Jazz septet earns national DownBeat Magazine award

The Herbert Gussman Jazz Septet at Cornell has been recognized with a DownBeat 2026 Student Music Award in the category of Small Jazz Ensemble/Combo - College/Undergraduate Outstanding Performance

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A&S seniors celebrate their extraordinary journeys

As the class of 2026 graduates in Arts & Sciences, we celebrate their extraordinary journeys. 

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Grant aims to transform care for young cancer survivors

Weill Cornell Medicine received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop innovative support strategies for an understudied group of cancer patients: adolescents and young adults. 

Improved embryo freezing technique could preserve endangered species

The new freezing method – 30 times faster than current protocols – could be used to improve assisted reproduction in humans or animals or to conserve biodiversity.

‘You are holding the pen’ – 1,300 Bowers graduates honored at recognition ceremonies

The Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science’s celebrated their newest graduates in department recognition ceremonies during Commencement weekend.

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Brooks School celebrates fifth graduating class during Bailey Hall ceremony

The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy celebrated its fifth graduating class on Saturday, May 23, 2026, as part of Cornell University graduation ceremonies.

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DNA “nicks” make for safer, more precise genetic analysis

Cornell researchers developed a safer and more precise way to study how genes function in living tissues by refining a recently developed CRISPR-based genetic technique in fruit flies, enabling researchers to better study how genes contribute to development and disease. 

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Otherworldly thunder of Atlantic sturgeon inspires awe

The finding gives New York state another tool to locate and understand the behavior of the endangered Atlantic sturgeon, an iconic species decimated by overfishing.

Isabel Perera’s ‘The Welfare Workforce’ honored with two book prizes

Perera's book won the Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize and the 2026 European Studies Book Award. 

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