College of Arts and Sciences

Music's backstory inspires student conductor

Lorraine Fitzmaurice '13 will conduct the Dec. 5 concert at Sage Chapel, 'War and Politics: The Dirty Side of Early Music.' She is passionate about the back history of the pieces she works on. (Dec. 3, 2012)

Experiments bolster theory of how electrons cool in graphene

In Nature Physics, a research team describes the first known direct measurements of hot electrons cooling down in graphene. (Dec. 3, 2012)

Afrika Bambaataa raps on early hip-hop

Visiting Scholar Afrika Bambaataa spoke about his storied career as well as the culture, dance and ideology that led to the evolution of hip-hop on campus Nov. 27. (Nov. 29, 2012)

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)