College of Arts and Sciences

Microscale kirigami robot folds into 3D shapes and crawls

Researchers created a robot less than 1 millimeter in size that is printed as a 2D hexagonal “metasheet” but, with a jolt of electricity, morphs into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawls.

Cornell history scholars in residence at Institute for Advanced Study

Mara Yue Du, associate professor of history; Durba Ghosh, professor of history; and Rachel Weil, professor of history are pursuing research projects at the IAS campus in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Cornell Cinema season explores textiles, 1980s nostalgia, and real-world events

"Films have a really unique power to connect us with experiences, ideas, and worlds beyond our own."

Robert Pohl, innovator in condensed matter physics, dies at 94

Robert (Bobby) Pohl, the Goldwin Smith Professor of Physics Emeritus in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 30 in Göttingen, Germany. He was 94.

Poet and essayist to kick off 2024 Zalaznick Reading Series

Elisa Gabbert "has managed to create a life out of reading books and meeting her would be absolutely eye-opening for our students.”

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Cornell hosts major international meeting on education

The global conference, held in July, received 1,150 submissions from scholars and practitioners from 112 countries, representing five continents. 

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Panelists to examine crypto mining impacts

After Texas and Georgia, Upstate New York is the top location for bitoin mining operations.

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Cornell adds 3 A.D. White Professors to celebrated roster

Best-selling writer Cory Doctorow, filmmaker Louis Massiah ’77 and award-winning journalist P. (Palagummi) Sainath have been appointed as the latest Cornell A.D. White Professors-at-Large.

Faculty invited to apply for 2030 Project Fast Grants on future energy systems

The 2030 Project is requesting proposals for its 2024 Fast Grants. An information session will be held Sept. 9, and proposals are due Oct. 18. 

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