
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.
/news/secures-gifts-embarks-mcgraw-hall-renovationThe refurbishment and preservation of McGraw has become a top priority for the College of Arts & Sciences and the university.
/news/secures-gifts-embarks-mcgraw-hall-renovationAnthropologist Noah Tamarkin has received the Jordan Schnitzer Book Award from the Association for Jewish Studies in the category of social science, anthropology, and folklore.
/news/genetic-afterlives-receives-book-prizeThis semester’s work also featured an end-of-semester mini-field course for local children and youth presented by two Cornell students.
/news/excavation-uncovers-2k-more-artifacts-st-james-church-siteLlhuros – 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.”
/news/fictional-civilization-leaves-behind-lasting-legacyAmiel Bize received a Cornell Center for Social Sciences seed grant.
/news/amiel-bize-awarded-seed-grantIman Ali, PhD student in socio-cultural anthropology, was selected as a 2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program fellow.
/news/iman-ali-selected-nsf-graduate-research-fellowship-programThe awards celebrate cooperation between the university and the greater Ithaca community.
/news/town-gown-awards-honor-food-related-community-partnershipsThe National Science Foundation offers approximately 2,000 fellowships per year to research-based master’s and doctoral students pursuing STEM studies.
/news/over-50-students-receive-nsf-graduate-fellowshipsHer talk is one of three in the African Diaspora Knowledge Exchange Series.
/news/scholar-offers-talk-about-brazilian-crackdowns-and-feminist-responseMore than a dozen students are taking part in the Cornell Biennial, which aims to serve as an anchor for the arts at Cornell.
/news/fabric-arts-human-waste-student-biennial-projects-transcendFive International Cornell Curriculum grants totaling $114,000 will support faculty developing courses that feature international experiences for students.
/news/global-cornell-awards-support-new-international-coursesWhen 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.
/news/creating-political-economy-hope-pakistan-india-border“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.
/news/mummified-bird-gets-second-life-multisensory-exhibitionNoah Tamarkin's book, Genetic Afterlives: Black Jewish Indigeneity in South Africa, was awarded the honorable mention for the Diana Forsythe Prize.
/news/tamarkins-book-receives-honorable-mention-diana-forsythe-prizeThe study compiled decades of high-resolution satellite imagery from the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.
/news/report-shows-near-total-erasure-armenian-heritage-sites“These efforts recognize the critical questions Jewishness raises and its place as part of a shared heritage.”
/news/new-jewish-studies-major-approved-college-arts-sciencesCornell University Department of Anthropology invites applications for an assistant or associate professor in the archaeology of liberation, its promises, possibilities, intricacies and illusions.
/news/archaeology-liberation-position-announced"The Society for the Humanities thought there is no better way to kick off the year of Repair, than to begin at home."
/news/community-read-launches-society-humanities-repair-themeKlarman 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.
/news/opens-application-portal-klarman-postdoc-fellowshipsTheir map will visualize research about the spread of existing or known and new or emerging zoonotic diseases.
/news/studying-connections-between-animal-human-healthThis year’s Academic Venture Fund (AVF) seed grants for research support equitable and sustainable development, offshore wind energy, and improved indoor air quality.
/news/cornell-atkinson-awards-14-million-new-sustainability-projectsCongrats and best wishes!
/news/congratulations-our-2022-graduatesA number of special events are planned in the College of Arts & Sciences to celebrate Reunion 2022.
/news/reunion-2022-features-host-eventsI'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.
/news/featured-anthropology-minor-atif-akhter-22Anthropology enlivens the mind most with the richness of specifics, the thick descriptions that bring the pages to life.
/news/featured-anthropology-major-abraham-moss-22For 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.
/news/featured-anthropology-major-grace-staes-22Seed 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.
/news/einaudi-awards-fund-global-research-and-activitiesCornell 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.
/news/migrations-grants-fund-worldwide-interdisciplinary-projectsTrinity Stewart is an Anthropology & Sociology major.
/news/its-joy-be-spaces-where-serious-discussions-can-be-inclusiveThe 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.
/news/student-librarian-partnership-makes-historyWhat 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.
/news/cross-college-researchers-unravel-mummy-bird-mysteryThe 3-D tour focuses on the building, its foundation, the archaeological excavation underway and a Civil War monument on the church site.
/news/underground-railroad-project-releases-new-3-d-modelFour doctoral students studying fields in the College of Arts & Sciences are the inaugural recipients of the Zhu Family Graduate Fellowships in the Humanities.
/news/first-group-zhu-fellows-namedOn 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.
/news/more-12m-donated-support-students-24-hoursEarn 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...
/news/featured-summer-coursesThe 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...
/news/featured-undergraduate-research-projectsHow 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/...
/news/anthropology-news-2122-academic-yearGifts allow the College to fulfill its mission: preparing students to do the greatest good in the world.
/news/support-arts-sciences-giving-day-march-16Cornell graduate students are collaborating with students across the country on the scholarly podcast.
/news/student-podcast-explores-changing-face-archaeologyThe 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.”
/news/indigenous-cornell-partnership-publishes-gayogohono-historyFacultyChloe 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...
/news/awards-and-accolades-2122From 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.
/news/faculty-build-network-community-engaged-teachers-scholarsThe 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...
/news/david-ni-receives-freedman-awardMagnus 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...
/news/fiskesjo-discuss-new-book-march-library-eventAn 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.
/news/students-engage-nyc-black-memory-workers-mellon-seminarA&S faculty offer book and poetry recommendations for the new year.
/news/what-read-2022-faculty-weighDavid 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...
/news/march-and-holmberg-receive-sir-edmund-hillary-mountain-legacy-medalFashion 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...
/news/new-book-co-authored-denise-greenProfessors Adam Smith and Lori Khatchadourian comment on the International Court of Justice's decision on cultural heritage protection.
/news/world-court-decision-sets-new-precedent-cultural-heritage-protectionArts 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.
/news/graduate-school-recognizes-over-40-new-nsf-grfp-recipients