CTI’s ‘Art of the Lab’ faculty panel to highlight creative approaches to instruction

CTI’s “The Art of Teaching” series returns Feb. 11 with “The Art of the Lab.” Faculty panelists will share creative instructional approaches for designing student-centered laboratory experiences. 

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College of Arts and Sciences announces 2026 Klarman Fellows

Twelve outstanding early-career scholars have been chosen as the 2026 cohort of Klarman Postdoctoral Fellows to pursue research in the sciences, social sciences and humanities.

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Four women’s hockey alumnae to play at Winter Olympics

Players familiar to Cornell women’s hockey fans will take the ice when the puck drops at the 2026 Winter Olympics this week in Milan, Italy.

Film about Afghan girls’ robotics club, panel set for Feb. 11

Cornell Cinema will present a screening of the documentary “Rule Breakers,” chronicling the founding of Afghanistan’s first all-girls robotics team, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.

Three Cornellians named Schwarzman Scholars for study in China

A Cornell student and two alumni have been named Schwarzman Scholars for the 2026-27 academic year and will spend it in a master’s program in global affairs at Beijing’s Tsinghua University.

Maps offer neighborhood-level insight into American migration

A publicly available dataset mapping moves between U.S. neighborhoods in far greater detail than standard public data could improve studies of climate risk, affordable housing and economic opportunity.

Removing southern African fences may help wildlife, boost economy

Across parts of southern Africa, fences aim to separate cattle from other animals to prevent the spread of diseases, but they also restrict wildlife migrations. 

Four on faculty to receive DOE early-career grants

Four Cornell faculty members are among 99 researchers across the U.S. who have been awarded grants by the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its Office of Science Early Career Research Program.

Local volunteer powers rural resilience with student support

Cornell will honor longtime volunteer Beth Harrington on Feb. 5 for her work to make the Town of Caroline more resilient in the face of emergencies, with support from a team of graduate students.