David Feldshuh reflects on an era in the theater

Professor, playwright and physician David Feldshuh looks back on his long tenure as founding artistic director of the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. (May 5, 2011)

Three on faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences

Cornell professors Jon Kleinberg and Paul McEuen, and Weill Cornell professor Carl Nathan, M.D., are among 72 new members of the National Academy of Sciences, announced May 3. (May 5, 2011)

Peter Hohendahl honored on the occasion of his retirement

The conference 'Literature and Criticism in the Public Sphere,' April 29-30 on campus was in honor of Professor Peter Hohendahl, who has announced his retirement. (May 5, 2011)

Tropical soil expert, Professor Emeritus Robert Van Wambeke, dies at 84

Armand Robert Henri Van Wambeke, age 84, professor emeritus of international soils whose automated land evaluation system was used around the world, died May 2 at Kendal at Ithaca. (May 5, 2011)

Psychologist ponders perceived and virtual reality vs. 'real' reality

In a new paper surveying the literature on reality from Descartes to Bostrom, psychology's Shimon Edelman arrives at new syntheses. (May 4, 2011)

Resurged interest in Indonesian studies spurs conference

The State of Indonesian Studies Conference on campus, April 28-29, brought scholars together to ponder the status and future of scholarships on Indonesia. (May 4, 2011)

Culler earns fellowship at National Humanities Center

Professor of English and comparative literature Jonathan Culler will join 31 other scholars as a fellow at the National Humanities Center for the 2011-12 academic year. (May 3, 2011)

Cornell Racing introduces its 'most powerful and technologically innovative' car

Student team members introduced ARG11 to a gathered crowd on the Duffield patio April 29 to update their progress and describe their latest exploits, including a pending trip overseas. (May 2, 2011)

Fruit flies 'swim' through air, using the same physics as fish, study shows

Like a fish paddles its pectoral fins to swim through water, flying insects use the same physics laws to 'paddle' through the air, say Cornell physicists. (May 2, 2011)