Cornell leaders provide update on university finances

President Pollack and Provost Kotlikoff announced new measures to address the predicted budget deficit, including increasing the endowment payout rate and shifting philanthropy efforts from endowment to current use.

Pandemic injects new urgency into coronavirus collaborations

Susan Daniel and Gary Whittaker discuss their collaborations and others across Cornell’s campuses that are working to better understand the COVID-19 virus.

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Cornell Atkinson awards $1.1M to innovative projects

Cornell Atkinson has awarded seven Academic Venture Fund seed grants, totaling $1.1 million, for projects that engage faculty from eight Cornell colleges and 16 academic departments.

Cornell targets next spring for ’20, ’21 Commencements

A revised academic calendar anticipates Commencement ceremonies on back-to-back weekends next spring, including one for the Class of 2020, whose planned celebration this May was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Cornell plans to reactivate Ithaca campus for fall semester

The suspense is over: Cornell plans to welcome students back to its Ithaca campus for a fall semester blending in-person and online instruction, confident that decision best serves public health, President Martha E. Pollack announced June 30.

Pollack announces Ithaca campus reactivation plans

In a message to the Ithaca and Cornell Tech community, Cornell President Martha E. Pollack announced that the Ithaca campus and Cornell AgriTech will reopen for the fall semester.

Library gears up for curbside pickup, other services

The library has started offering services such as contactless curbside pickup and scanning and is planning other services and a possible phased reopening, in sync with the university community.

Cornell leaders offer guidance on Phase 4 reopening

Provost Michael Kotlikoff and Vice President And Chief Human Resources Officer Mary Opperman said the Ithaca and Geneva campuses will be cleared for Phase 4 reopening June 26.

Study finds high-skill hiring down amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has left very few corners of the U.S. economy unscathed, but it has hit high-skill job seekers and small companies particularly hard, according to Cornell-led research that analyzed recent job-vacancy postings.