Faculty-led startup is using AI to reimagine software reliability

Cornell Tech Assistant Professor Raaz Dwivedi has co-founded Traversal, a startup emerging from stealth this week with a mission: to transform how modern software systems detect and resolve outages using artificial intelligence.

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Emotion – not just action – helps brain define, divide events

Study participants who watched scenes from popular movies showed emotion plays a larger role than previously understood in establishing event boundaries that help structure attention and memory.

Harold Tanner ’52, board chairman emeritus, dies at 93

Harold Tanner ’52, chairman emeritus of the Cornell Board of Trustees, died June 14 in New York. He was 93.

Inside the medical crash cart robot: Designing for urgency, collaboration, and clarity

Cornell Tech researchers unveiled a robot that helps emergency room teams locate life-saving supplies faster, revealing how design can shape collaboration under pressure.

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New approach models potential and trade-offs of floating solar

Researchers project significant energy gains from using floating solar on just 3.5% of waterbodies in the Northeastern U.S., even with approaches that preserve biodiversity and recreation.

Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series announces 2025-26 Season

The season includes explorations of timeless classics, as well as concerts highlighting new frontiers in music.

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New $1.5M graduate research fellowship honors former director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology

A new $1.5 million gift from philanthropist K. Lisa Yang ’74 has established the Charles Walcott Graduate Research Fellowship in Conservation Bioacoustics to fund graduate research at the Lab of Ornithology. 

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Staff graduates recognized for academic achievements

More than two dozen staff members who earned degrees at Cornell or other institutions this year while also working at the university were celebrated in a ceremony held June 10 at the East Hill Office Building.

Professors address climate change from multiple disciplines

The June 6 panel, "Beyond the Apocalypse: New Narratives and Innovations for Climate Action," took place during Reunion 2025.

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