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Politics

McCarthy’s sudden exit suggests things are out of control for GOP

In a surprising move, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy dropped out of the race for Speaker following John Boehner’s resignation. Elizabeth Sanders, an election expert and professor of government, says McCarthy’s exit could make it harder for the GOP to find a presidential candidate and message they can rally behind.Sanders says:

IN REMEMBRANCE

Noted astronomer James Houck dies at 74

A&S Communications

James R. Houck, a noted astronomer in the field of infrared spectroscopy for astrophysics, died in Ithaca Sept. 18 at age 74 from complications of Alzheimer's Disease.Houck received his Ph.D. from Cornell in condensed matter physics in 1967, then switched fields to astronomy. After post-doctorate work at the Naval Research Laboratory, he worked at Cornell until he retired as the Kenneth A. Wallace Professor of Astronomy in 2012.

GOVERNMENT

New federal prison release is a step forward, but not a game-changer

Joseph Margulies, civil rights attorney and professor of government and law, comments on the Justice Department’s decision to release 6,000 inmates. He says the move is a step in the right direction, but adds that it does not solve the problem of mass incarceration in America.  Margulies says:

Professor Explores Western Lyrical Tradition at Lecture

Prof. Jonathan Culler, English and comparative literature, spoke Wednesday about his new book The Theory of the Lyric as part of Cornell University Library’s Chats in the Stacks book talk program.

Munschauer Career Series

'Annie' director Will Gluck shares career advice

Cornell Chronicle

The director shared what it's really like to work in Hollywood.

"Ithaca is Gorges" in October

Hey everyone! The Arts and 鶹Ƶ Ambassadors will be adding new content to our blog at the beginning of each week throughout the school year. Each month will feature blog posts that center loosely on a theme related to that time of year. As we settle into our semester, we thought a nice theme for October would be "Campus and Community Activities." For this week's post, check out what sophomore Dylan Van Duyne has to say about outdoor activities around Cornell and Ithaca!

RESEARCH

Hope and Scandal in Hungary

Dissent Magazine

Holly Case, associate professor of history, writes this piece in Dissent Magazine about Hungarian thinker and former statesman, István Bibó.Case is the author of Between States: The Transylvanian Question and the European Idea During World War II (Stanford University Press, 2009). 

GENOME RESEARCH

New gene drive technology evokes hopes and fears

Cornell Chronicle

The idea of introducing a novel gene into a few individuals that then spreads through an entire population sounds like a premise for science fiction. And yet fiction can be prophetic.Cornell researchers have used mathematical models to illuminate the promises – and potential problems – of a new genome editing mechanism, called a gene drive.

LANGUAGE STUDY

Languages less arbitrary than long assumed

This article about languages includes the research of Morten Christiansen, psychology professor and co-director of Cornell's Cognitive Science Program.  He is a co-author of new research finding that language is less arbitrary than assumed: the sounds and shapes of words can reveal aspects of meaning and grammatical function.

Fellowships

Gift frees MFA students to write during the summer

A&S Communications

A gift from Rona and David Picket ’84 helps our creative writing students focus on their work during summer break.

Advice

Growing Young Adults: What parents need to know about your children at college

The Huffington Post

In an article published by the Huffington Post, Frederic J. Whiton Professor of English Literature Daniel R. Schwarz speaks to parents about what they need to know about the college experience. Here are a few highlights: 

FIELD RESEARCH

Fund lets undergrads gain ecological field experience

Cornell Chronicle

Grad student Rachel Abbott and undergrads Andy Wong ‘17 and Diamond Oden ‘17 have become experts in identifying various creatures of the Adirondacks – the calanoid copepods that they’re studying, as well as myriad others that were biting them as they spent hours taking water samples in canoes.

Exploration

Lunine tells Congress ways, means for new space voyages

Cornell Chronicle

To review current astrobiological knowledge and assess the prospects of life beyond Earth, the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology heard testimony Sept. 29 in Washington, D.C., from Cornell’s Jonathan Lunine and three other space experts on the reasons, ways and means for space exploration’s next steps.

#BlackLivesMatter

History prof. explains aftermath of slavery

Edward E. Baptist, associate professor of history, discussed slavery’s continued legacy in American social and political structures at a Tuesday talk titled “Abolitionism, Modern ‘Anti-Slavery’ and #BlackLivesMatter,” and covered in this Cornell Daily Sun story.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

Step one in transforming the criminal justice system: Articulating a new vision

Verdict

Joseph Margulies, professor of government and law, writes in this column in Verdict about the lack of alternatives to the criminal justice system in the U.S., which he says has gone "horribly awry."