Norton honored with top alumni award from Harvard

Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History Emerita, was honored May 28 by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

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‘Expectations matter’: Cornell expert on today’s economic turmoil

Ryan Chahrour studies how people’s beliefs drive economic events and what makes the U.S. dollar special – and dominant – in world trade. 

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Students got game at annual video game showcase

The Game Design Initiative at Cornell's game showcase attracted more than 475 people who played new student games and voted for their favorite.

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New trustees set to join Cornell Board in July

At its May 23 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected five new trustees and reelected six current trustees to four-year terms. They all join recent alumni- and student-elected trustees.

Music professor named new director of Milstein Program

Roger Moseley will begin in his new role July 1.

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Students win summer awards to work on startups

The programs provide students with summer funding up to $6,000.

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Cornell graduates aim to ‘lead from the front’ as military officers

During a May 23 ceremony in Statler Auditorium, more than 25 members of Cornell’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps Tri-Service Brigade were commissioned as second lieutenants or ensigns in the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Space Force.

Moving pictures: Researchers use movies to diagnose EV battery failure

Cornell chemists have developed a way to diagnose the mechanisms behind battery failure in extreme climates using electron microscopy.

Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired their success

Nearly 50 Merrill Scholars gathered at the 37th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars luncheon May 20 at Willard Straight Hall.