College of Arts and Sciences

Anthropologist, biologist to energize intellectual life at CU

Anthropologist Sarah Blaffer Hrdy and Margaret McFall-Ngai, a biologist and ecologist, will enliven Cornell's intellectual and cultural life as newly appointed A.D. White Professors-at-Large. (Aug. 15, 2011)

Online archive founder reflects on future of Internet scholarly publishing

'To reflect on arXiv is to reflect on a research world transformed by a two-decade revolution in information technology,' says Paul Ginsparg in a Nature commentary piece published Aug. 11. (Aug. 12, 2011)

Toorawa receives Mellon post-fellowship award

Cornell Arabic literature professor Shawkat M. Toorawa has received a $50,000 post-fellowship award to continue his work on several literary projects. (Aug. 9, 2011)

Fortepiano contest attracts international talent

Five finalists, including two Cornellians, performed an hour of music each on historic keyboard instruments Aug. 6 at the Schwartz Center for the first Westfield International Fortepiano Competition. (Aug. 8, 2011)

Computers synthesize sounds -- from fire to frictional contact -- to go with graphics

Cornell researchers have devised methods for synthesizing more realistic sounds of hard objects colliding and the roar of fire. (Aug. 8, 2011)

To be a pundit: Write a book, network and have really strong opinions, says political commentator

Conservative political commentator S.E. Cupp '00 told her audience her tips on how to become a political pundit, July 27 as part of the summer lecture series. (Aug. 1, 2011)

Survey: Bin Laden killing triggers jump in negative view of Muslim Americans

A new survey finds that Americans view Muslim Americans with greater negativity and fear since the killing of Osama bin Laden. (July 27, 2011)

Study: Setting eyes on Old Glory moves voters toward GOP

The first study to examine the effect of seeing the American flag on voters finds that such exposure moves voters to the right. (July 25, 2011)

Via Facebook, Google and other sites, 'the invisible become visible,' in human interaction, says Kleinberg

Today's online experience is really the experience of being part of a gigantic crowd of people, said Jon Kleinberg, in a lecture about what social media can teach us about ourselves. (July 25, 2011)