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CORNELL CLOSE-UPS | ‘Nature Nut’ Professor Studies Butterflies to Delve Deeper Into Evolution
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Prof. Robert Reed, ecology and evolutionary biology, uses butterflies as a model system to understand genetic changes and evolution.
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CORNELL CLOSE-UPS | Professor Shares Beauty of Math with Students Traumatized by Subject
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“The goal [of the class] is not to teach a lot of hard math, but more to teach why anyone would love math, what’s beautiful about it or fun, which a lot of students have never had.”
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CORNELL CLOSE-UPS | Professor Neema Kudva Says Nomadic Lifestyle Influences Perspective Work
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“My family came from the south, and the language that we spoke at home was hardly ever spoken by anybody else, so there was always this sort of awareness of being different and somewhat outside,” she said. “My house smelled different, we spoke differently, we ate differently.”
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CORNELL CLOSE-UPS | Professor Altschuler Is Driven by Curiosity and Diverse Interests
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Ever since Prof. Glenn Altschuler, American studies, joined the Cornell faculty in 1981, he has been an advocate for the value of the humanities and strong bonds between students and professors. “I’ve tried to have my say about the importance of the humanities at Cornell, the importance of teaching and advising, and I believe Cornell has made a meaningful commitment to what I consider to be the important priorities in higher education,” Altschuler said. He has been an avid advocate for promoting high-quality education on campus by building close relationships between faculty and students, yet he worries that not enough of the Cornell community takes this mission seriously. “I’m concerned that not enough students or faculty take advising seriously,” Altschuler said. He believes technology is one of the reasons for lackluster relationships between professors and students.