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HIST Science, Nature, and Knowledge: 1500-1800
HIST 2811 Science, Nature, and Knowledge: 1500-1800 (also STS 2810) (HST-AS)(HPE, HEU) Monday and Wednesday: 10:10-11:25 Professor Jeremy Schneider This course investigates the history of science in early modern Europe (ca. 1500 to 1800), a period in which new understandings of the natural ...
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HIST 2441 Truths: A History from Antiquity to the Modern
HIST 2441 Truths: A History from Antiquity to the Modern ((ETM-AS, HST-AS) (HPE, HEU) Monday and Wednesday: 2:30-4:10 Professor Olga Litvak and Professor Jeremy Schneider Where have humans found truth? Will the truths we uphold today remain true tomorrow? Leaning on discussion and close re...
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HIST 2064 Starting Your Own Country: From Utopia to the Network State
HIST 2064 Starting Your Own Country: From Utopia to the Network State (ALC-AS, HST-AS) (HTR) Monday and Wednesday: 2:55-4:10 plus Independent Research Professor Raymond Craib Ever thought about starting your own country? You’re not alone. The past is filled with examples of new worlds, both...
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Three A.D. White Professors-at-Large on campus this spring
This semester, visiting A.D. White Professors-at-Large will explore themes of democracy, reparatory justice and Latin American narratives during public talks.
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Cornell Center for Social Sciences names 2025-26 Faculty Fellows 
12 faculty members from seven colleges have been named 2025-26 Faculty Fellows with the Cornell Center for Social Sciences.
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How Naval ROTC shaped my years on the Hill, and beyond
It wasn’t easy being in uniform during the Vietnam War era, but military service made Don Stanton '72 a better student—and a better man, he writes in a Chime In essay for Cornellians
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After three years of war in Ukraine, Cornell experts assess endgame
On he third anniversary of Russia’s invasion, Cornell University experts discuss sanctions and the state of US and European support for Ukraine.
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U.S.-Canada relationship entering ‘sad chapter’
The U.S. president's collective actions against Canada have needlessly harmed a long-cherished and close relationship says Jon Parmenter, a professor of North American history.
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