice's decision on cultural heritage protection.
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Graduate School recognizes over 40 new NSF GRFP recipients
Arts and Sciences doctoral students David Esparza and Anna Whittemore are among 44 Cornell graduate students selected as new National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows.
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