NSF funds graphene project, supports women in nanoscience

Research into new applications for graphene, as well as supporting women who work in the field of nanoelectronics, will result from a new National Science Foundation grant to Cornell. (Nov. 1, 2011)

Professor Emeritus John M. Anderson, a zoologist, dies

John Maxwell Anderson, professor emeritus of zoology at Cornell, who taught here from 1952 until 1979 when he retired, died Oct. 25 at age 94. (Oct. 31, 2011)

Nabokov's passion for science and art is kept alive via a cross-departmental collaboration

Vladimir Nabokov's passion for science and art is kept alive via a cross-departmental collaboration in the course Reading Nabokov, which includes a lecture and demonstration at the Cornell Insect Collection. (Oct. 28, 2011)

Art has the power to mend broken communities, says renowned artist

Artist Lily Yeh described community art as a method to help mend broken communities Oct. 24 as part of the 40th anniversary of the Cornell-affiliated Center for Transformative Action. (Oct. 27, 2011)

Your phone as counselor: monitoring mental health from your pocket

Your smartphone knows where you go and how fast, while its microphone hears your voice. Soon, your phone may use these capabilities to measure the stress in your life and help you deal with it. (Oct. 26, 2011)

1930s gangster films diversified conceptions of 'American-ness,' argues professor

In a campus talk, Professor Sabine Haenni described how gangster films of the 1930s critiqued capitalism and its modes of exclusion in the United States, and incorrectly portrayed America abroad. (Oct. 26, 2011)

Electron accelerator scientists report breakthroughs

Cornell scientists have surpassed two major scientific milestones toward proving the technology of a novel, exceedingly powerful X-ray source called the Energy Recovery Linac. (Oct. 24, 2011)

Students debate whether liberal arts or pre-professional education lead to careers

Princeton students argued that pre-professional education is better for getting jobs; Cornell students argued for a liberal arts education, Oct. 22, as part of the Connect all-day conference. (Oct. 24, 2011)

A.D. White's vision for CU: Students should 'walk in beauty'

Historian and Cornell lecturer Carol Kammen described Oct. 20 how Cornell's early architecture reflected the different visions Ezra Cornell and Andrew White had as Cornell founders. (Oct. 24, 2011)