College of Arts and Sciences

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)

SOFIA airborne observatory's debut science flight exceeds expectations

After more than a decade of planning, NASA's SOFIA airborne observatory completed its first three science flights Nov. 30, Dec. 3 and Dec. 7, carrying the Cornell-built FORCAST infrared camera. (Dec. 9, 2010)

Platinum-coated nanoparticles could power fuel cell cars

Cornell researchers have developed a novel way to synthesize a fuel cell electrocatalytic material without breaking the bank. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Geotagging reveals not only where you are, but also people you might know

Cornell researchers found that as few as three 'co-locations' on a photo-sharing site could predict that two people were socially connected. The results have implications for online privacy. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Book on networks provides six degrees of explanation

'Networks, Crowds and Markets' by two Cornell professors shows how the social, economic and technological worlds are interconnected. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Southard to head new office to foster undergrad research

A new Office of Undergraduate Research will open in January, with Laurel Southard as its director. (Dec. 8, 2010)

Quiñonez relates Spanish Harlem tale at Literary Luncheon

Assistant Professor of English Ernesto Quinonez read from and recalled the book tour for his first novel 'Bodega Dreams' at the final Literary Luncheon of the semester Dec. 2.

Terzian honored for excellence in teaching

Astronomy professor Yervant Terzian received the Summum Bonum award for teaching excellence from Crestron Electronics Inc. in a ceremony in the Space Sciences Building Dec. 3.