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Founded in 1982 and celebrating 40 years, Cornell Academics and Professors Emeriti represents a large community of retired academics and faculty that continue to make significant contributions to university life.

The independent Office of the University Ombudsman provides a space for faculty, students and staff to engage in candid and confidential discussions about academic or workplace concerns. Charles Walcott, Ph.D. ’59, plans to retire later this year as university ombudsman, the part-time position he’s held for a decade.

But these spiders also can capture insects flying behind them with precision, and scientists have long wondered how. Cornell scientists have confirmed that these spiders use metatarsal sensitivity – sensors at the tip of the leg – to detect...