Rev. Robert S. Smith, Catholic chaplain at Cornell, dies

The Rev. Robert S. Smith, a chaplain with the Cornell Catholic Community since 2002, has died. (Aug. 5, 2010)

Summer session offers diverse ideas, approaches to theory

The School of Criticism and Theory attracted graduate students and scholars from around the world for dynamic intellectual inquiry and interaction with leading critical thinkers and theorists. (Aug. 4, 2010)

Southern Quarterly features Robert Morgan in special issue

The spring 2010 issue of The Southern Quarterly focuses on the work of Professor of English Robert Morgan, who contributed 12 new poems and an excerpt from his forthcoming novel. (Aug. 3, 2010)

New catalyst of platinum nanoparticles could lead to stall-free stable fuel cells

Scientists at the Energy Materials Center at Cornell have discovered a catalyst that could make fuel cells more resistant to carbon monoxide poisoning - and thus more efficient and cost-effective. (Aug. 2, 2010)

Teachers play with electricity to boost teaching power

Teachers from around the country learned new techniques at the Institute for Physics Teachers, which wrapped up its ninth year of uniting and training high school physics teachers July 30. (Aug. 2, 2010)

No rings around Saturn's Rhea, astronomers find

Using NASA's Cassini spacecraft, Cornell astronomer Matthew Tiscareno and colleagues searched for any material from dust to giant boulders that might be orbiting Saturn's second-largest moon.

400 years, 7,500 words: A history of planetary science

Joe Burns was offered a challenge: review all of planetary science since 1610 ... in 4,000 words or fewer. He took it. (July 28, 2010)

Spitzer discovers buckyballs in space

Possibly catching a glimpse of a rare moment in time, researchers have detected fullerenes, or buckyballs - carbon structures long thought to be likely features of the interstellar medium, but never before observed. (July 28, 2010)

Researcher calls supersolid helium into question

John Reppy reports in a recent edition of Physical Review Letters that 'evidence' for supersolid helium may have been premature. (July 22, 2010)