Weill Cornell anesthesiologist appointed to commission on religious freedom

Weill Cornell Medicine anesthesiologist Dr. Gunisha Kaur has been appointed to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, an agency that monitors the universal right to freedom of religion or belief.

Celebrating staff graduates, who balanced work and study

Ceremonies on Cornell’s Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medicine campuses honored not only academic achievement, but the resilience, shared purpose and commitment to lifelong learning that define Cornell staff.

Prison education program wins $1.5M to create national research hub

The Cornell Prison Education Program has launched two national initiatives to address the data and research challenges facing programs that provide higher education in prisons.

CALS, Duffield Engineering academic advisers earn 2026 excellence awards

The Professional Academic Advising Community chose winners of their annual awards from 21 nominees.

Cornell and SUNY students show $400 is enough to change lives

Funding from the 2026 SUNY Contribution Project, an initiative from the Bronfenbrenner Center for Translational Research, provides $400 to 200 randomly selected students to make any contribution they wish.

OADI celebrates a decade of honors achievements

The office serves as a hub for academic and professional development resources for students across all undergraduate colleges and schools.

Black Student Empowerment awarded 2026 Perkins Prize

Black Student Empowerment, in the Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment and Belonging, has received the annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony.

Brooks School senior heads to Oxford on Keasbey Scholarship

Ariela Asllani's family and community inspired her work advocating for refugees and migrants.

Earthquake science unites threatened scholar with Cornell researchers

A team of geophysicists from Cornell, Cameroon and South Africa is using machine learning tools to unearth new information from earthquake data collected by Cornell 15 years ago – providing a lifeline for a scholar whose career was upended by conflict.