Project Euclid's MathJax displays 'beautiful math' online

It's now possible to display math problems online as if they were on a chalkboard, thanks to new technology by Cornell University Library's Project Euclid. (Jan. 11, 2011)

Visiting Chinese dance scholar shares culture with students

Qing Li, a visiting scholar from the Beijing Dance Academy, is being hosted by the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance through the spring, to study American teaching in dance. (Jan. 11, 2011)

Theater critic Charles McNulty wins Nathan Award

Charles McNulty, chief theater critic for the Los Angeles Times, is the winner of the 2009-10 George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, administered by Cornell University's Department of English. (Jan. 6, 2011)

Bruno Bosteels to lead Mellon Seminars

Professor of Romance studies Bruno Bosteels will conduct Andrew W. Mellon Dissertation Seminars in the Humanities on 'Theories of the Subject' during May-June 2011 and May-June 2012. (Dec. 23, 2010)

Salvato publishes book on queer drama, modernism

Nick Salvato, assistant professor of theatre in the Department of Theatre, Film and Dance, has published his first book in Yale University Press' Yale Studies in English series. (Dec. 20, 2010)

Mud fights, laments, romances and humor featured at festival of medieval readings

More than 50 medievalists gathered at the A.D. White House Dec. 8 for the annual festival of readings and song, sponsored by the Medieval Studies program. (Dec. 14, 2010)

Twitter (Lit Crit Gr8) or academia? Forum explores future of literary criticism

A Dec. 2 forum explored the future of literary criticism, from discussions on trends in the field, including whether such venues as Twitter and blogs have a future in the discipline. (Dec. 13, 2010)

CU graduate students win international design competition

A team from Cornell has won the Ed Bacon Competition, a student urban design challenge, for the second straight year, with a plan for an international exposition in Philadelphia in 2026. (Dec. 10, 2010)

Landscape architecture and planning students take part in new exchange with China

A group of Cornell students and two instructors took part in a new design exchange program between the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Shanghai Jiao Tong University this summer. (Dec. 8, 2010)