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The difficulty he might have finding a body double means nothing to those convinced the real Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa. (who is 6 feet, 8 inches tall and about 270 pounds) is somewhere in hiding, writes Gordon Pennycook.
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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.
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Eighty-four students have been selected as National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRFP) fellows in 2023, comprising the largest group of new fellows Cornell has ever fielded in one year.
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Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
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Adam Lippes '95, psychology alum and the fashion designer behind the successful sportswear label of the same name, was the invited speaker for the 2023 Laundress Lecture.
https://www.human.cornell.edu/news/imported/2023/07/adam-lippes-95-fashion-has-always-been-blood
Rachel Bean, the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor in the Department of Astronomy and senior associate dean for math and science, has been named interim A&S dean.
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/07/dean-jayawardhana-named-provost-johns-hopkins
In a new Cornell psychology study, female applicants for scholarships or jobs were viewed less favorably than males when study participants, acting as decision-makers, were shown “sexy” social media photos of the applicants.
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Forty-three student scholars, including nine from Arts and Sciences, were honored at this year’s 35th Merrill Presidential Scholars ceremony on May 23.
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In "The Consciousness Revolutions," Shimon Edelman traces the evolution of consciousness, from the most basic phenomenal awareness of bacteria to the pleasures and pains of human self-consciousness to the political possibilities of social consciousness.
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On May 16, several Arts and Sciences affiliated graduate students were among those honored for leadership and commitment to diversity, inclusion, outreach, and student engagement.
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“Helping students realize their greatest potential is at the core of our mission in the College of Arts & Sciences."
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A&S faculty members will delve into questions ranging from quantum computing to foreign policy development and from heritage forensics to effects of climate change.
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This summer, 101 students in the College of Arts and Sciences will take part in groundbreaking research on campus with 61 faculty as part of the Nexus Scholars Program.
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Margaret Kops Kuveke is a psychology and French major.
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Jacqueline Allen is majoring in psychology, philosophy and government.
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Grace Tian is a psychology major.
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These awards include funding for a conference, a superdepartment grant supporting collaboration in psychology, and 17 grants that will jump-start research across campus.
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Drawing on research in psychology and economics, the profs offer practical tools for relationships, finances, and more.
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Surveys of happiness and life satisfaction overstate the importance of psychological traits, but a methodological change – simply asking someone how they’re doing – enables a fairer comparison.
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Registration is open to attend the 2023 CUP Conference, to be held May 7th from 9:30 to 2:30.
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The Bouchet Society recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement and promotes diversity and excellence in doctoral education and the professoriate.
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Female giant African pouched rats, used for sniffing out landmines and detecting tuberculosis, can undergo astounding reproductive organ transformations, according to a new study.
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Prof. Anthony Ong was lead author on a new paper published in American Psychologist which was featured in a story in the Cornell Chronicle on 1/31/2023. Ong's research team went beyond the studies which have found associations between positive experiences and daily well-being, and believes it is the first to link positive race-related events to well-being among Asian Americans.
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Fangming Cui, psychology, and Susannah Sharpless, English language and literature, are among eight doctoral students advancing to the final round of the 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition.
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An open forum will address how the OpenAI large-language model ChatGPT will improve research productivity in the humanities.
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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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Several Arts & Sciences faculty members are among the 14 2023-24 fellows by the Cornell Center for Social Sciences (CCSS).
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"A theme of the Harrison College Scholar Program is that our students are independent but not isolated."
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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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Four winners of the competition by the Migrations Global Grand Challenge are affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences.
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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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“We are thrilled that study abroad opportunities around the world are once again available to our students."
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"Welcoming students to campus and providing them with the opportunity to connect to faculty and each other is a joy."
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The connection is important for understanding mouse neural circuitry and for research into human communication disorders.
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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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The minor is distinctive in including courses from many disciplines, from across Cornell’s schools and colleges.
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The program matches undergraduate students with summer opportunities to work side by side with faculty from across the College.
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And it is also raising questions about innate grammar.
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Four A&S faculty members have been honored for their excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring.
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Wynne Williams-Ceci's research focuses on improving public health messaging for vaping.
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“We want to open a robust dialogue between humanists and scientists around the very notion of ‘thought’ and ‘thinking,."
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Psychology major Sydney Moore ’24 was honored at the ESPY ceremony for her efforts to empower fellow athletes.
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Enrollment is open to anyone interested in taking a class.
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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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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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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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Niemi won for her work teaching applied moral psychology through community-engaged learning.
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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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The awards recognize the excellence represented within the graduate community and celebrates students for their accomplishments.
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