History of Art Majors Society explores boundaries of art and the body in 'Exquisite Corpus'

The History of Art Majors Society has curated interactive art representing the human body for an annual exhibition at the Johnson Museum, 'Exquisite Corpus: Interacting with the Fragmented Body.' (May 6, 2008)

Johnson Museum to celebrate groundbreaking for new wing, May 17

The museum will celebrate groundbreaking for its $20 million, 16,000-square-foot addition May 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. The free public event also recognizes the museum's 35th anniversary. (May 5, 2008)

Five Cornell students receive prestigious fellowships for study in Germany

Five students will spend the 2008-09 academic year studying in Germany as a result of winning prestigious fellowships from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and the Cornell/Heidelberg Exchange. (May 5, 2008)

American Academy of Arts and Sciences names four Cornell academics as fellows

Barbara Baird, John Guckenheimer, Carol Krumhansl and Peter Lepage join 186 other new fellows from the United States and 22 foreign honorary members this year. (May 1, 2008)

Planetary scientist Don Campbell named director of Cornell center that manages NSF's Arecibo Observatory

Astronomy professor Donald Campbell will succeed Robert Brown as director of the National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center, the Cornell center that manages NSF's Arecibo Observatory, effective June 1. (May 1, 2008)

40 years of gay student activism at CU is focus of exhibit

'Queer Cornell: LGBT student activism, 1968-2008' is a new Olin Library exhibition documenting some of the actions taken by Cornell's early lesbian and gay activists. It is on view through Reunion Weekend. (April 30, 2008)

To learn computer science, first-year students program robots

An innovative course at Cornell makes beginning computer programming more exciting by letting students program robots. (April 28, 2008)

French revolutionary terror was a gross exaggeration, say Lafayette experts

The French public was led to believe that heads rolled willy-nilly and that blood ran in the streets of Paris in 1793-94, when, in fact, that wasn't quite the case. (April 28, 2008)

Work with Middle East, but focus on Asia, says Fukuyama

The next U.S. administration must work with weak Middle Eastern states and focus on Asia, especially China, asserts foreign policy expert Francis Fukuyama '74. (April 25, 2008)