New Faculty Fall 2024
Turkish President Presents Cornell Fleischer with Order of Merit
Turkish President Abdullah Gül awarded the Order of Merit to Cornell Fleischer, Kanuni Suleyman Professor, Ottoman and Modern Turkish Studies, at a June 11 ceremony at the Cankaya Presidential Palace. The Order of Merit honors significant contributions made by international scholars to Turkish civilization, language, and culture.
Faculty Members, Graduate Student Receive ACLS Fellowships
Four Division of the Humanities scholars received American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) research and teaching fellowships for the 2014-15 academic year. The fellowships were awarded to Robert Bird, Steven Collins, Paul Copp, and Andrew Cashner.
Ancient Parasite Suggests Human Technology Contributed to Spread of Diseases
The discovery of a schistosomiasis parasite egg in a 6,200-year-old grave at a prehistoric town by the Euphrates River in Syria may be the first evidence that agricultural irrigation systems in the Middle East contributed to disease burden.
Arts|Science Initiative Collaborations Inspire New Directions, Approaches to Research
“The Arts|Science Initiative actively engages students through direct dialogue and exchange,” said Julie Marie Lemon, the initiative’s program director and curator. “Where new relationships have developed, new networks and resources across the humanities and sciences have been established—ideas have been pushed, questions raised, knowledge transferred, and a new set of emergent possibilities revealed.”
