College of Arts and Sciences

Weiss Fellowships awarded for outstanding teaching

Professors Ashim Datta, Melissa Hines, and David Sherwyn have received Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellowships.

Strogatz wins AAAS public engagement award

The American Association for the Advancement of Science has named Cornell's Steven Strogatz the recipient of the 2013 AAAS Public Engagement with Science Award for his “exceptional commitment to and passion for conveying the beauty and importance of mathematics to the general public.”

Campus mourns death of Sanya Hashmi '14

Susan Murphy, vice president for student and academic services, issued a statement to the Cornell community on the death of Sanya Hashmi.

Scott Brown wins George Jean Nathan Award

Drama critic Scott Brown has won the 2012-13 George Jean Nathan Award, administered by Cornell's Department of English.

Freshman 'hacker' earns honors from Google, Facebook

Physics major Eyvind Niklasson '17 has made both Google and Facebook’s lists of helpful “pentesters,” kinder, gentler hackers who have reported vulnerabilities in their systems.

Students invent 'Aura' musical instrument

Engineering students build an electronic instrument that lets them shape music with their hands.

New smartphone app helps keep students safe

A free smartphone app, ResCUer, connects users to police, taxis, friends and other safety resources with just a few taps on a smartphones.

Temps affect roofing at Goldwin Smith; Klarman dig on track

Digging begins on schedule Feb. 3 for Klarman Hall, the College of Arts and Sciences’ new humanities building.

Zubrow gift endows economics professorship

Cornell trustee Jan Rock Zubrow ’77 fulfilled a lifelong dream in December with a year-end gift to Cornell’s Department of Economics to establish the Zubrow Professorship of Economics.