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Small brown furry rodent crawling among rocks and blades of grass — Mike Tewkesbury/Creative Commons 2.0 license A vole

Psychology

Psychologist receives NSF grant to study the social brain

With a focus on the prairie vole, Alexander Ophir will study mating tactics in mammals to learn about the underlying neural sources of social behaviors.

9/15/2023 A&S Communications

Graduate students

Research: Field course interactions relate to student identity

"There is something truly special about on-campus field courses."

9/15/2023 A&S Communications

Religion

Lecture to explore Native American anti-nuclear activism

A new “Religions on the Move” lecture series kicks off Sept. 28 with "'Make the Sound the Creator Is Waiting for Us to Make': Native American Anti-Nuclear Activism."

9/14/2023 A&S Communications

Distinguished Visiting Journalist

David Folkenflik named 2023-24 A&S Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist

Folkenflik's "deep understanding of the intricate media landscape will bring an important perspective to campus during this ‘Freedom of Expression’ theme year."

9/12/2023 A&S Communications

Trevor Pinch playing his Moog synthesizer — Cornell University Trevor Pinch working with a Moog synthesizer.

Science and Technology Studies

‘Trevor-Fest’ to honor the late Prof. Trevor Pinch

A symposium Sept. 21-23 will celebrate the legacy of a pioneer who helped found three areas of study related to science, technology and sound.

9/12/2023 A&S Communications

Arts Unplugged

Artist Laurie Anderson visits campus Sept. 26-27

Anderson will offer a public talk as part of the College of Arts & Sciences’ Arts Unplugged series and work with students and faculty.

9/12/2023 A&S Communications

Wind turbines in calm water against a blue dusk sky — Nicholas Doherty/Unsplash

Government

World Bank reforms central to Biden’s G20 trip

Richard T. Clark comments on new Biden administration objectives for the World Bank.

9/8/2023 A&S Communications

smart phone on a table, showing an image of the U.S. map

Government

Google requires disclosure for AI in election ads

Sarah Kreps: "Google's decision to require the disclosure of AI in political ads gestures toward the type of transparency and disclosure measures that research finds can backstop trust toward AI and those who use it."

9/7/2023 A&S Communications

Alumni accomplishments

From Friday night practice sessions to 'The Big Money Show'

Jackie DeAngelis '02 is a co-host of “The Big Money Show” on FOX Business Network.

9/6/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

The College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24

Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.

9/6/2023 A&S Communications

A large hill dotted with green foliage under a blue sky — Mikesclark/Creative Commons license 3.0 A view of Solano County, CA

History

California Forever plans prove ‘colonizing spirit’ still exists

Silicon Valley’s ultra-wealthy are looking to build a start-up city north of the Bay Area, and professor Raymond Craib is not surprised.

9/6/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jennifer Kuo

Jennifer Kuo, Linguistics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Camille Suárez

Camille Suárez, , History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Nigel Lockyer

Nigel Lockyer, Physics, CLASSE

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Rachel Webb

Rachel Webb, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Nils Deppe

Nils Deppe, Physics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023: New Faculty

New Faculty: Gordon Pennycook

Gordon Pennycook, Psychology

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jean Bernard Cerin

Jean Bernard Cerin, Music

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Mari Jarris

Mari Jarris, German Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Daniel Stern

Daniel Stern, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Mary Loeffelholz

Mary Loeffelholz, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Gavin Walker

Gavin Walker, Comparative Literature

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Julieta Caunedo

Julieta Caunedo, Economics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Mendi Lewis Obadike

Mendi Lewis Obadike, Performing and Media Arts

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Ana Howie

Ana Howie, History of Art and Visual Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani

Madineh Sedigh-Sarvestani, Neurobiology and Behavior

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Xiaomeng Liu

Xiaomeng Liu, Physics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Lindsay Thomas

Lindsay Thomas, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: NoViolet Bulawayo

NoViolet Bulawayo, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023: New Faculty

New Faculty: Drisana Misra

Drisana Misra, Asian Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

Little hands stack four colorful toy blocks — Markus Spiske/Unsplash The childcare industry has been unstable for decades, says historian Justine Modica.

History

As Covid funding expires, ‘fundamental flaw’ in childcare industry remains

The childcare industry has been unstable for decades, says Justine Modica, who is writing a book on the history of childcare labor in America.

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Gabriela Gómez Estévez

Gabriela Gómez Estévez, Music

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Rachel Sandwell

Rachel Sandwell, History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jonathan R. Lawrence

Jonathan R. Lawrence, Near Eastern Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik

Paraska Tolan-Szkilnik, History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae

Youn Jue “Eunice” Bae, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Shaoling Ma

Shaoling Ma, Asian Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Jessica Rosenberg

Jessica Rosenberg, Literatures in English

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Eric Dufresne

Eric Dufresne, Physics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Dr. Xavier Pickett

Dr. Xavier Picket, Africana Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Cat Lambert

Cat Lambert, Classics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Erik Thiede

Erik Thiede, Chemistry and Chemical Biology

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Yusheng Luo

Yusheng Luo, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Yunan Yang

Yunan Yang, Mathematics

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Ambre Dromgoole

Ambre Dromgoole, Africana Studies

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

Military vehicle firing a missile while parked in a field — Vony Razom/Unsplash A military vehicle with a missile in the air

History

Kim Jong-un ‘taking advantage’ of Russian need for artillery shells

Putin’s turn to North Korea is a sign of the resource intensive nature of the war in Ukraine, says history professor David Silbey.

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

2023 New Faculty

New Faculty: Ruth Lawlor

Ruth Lawlor, History

9/5/2023 A&S Communications

A stag with a crown rearing next to a shield with a star on it and feather plumes at the top; on the other side is a condor, also with a crown, and the text across the bottom "Por la razon o la fuerza" — B1mbo; based on Logo Gobierno de Chile 2010.png by Official coat of arms Coat of arms of the Republic of Chile.

International politics

Shadow of former dictatorship hangs heavy in Chile

Historian Raymond Craib comments on Chile's government announcing a national search plan to find the remains of people who disappeared during Pinochet's regime.

8/31/2023 A&S Communications

Physics

Comparing ‘sister’ compounds may hold key to quantum puzzle

Researchers for the first time are offering a quantitatively accurate description of the origin of the mysterious “Planckian scattering rate.”

8/30/2023 A&S Communications

A globe map with Africa visible and the countries outlines, with Gabon on the west central coast in red — TUBS Location of Gabon on the globe.

International politics

Does Gabon coup hurt or aid democracy? Too soon to tell

Government Professor Nicolas van de Walle comments on the coup in Gabon, saying it's too soon to tell if it will undermine or help democracy.

8/30/2023 A&S Communications