College of Arts and Sciences

Groovin’ to the ’60s at the 2018 Arts and Sciences picnic

Dressed in '60's garb, Dean Ritter declared herself the "peace, love and harmony dean,” at the annual Arts and Sciences picnic May 31, speaking to about 400.

Staff News

Milstein program names faculty director at Cornell Tech

Tapan Parikh, associate professor in information science at Cornell Tech, has been named faculty director for the Milstein Program in Technology and Humanity.

Future of right whales depends on adaptive conservation policies

Humanity may forfeit the chance to save North Atlantic right whales from extinction if conservation policies are not drawn up and implemented fast, says a new Cornell study in Oceanography.

‘True Cornellian’ ends 10,000-mile cycle tour at Reunion 2018

George Epstein ’15 pedaled 10,893 miles over the course of 11 months to arrive at Reunion 2018.

Trash to treasure: Cornell’s pyrolysis kiln opens May 24

Waste could soon become a precious gem as Cornell’s new pyrolysis kiln – the largest of its kind at a U.S. university – opened May 24.

Eight new trustees elected to Cornell board

At its May 26 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected three new trustees to four-year terms; four others were elected by constituent groups.

Carpenter Advising Awards presented to four faculty members

Four Cornell faculty members received Kendall S. Carpenter Memorial Advising Award for sustained and distinguished contributions to undergraduate advising.

How can societies become law-abiding? Kaushik Basu has some suggestions

One of the world’s leading economists, Kaushik Basu, has written a new book that offers an innovative methodology for doing law and economics. Rooted in game theory, it could help make more effective laws and a fairer society.

Enhanced e-book calls for public interaction with central banking

Annelise Riles's new book on public interaction with central banks is published on a platform that encourages readers to make their voices heard.