College of Arts and Sciences

Debate team, ranked No. 1, readies for Berlin competition

After being ranked No. 1 in the world, Cornell's debate team prepares for it final competition of the season in Berlin Dec. 27-Jan. 4. (Nov. 28, 2012)

Characters welcome in Schwartz Center course

Students in a new design class learn to develop their fictional characters' appearances by focusing on anatomy, movements and mannerisms. (Nov. 28, 2012)

Obama appoints Lepage to National Science Board

President Barack Obama has announced that he will appoint G. Peter Lepage, physicist and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, to the National Science Board, which governs the National Science Foundation. (Nov. 20, 2012)

Dobyns, Young named Rhodes scholars

College of Arts and Sciences students Christopher 'Kit' Dobyns '13 and Daniel Young '13 are recipients of Rhodes Scholarships for 2013. (Nov. 20, 2012)

CHESS X-rays help characterize organic transistors

With the help of the Cornell High Energy Synchrotron Source, scientists have come closer to designing the perfect organic semiconductor by mapping the microstructures of thin films. (Nov. 19, 2012)

Cornell, Columbia and Yale to offer uncommon languages

A grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will enable Cornell to teach more languages in partnership with Columbia and Yale. (Nov. 19, 2012)

Scholars agree: China is not a superpower

The focus of the Nov. 14 Lund Critical Debate was whether China has become a world superpower. Two experts agreed that the answer was no. (Nov. 19, 2012)

Playwriting/screenwriting competition open to undergrads

The Heermans-McCalmon Playwriting Competition is accepting submissions of original plays and screenplays from undergraduates. (Nov. 15, 2012)

Math Explorer's Club caters to middle and high school students

From Oct. 13 to Nov. 17, six committed middle and high school students have been commuting as long as 90 minutes to attend the Math Explorer's Club on campus to explore mathematical concepts and problem-solving strategies.