4-H bestows Gov. Hochul with Distinguished Alumni Medallion

National 4-H Council awarded New York Gov. Kathy Hochul its Distinguished Alumni Medallion. Cornell Cooperative Extension runs the venerable youth program throughout the state.

Cornell helps detect CO2 for first time on faraway world

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope opens a new chapter in scientific history, as an international team – including Cornell astronomers – found carbon dioxide evidence on the exoplanet WASP-39b.

Van Vliet named vice president for research and innovation

Krystyn J. Van Vliet, currently associate provost and associate vice president for research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will join Cornell in 2023 as vice president for research and innovation.

Clinics win battle over meaning of 2016 FOIA amendments

Cornell Law School’s First Amendment Clinic was part of a team that won a precedent-setting ruling by a federal appeals court concerning the scope of amendments to the Freedom of Information Act.

When immersed in sexual harassment, workers can’t identify it

New research from the ILR School suggests that people who work in industries with high levels of sexual harassment have a harder time identifying inappropriate workplace behavior.

Sustainable scavenger hunt begins Sept 1st

Students and employees can explore sustainability features of the Ithaca campus, and learn about programs like the sustainable events certification, sustainability & climate course list, and more by participating in the virtual scavenger hunt.

Around Cornell

Patricia Carry Stewart ’50, trailblazer for Cornell women, dies at 94

Trustee emerita and Presidential Councillor Patricia “Pat” Carry Stewart ’50, a longtime supporter of the university who was instrumental in the founding of the President’s Council of Cornell Women, died Aug. 10 in Florida. She was 94.

Talented Class of ’26 begins fall semester

The 3,514 first-year students who began classes on Aug. 22 hail from 67 countries and almost every state, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 

Social media boycott of Goya did not harm sales

With instances of so-called political consumerism continually hitting the headlines in today’s politically polarized environment, Cornell researchers sought to understand the actual sales effect of social media posts targeting specific brands.