Roadside vendors sell tomatoes in Mikumi, Tanzania

Six grad students win Fulbright-Hays fellowships

<p>It was late September when Cornell’s Fulbright adviser, <a href="https://anthropology.cornell.edu/david-holmberg">David Holmberg</a>, learned that six of his advisees had won Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) fellowships from the U.S. Department of Education. This was out of just 100 fellowships awarded nationwide.</p><p>Unfortunately, Holmberg also learned that the winners had three days to submit their signed paperwork or they would lose their awards.</p>

A botanical print of Camellia sinensis, which has been consumed in various forms for nearly 5,000 years.

Conference considers a global plant steeped in meaning

It is the centerpiece of one of the world’s subtlest rituals. It is swilled by thirsty workers at truck stops and construction sites. It is a pick-me-up and a sign of refinement, a bracing tonic and a sugary treat. It is sold in hawker stalls and high-end shops, often on the same city block. It is, after water, the most popular drink on the planet. It is, of course, tea.

Darshna Angiol

Physics, fundamental to neurobiology

Because Itai Cohen’s lab studies matter in motion—colloidal particles, fly neurons, movement of individuals at a concert—Darshna Anigol was thrilled.

A temple dancer in India wearing flowers and lots of jewelry.

Love and the Goddess

<p> <em>This is an episode from the “What Makes Us Human?” podcast's third season, "What Do We Know about Love?" from Cornell University’s College of Arts & Sciences, showcasing the newest thinking from across the disciplines about the relationship between humans and love. Featuring audio essays written and recorded by Cornell faculty, the series releases a new episode each Tuesday through the fall semester.</em></p>

A temple dancer in India wearing flowers and lots of jewelry.

Podcast examines love and obligation

“Love and the Goddess” a new episode of the “What Makes Us Human” podcast series, explores marriage between girls and a goddess in South India.

Man pouring tea

Two students share tea essay contest prize

Siddarth Sankaran '21 (computer science and economics) and PhD candidate Annie Sheng (anthropology) have each been awarded $250 as co-winners of a student essay contest linked to the October 26-27 conference "Tea High and Low: Elixir, Exploitation, Ecology."

Kate Guntermann

Symposium welcomes artists, public to explore feminist performance

<p>The history of feminist performance is one of radical storytelling, of showing how the personal is political, and of carving out spaces in which women can feel, in the words of performance artist Holly Hughes, “at last, fully human.”</p><p>An interdisciplinary symposium at Cornell March 15-16 will explore what this history can teach us about the future of feminism, and how we can use performance to reflect the changes we want to see.</p>

Ezra Cornell statue on the quad

Spring event allows students to explore new Environmental & Sustainability Sciences major

<p>The Environment & Sustainability Program, home of the <a href="https://as.cornell.edu/news/new-environment-and-sustainability-major-approved">new cross-college undergraduate major</a> in Environmental & Sustainability Sciences (ESS), is hosting a spring gathering of humanities faculty and current and prospective majors April 10 in Room 401 of the Physical Sciences Building from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.</p>

Jacob Mathal

Rawlings scholars exhibit wide-ranging research

Fresh air, nature and playing outdoors is the perfect prescription for sedentary and sluggish children, Briana Lui ’19 advises. Lui and more than three dozen Cornell seniors presented their undergraduate research at the 17th annual Hunter R. Rawlings III Research Scholars Senior Expo on April 17 in the Physical Sciences Building and the Clark Atrium.

Ivy Deng

Zhisheng Ivy Deng: ‘Challenge your own situatedness’

<h3>Zhisheng Ivy Deng</h3><h3>Anthropology & Comparative Literature & French & Fine Arts</h3><p><strong>Why did you choose Cornell?</strong></p><p>I came to Cornell specifically for the five-year concurrent degree program between the College of Architecture, Art and Planning and the College of Arts & Sciences. This opportunity has allowed me to pursue a rigorous art as well as liberal arts education.</p>

international grad students honored

International graduates honored at Global Learning reception

<p>With more than 5,000 international students, Cornell is a vibrant global community. The <a href="https://globallearning.cornell.edu/">Office of Global Learning</a> honored international students’ achievements May 2, sending the Class of 2019 off in style.</p><p>Wendy Wolford, center, vice provost for international affairs, congratulates international graduates.</p>

Merrill Scholar thanks her high school teacher

Merrill scholars honor their mentoring teachers, professors

<p>The arc of educational continuity and inspirational teaching was celebrated May 22 at the 31st annual Merrill Presidential Scholars convocation in Willard Straight Hall. Thirty-four seniors – among the very best of the Class of 2019 – honored beloved, guiding-light high school teachers and inspirational Cornell faculty members.</p>

Natalie Nesvaderani

Anthropology Ph.D. candidate named Newcombe fellow

<p>Natalie Nesvaderani, a doctoral candidate in anthropology, was recently selected as a recipient of the Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship. Administered through the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, Nesvaderani is one of 23 recipients for the 2019-20 academic year.</p><p>Nesvaderani is studying the intersection of documentary film, migration and children’s labor in Iran.</p>

Annapaola Passerini

Student Spotlight: Annapaola Passerini

<p>Annapaola Passerini is a doctoral candidate in anthropology from Sale Marasino, Italy. After attending Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy for her undergraduate work, she chose to attend Cornell for the opportunity to work alongside her advisors while expanding her horizons through participation in an American graduate program.</p>

Student with math equations

Grants create engagement opportunities for students

<p>The Office of Engagement Initiatives has awarded $1,307,580 in <a href="http://engaged.cornell.edu/grant/engaged-curriculum-grants/">Engaged Curriculum Grants</a> to 25 teams of faculty and community partners that are integrating community-engaged learning into majors and minors across the university.</p><p>This year’s awards involve 99 Cornell faculty and staff from 46 departments. The 39 community partners are from 10 countries; 11 projects are based in New York state.</p>

Soldiers in a war

Two doctoral students selected for Liebmann fellowships

<p>Two doctoral students, Stephen Roblin in the field of government and Laura Leddy in the field of anthropology, have been selected as recipients of the Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fellowship.</p><p>Liebmann fellowships are designed to support graduate students who are U.S. citizens with outstanding undergraduate records, demonstrated need for financial assistance and outstanding character with promise for achievement in their fields.</p>

AD White house

Six A.D. White Professors-at-Large elected

<p>A Nobel Prize-winning physicist, two bestselling authors and a leader in global sustainable agriculture are among six newly elected Andrew Dickson White Professors-at-Large at Cornell.</p><p>Their six-year terms are effective July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2025. Candidates are nominated by Cornell faculty members; appointments are considered following review and recommendation by a faculty selection committee.</p>

Researcher working on a computer

Five projects awarded 2019 digitization grants

<p>Cornell University Library’s <a href="https://dcaps.library.cornell.edu/grants/as">Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences</a> transforms fragile artifacts into lasting online collections for teaching and research. This year, the program has awarded funding to five projects representing a range of study, from unearthing a vanished hamlet in Enfield Falls, New York, to examining modern art in Indonesia.</p>

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