Former UN ambassador, USAID director calls for rebuilding foreign aid

Samantha Power challenged students to make the case for foreign aid and U.S. engagement abroad during the Bartels World Affairs Lecture on April 16.

Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts

A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.

JFK Award winner Ariela Asllani builds a path in migration and public service

Ariela Asllani ’26 is recognized for her work with refugees and immigrants.

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April 24 event celebrates 20 years of China and Asia-Pacific studies

The College of Arts & Sciences is celebrating 20 years of the Cornell Levinson Program in China and Asia-Pacific Studies and a new faculty director.

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Ex-Costa Rican president warns of ‘great reversal’ in democracy

Laura Chinchilla, the former president of Costa Rica, warned an audience of Cornell students that global democracy is undergoing a “great reversal,” citing rising authoritarianism, weakening elections and declining public trust in democratic institutions.

Cornell librarian honored for work on evidence synthesis

Matt Kibbee is honored for his work on training librarians in evidence synthesis, the art and science of gathering and combining results from multiple studies.

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Major new telescope on Chilean summit opens window on universe

Thirty-four years after Cornell scientists first conceived it, the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope now rises above the Atacama Desert.

Why trade wars land harder in some states

New research shows the American economy behaves less like a single market than a patchwork of highly specialized local systems.

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.