Welcome events, new buildings greet students

For new Cornell students, Orientation won’t just be an introduction to life on campus – due to the pandemic, it might be their first fully in-person school experience in 18 months.

Officials offer Mental Health Review update

University leaders announced the launch of a new website that serves as a centralized source of information about campus mental health and well-being, and lauded recent work by the students of the Empathy Assistance & Referral Service.

Summer program preps new students for Cornell

Cornell’s seven-week Prefreshman Summer Program offers new students the opportunity to learn more about the university and its resources before they start their first year on East Hill.

Planes four times as likely to hit birds during migrations

The risk of airplanes colliding with birds increases greatly during migrations, according to research from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and partners, who have been looking for patterns in data from three New York City-area airports.

New Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards appoints director

After a nationwide search, Christina Liang has been selected to lead the newly formed Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards as the office's inaugural Director

Around Cornell

Research: Vaccines, masks, testing to minimize risk on campus

Models developed by university experts predict that the combination of a highly vaccinated campus population and public safety measures, including masks and testing, will minimize the risk of virus spread this fall.

New engaged course supports NYS rural schools

A new Cornell engaged learning course, co-sponsored by the Rural Schools Association of New York State, aims to help under-resourced schools identify critical funding needs, then seek grant funds to support programming.

Library research informs Cornell’s COVID-19 models

When Cornell’s COVID-19 Modeling Team began developing protocols for the return to campus, they turned to Cornell librarians to comprehensively answer a series of rapidly evolving – and critically important – questions.

Chemistry summer program = research + confidence

Since 2015, the CHAMPS program has provided opportunities for high-caliber students from groups traditionally underrepresented in biomedical careers to engage in scholarship and research.