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HISTORY

US should stay out of Syria, says Cornell historian

Barry Strauss, military historian, prolific author, and chair of the Department of History at Cornell University, says U.S. military action in Syria carries high risks and shouldn’t be pursued.

Research

Scientists unravel root cause of plant twists and turns

Cornell Chronicle

To feed the world’s burgeoning population, producers must grow crops in more challenging terrain – where plant roots must cope with barriers. To that end, Cornell University physicists and Boyce Thompson Institute plant biologists have uncovered a valuable plant root action, in that roots – when their downward path is blocked, as often occurs in rocky soil – display a “grow and switch” behavior, now reported in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of 鶹Ƶ.

Genius

Chemist Dichtel earns 'Genius Award'

Cornell Chronicle

Chemist Will Dichtel's work may allow for ample electricity and for detecting trace amounts of explosives.

Anthropology

Excited about the pope's visit? Read 'Laudato Si'

NPR

In light of Pope Francis’ recent visit to the United States, Vincent Ialenti, a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow and a PhD candidate in the Department of Anthropology, and Annelise Riles, a professor of anthropology, encouraged people in this NPR column to read the letter he wrote to all of us, Laudato Si.

Africana Studies

Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song

Travis Gosa, an assistant professor of Africana Studies, and co-author Erik Nielson, an assistant professor of liberal arts at the University of Richmond, explore the relationship between Obama and hip-hop in the Washington Post article, “Obama and hip-hop: a breakup song.”  

Government

Why we believe the 'big lie'

Boston Globe

Governments have been known to lie and while sometimes the lies are small, other times they can be large. As social scientists explore why governments lie, Andrew White, a professor of government, explains in this Boston Globe story that even when the government lies, a proportion of the population believes that information, putting pressure on others who don't.

LIBERAL ARTS AND MTV

Alum manages marketing campaigns at MTV

A&S Communications

In the last few years, Jaz Nsubuga ’11 has become an expert on the following:

ALUMNI

CIA deputy says agency uses multiple tools to fight terrorism

A&S Communications

When David S. Cohen ’85 was a student at Cornell, he was active in the Peace Studies Program as president of the Cornell Civil Liberties Union. He helped negotiate agreements between Cornell officials and apartheid protestors and stood on the steps of Willard Straight Hall to support ROTC members who had been kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation.

"I cherish the fact that I was able to learn about such a wide variety of subjects."

Stephanie Sang '15Major: Biology & Science of Earth SystemsHometown: Solon, OHWhy did you choose Cornell?

"By resolving to study abroad, I opened myself to a new world."

Max Zimmerman '15Major: Asian StudiesHometown: New York, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?Lost in the maze of choices a high school senior is faced with I decided to take the path where I felt I could stumble into any field at the highest level possible. Certainly Asian Studies was not on my college application, but it seems my intuition was right this time.

"The CAPS program expanded my vision in every perspective."

Linyihui Xu '15Major: Economics & China & Asia-Pacific StudiesHometown: Shanghai, ChinaWhy did you choose Cornell?Cornell's motto, "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study," impressed me the most among all the universities I applied.What is your main Cornell extracurricular activity -- why is it important to you?

"Every person I’ve met here has influenced my education in some way."

James Vincenti '15Major: American StudiesHometown: Dumont, NJWhy did you choose Cornell?

"Research has given me confidence in my analytical abilities."

Danielle Burgess '15Major: LinguisticsHometown: Horseheads, NYWhy did you choose Cornell?I attended the Cornell Summer College program after my junior year of high school and experiencing the beautiful campus that summer, along with meeting so many thoughtful and ambitious peers and faculty, really solidified in my mind that Cornell would be a great place for me.

"I am ending this part of my education understanding that I never have to stop learning."

Nathan Floro '15Major: Linguistics and Near Eastern StudiesHometown: Canal Fulton, OHWhy did you choose Cornell?

"I appreciated the down-to-earth quality of people even at the top of their fields."

Dunedin Strickland '15Major: Comparative LiteratureHometown: Palmer, AKWhy did you choose Cornell?