ChatGPT and humanities forum is March 24
An open forum will address how the OpenAI large-language model ChatGPT will improve research productivity in the humanities.
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Christiansen elected to Royal Norwegian Society
The psychology researcher is “one of the most prominent international contemporary scholars in the field of the cognitive and cultural foundations of language.”
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Cornell Center for Social Sciences names 14 faculty fellows
Several Arts & Sciences faculty members are among the 14 2023-24 fellows by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS).
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New College Scholars research climate, health care, legal interpretation
'A theme of the Harrison College Scholar Program is that our students are independent but not isolated.'
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Support Arts & Sciences on Giving Day March 16
On Thursday, March 16, join the Cornell community to make a difference for students on Cornell Giving Day.
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Philosopher John Doris: ‘Moral psychologists have plenty to do’
John M. Doris reflected on his book "Character Trouble: Undisciplined Essays on Moral Agency and Personality" during a recent book talk.
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Migrations announces winners for creative writing, art
Four winners of the competition by the Migrations Global Grand Challenge are affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences.
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I, Judge and Jury
How do you decide if a person in a difficult situation has acted criminally or not? John Doris reveals patterns in our moral judgments.
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Study abroad, travel opportunities ramping back up
“We are thrilled that study abroad opportunities around the world are once again available to our students."
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First-years share their transformational journeys ... so far
'Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy.'
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Mouse pups cry for help most urgently while active
The connection is important for understanding mouse neural circuitry and development, and for future research into human communication disorders.
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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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AI is changing scientists’ understanding of language learning
And it is also raising questions about innate grammar.
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Weiss teaching award honors eight exceptional faculty
Four A&S faculty members have been honored for their excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.
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Junior explores possibilities of influencers in public health messaging
Wynne Williams-Ceci's research focuses on improving public health messaging for vaping.
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Conference considers the Art & Science of Thinking Oct. 21-22
“We want to open a robust dialogue between humanists and scientists around the very notion of ‘thought’ and ‘thinking,."
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Big Red volleyball standout advocates for women in sports
Psychology major Sydney Moore ’24 was honored at the ESPY ceremony for her efforts to empower fellow athletes.
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Registration opens Oct. 17 for Winter Session Online
Enrollment is open to anyone interested in taking a class.
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Seven Postdocs Honored with Achievement Awards
Elizabeth Riley, postdoc in psychology, and Eileen Gonzales, postdoc in astronomy, represent the College of Arts and Sciences among the honorees.
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Afghan students – now Cornellians – look to future
Nine Afghan undergraduates from Bangladesh-based Asian University for Women fled their country after the Taliban took control in August 2021, arriving in Ithaca four months later.
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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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Laura Niemi wins Kaplan Family Fellowship
Niemi won for her work teaching applied moral psychology through community-engaged learning.
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Babies learn power of voice through experimentation
Cornell researchers have found that babies learn their prelinguistic vocalizations – coos, grunts and vowel sounds – change the behaviors of other people, a key building block of communication.
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Twenty-five receive awards recognizing inclusive excellence
The awards recognize the excellence represented within the graduate community and celebrates students for their accomplishments.
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Students tackle community projects in moral psychology course
Students spent the semester working with local non-profits addressing issues from migrant family justice to food insecurity to sustainable agriculture.
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Arts and Sciences faculty honored for teaching, advising excellence
"These faculty members and graduate teaching assistants have made tremendous contributions for the benefit of our students, guiding their educational paths and molding their experiences."
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New Frontier Grants push boundaries in A&S research
The College has awarded seven New Frontier Grants totaling $1.25 million to faculty members pursuing critical developments in areas across sciences and humanities.
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Students honored for local community impact
Temilola (Lola) Adepoju ’22 and Claire Deng ’22 are among graduating seniors who have shown exceptional town-gown leadership and innovation.
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Undergraduate psychology conference to feature diverse research
Thirty-five students will present on topics from implicit bias in person perceptions to early-life adversity in prairie voles and more.
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'I did research on human rights violations in Syria and Nigeria'
Youssef Aziz is a Sociology and Psychology major.
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'This education is a privilege and can be used for good'
Abena Gyasi is a Biology & Society and Psychology major.
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'I learned how to make science accessible to people'
Sasha Milton is a biological sciences major.
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'Arts and sciences are inherently intertwined'
Heather Martin is a psychology major.
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Ask our ambassadors: Choosing a major
Before you choose a major, you'll take classes across a broad array of A&S disciplines.
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Legal language affects how police officers are judged
Referring to police using the legal phrase “objectively reasonable” puts the officer in a more favorable light, regardless of race, according to new research from Neil Lewis Jr. ’13, assistant professor of communication, and doctoral student Mikaela Spruill.
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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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CCSS announces 2022 spring grants for faculty
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences has announced its spring grants for faculty.
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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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The Spontaneous Origins of Language
Which came first, grammatical rules or their exceptions? In an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Morten Christiansen, professor of psychology, writes that for decades, linguists bet on rules – but disorder and flux may turn out to be language’s most essential traits.
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Why language is like charades – and could save us from AI
Language emerges from a continual flow of creative improvisation, not biologically evolved genes or instincts, argue authors of a new book.
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Center for Social Sciences awards 2022-23 Faculty Fellowships
The Cornell Center for Social Sciences grant program, which supports social science research by Cornell faculty members, has awarded $85,000 to 10 professors for their 2022-23 CCSS Faculty Fellows program.
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Students can major in cognitive science come fall 2022
The major combines interests in philosophy, psychology, computer science, linguistics and neurobiology and behavior.
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Psychology professor elected to Denmark’s Royal Academy
Morten H. Christiansen, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been elected a foreign member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
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Doctoral alum devoted his career to saving lemurs
Working with a conservation nonprofit, Erik Patel, PhD ’11, protects and studies the endangered primates in their native Madagascar.
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Fear of majority-minority changes perceptions of race
The threat of demographic change may alter who white Americans perceive as racial minorities, potentially making more people vulnerable to discrimination, suggests new Cornell psychology research.
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WARNING: Parents on Social Media
A study of "sharenting" for a Spring 2020 interdisciplinary class project changed the academic trajectories of three Cornell undergrads.
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Alumna Spotlight: Kaylin Ratner, Ph.D. ’20
Kaylin Ratner, Ph.D. ’20, is an alumna of the human development program at Cornell, from which she earned a Ph.D. in development psychology. She is now a postdoctoral associate in the department of psychology at Cornell University.What was your research focus at Cornell?At Cornell, I studied how teens and young adults think about and reconcile...
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Smell and situation, entangled in our brains
With an award from the National Institutes of Health, a team of Arts & Sciences researchers is investigating neurological links between smell and context—like location.
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Afghan women scholars find safe haven at Cornell
The nine undergrads will be arriving on campus through December, thanks to robust international and cross-campus collaborations. Cornell has pledged support until they graduate.
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Nexus Scholars Program applications now open
The program connects undergraduates in A&S with opportunities to work side by side on research with Cornell faculty from across the College.
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