Discovery offers starting point for better gene-editing tools

In new research, Cornell scientists define with atomic precision how a transposon-derived system edits DNA in RNA-guided fashion. 

Jayawardhana reappointed A&S dean, named Bethe professor

Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to a second five-year term, beginning July 1, 2023, and named the Hans A. Bethe Professor, an appointment that begins July 1, 2022.

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Men’s lacrosse set to face Rutgers in NCAA semifinals

Seventh-seeded Cornell will meet sixth-seeded Rutgers on May 28 in the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse national semifinals. Gametime is noon in East Hartford, Connecticut; the winner advances to the national championship game, May 30.

First class of Milstein students heads toward graduation

Twenty seniors in the Milstein Program in Technology & Humanity will graduate this year with degrees in everything from biology to linguistics to computer science to physics.

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Instrument-building festival challenges, inspires

The FutureSounds Festival extended the existing sound world with presentations by guest builders and performers and newly designed instruments and compositions by Cornell students.

$5M endowment gift supports student access

A $5 million gift from Irene Rosenfeld ’75, MS ’77, PhD ’80 and Richard Illgen will establish the Rosenfeld/Illgen Scholarship

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Wu encourages grads to embrace their stories

Actress, producer and writer Constance Wu displayed plenty of wisdom – and irreverent humor – in her keynote address at the 2022 Convocation.

Cornell, US Navy raise bar for autonomous underwater imaging

The team created and tested a new imaging approach which integrates information about where objects might be located with sonar processing algorithms that decide the optimal views.