Jayawardhana reappointed A&S dean, named Bethe professor

Ray Jayawardhana, the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to a second five-year term, beginning July 1, 2023, and named the Hans A. Bethe Professor, an appointment that begins July 1, 2022.

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Men’s lacrosse set to face Rutgers in NCAA semifinals

Seventh-seeded Cornell will meet sixth-seeded Rutgers on May 28 in the NCAA Division I men's lacrosse national semifinals. Gametime is noon in East Hartford, Connecticut; the winner advances to the national championship game, May 30.

Instrument-building festival challenges, inspires

The FutureSounds Festival extended the existing sound world with presentations by guest builders and performers and newly designed instruments and compositions by Cornell students.

Cornell, US Navy raise bar for autonomous underwater imaging

The team created and tested a new imaging approach which integrates information about where objects might be located with sonar processing algorithms that decide the optimal views.

Cornell celebrates bumper crop of Fulbright students

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program, administered at Cornell by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies, allows recipients to define and carry out their own research projects in host countries.

Flat fee for course materials aims to increase student success

With the new Cornell Academic Materials Program, the university seeks to continue its work toward a more equitable campus that supports a positive and transformative student experience.

Cornell sets the stage for Commencement

After two years of disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic, the 154th graduating class will enjoy a Commencement weekend with fewer restrictions, although some changes remain.

Contemporary and ancient art exhibit enlivens Ithaca mall

A new exhibition displays selections from Cornell’s plaster cast collection of Greco-Roman sculptures alongside – and sometimes within – contemporary artists’ responses to cast culture and classical art.

Five student groups win Cornell Tech Startup Awards

Cornell Tech awarded four student startup companies with pre-seed funding worth up to $100,000 in its ninth annual Startup Awards competition. A fifth company won a new startup award focused on public-interest technology.