College of Arts and Sciences

Chilean earthquake made volcanoes sink

Cornell earth scientists are trying to understand why several volcanoes near a 2010 earthquake in Chile sank several inches into the ground.

Physicists tease out twisted torques of DNA

The tiny torques of DNA have been directly measured in the lab of physicist Michelle Wang using an instrument called an angular optical trap.

Memorial service for Robert Richardson set for July 13

A memorial service for Robert Richardson will be held July 13 at 10:30 a.m. in Sage Chapel.

Language fuels the Balkans' ethnic tensions, linguist says

Linguistics professor Wayles Browne says the use of the Serbian, Bulgarian and Macedonian languages can have specific cultural connotations that fuel ethnic tensions.

Teachers delve into global water and culture issues

More than 50 middle and high school teachers were on campus June 24-26 for an International Studies Summer Institute at Cornell called The Cultural Geography of Water.

White House honors Ginsparg for arXiv

Paul Ginsparg, professor of physics, will be named a Champion of Change by the White House June 19 for his work on arXiv.

New economics research helps developing world

Professors offered an inside look at Cornell's new economics department, their fields of study and current research projects June 8 at Reunion.

Physics Nobel laureate Kenneth Wilson dies

Kenneth G. Wilson, winner of the 1982 Nobel Prize in physics for his research at Cornell, died in Maine June 15.

Professor Martin Bernal, 'Black Athena' author, dies at 76

Martin Gardiner Bernal, professor emeritus of government and Near Eastern studies at Cornell and author of "Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization," died June 9, 2013 in Cambridge, England. He was 76.