Arts and Sciences

A golden anniversary, the Big Red way

In honor of their 50th wedding anniversary, alumni Sam and Judy Greenblatt brought 12 members of their immediate family to Cornell Adult University in July.

Oh, B.A.B.Y.: Undergrads study language in kids

Two undergraduates are studying obstacles to learning among children at Cornell's Behavioral Analysis of Beginning Years (B.A.B.Y.) Lab.

Data analysis changes everything – even soccer

A new book by Christopher Anderson, professor of government, analyzes a decade's worth of soccer data and may revolutionize the sport.

Simon Bauer, professor emeritus of chemistry, dies

Simon Bauer, professor emeritus of chemistry and chemical biology, died July 14 at the age of 101.

Historian to teach European leaders course this fall

Eminent historian Andrew Roberts will offer a course at Cornell this fall as the inaugural Merrill Visiting Professor in History. His lecture course will investigate the roles of 12 influential figures, including Napoleon, Stalin, Churchill and Thatcher.

Veverka wins astronomy’s prestigious Kuiper Prize

Joseph Veverka, professor emeritus of astronomy, who studied the many crannies, crevices, clefts and comets within our solar system, has become the second faculty member to win one of astronomy’s most distinguished awards – the Kuiper Prize.

Migration's effects across cultural, religious, racial lines

Professor of English Jane Juffer examines the effects of Latino migration to small towns in her new book, "Intimacy Across Borders: Race, Religion and Migration in the U.S. Midwest."

Device mimics cancer cell environment

Bioengineers are examining a critical step in the metastatic process using a microfluidic device that mimics the cancer cell microenvironment.

New project 'flips' the teaching of science

A new five-year pilot project in the College of Arts and Sciences will try a new way to teach science by saving class time for "deliberate practice."