News & Events

Cornell to launch its first part-time, online bachelor’s degree

In a major expansion of its commitment to access and lifelong learning, Cornell will launch a part-time, fully online Bachelor of Professional Studies degree program in August 2027.

Global Hubs researchers probe war, how to keep peace

Two Cornell researchers collaborated with colleagues in the United Kingdom in an effort to understand the organized violence of modern war.

Historical marker commemorates Toni Morrison’s time in Ithaca

Cornell faculty, staff, students and community members celebrated the 95th birthday of Toni Morrison, M.A. ’55, by unveiling a new historical marker in front of 513 N. Albany St., where she lived while in graduate school.

Bret Stephens and Seth Klarman in conversation, March 6

Stephens, columnist for the New York Times and a Zubrow Distinguished Visiting Journalist, will discuss conservatism and journalism with Klarman ’79, CEO of The Baupost Group.

Cornell alumnae leave Milan with one gold, two silvers in Olympic hockey

Rory Guilday ’25 won a gold medal and Brianne Jenner ’15 and Kristin O'Neill ’20 took silver in women’s Olympic hockey.

Third Cornell alum to lead Toll Brothers to speak on campus

Karl Mistry, MPS-RE ’04 will speak with current students on Feb. 26 as part of the Cornell Real Estate Distinguished Speaker Seminar Series.

Joe Halpern, ‘towering’ computer scientist and mentor, dies at 72

Halpern was a trailblazing researcher in reasoning about knowledge and uncertainty, causality and multi-agent and distributed systems.

Five A.D. White Professors-at-Large on campus this spring

Bram Govaerts, director general of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, will kick off the A.D. White Professors-at-Large spring 2026 visits with a pair of talks addressing agri-food research and innovation.

Five from Cornell named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows

Five Cornell faculty members are among 126 early-career researchers across North America who have won 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.