Chinchilla, Ghafari lead Brooks School conversation on the future of democracy

Former Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla and Afghan human rights activist Zarifa Ghafari headlined a powerful discussion on the future of democracy during a fireside chat at Cornell University’s Brooks School of Public Policy.

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Summoning religion, mythology and memory ‘Within the Shop of the Divine’

A Saint Anthony statue that glows in the dark lights the way into poems that connect people beyond death, visit holy sites, consider Satanic bargains and consult astrology.

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Right or left, low-quality news links popular on social media

The spread of dubious headlines on social media isn’t just a right-wing thing – it's a social media thing, according to new research from David Rand ’04, professor in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and at Cornell Bowers.

Nobel laureate Richard Thaler delights in the human side of economics

Richard Thaler, a Nobel laureate who was a professor at the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management from 1978 to 1995, spoke Oct. 17 at the Alice Statler Auditorium.

New Cornell Bowers building dedicated

Cornell leaders, donors, faculty and students gathered Oct. 24 to officially dedicate the new building for the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. The building opened in August, on time and on schedule.

Jacobs Center dedication honors alumna’s commitment to health

Since its founding in 2023, the Jacobs Center has been home to major advances in precision nutrition and health impacting all of Cornell’s campuses.

Academic integrity and generative AI focus of PWGIA event

A keynote and faculty panel on Nov. 12 will focus on how faculty can communicate their generative AI-related expectations to students, how students can take accountability for their work, and what this looks like in practice.

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Faculty win Bezos grants to use AI for environmental challenges

Cornell has won three of 15 major grants from the Bezos Earth Fund, awarded to leverage artificial intelligence in the fight against climate change and environmental challenges.

Lorin Warnick to end term as veterinary college dean

Dr. Lorin D. Warnick, Ph.D. ’94, the Austin O. Hooey Dean of Veterinary Medicine, has announced he will step down following the completion of his second term on June 30, 2026. Provost Kavita Bala has started a search for Warnick’s successor.