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.

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

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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.

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.

More than 10% of older adults at risk of elder abuse

A study involving researchers from the College of Human Ecology and Weill Cornell Medicine estimates the incidence of elder mistreatment in New York state and advances understanding of key risk factors.

Pandemic-shaped Class of ’25 arrives at Cornell

In many ways, the Class of 2025 is unlike any previous group of incoming Cornell students – it is larger, more diverse and was shaped unmistakably by the COVID-19 pandemic.

New EARS model aims to broaden peer support across campus

Cornell’s nearly 50-year-old Empathy, Assistance and Referral Service (EARS) will begin offering a new model of support this fall, including peer mentoring, training and outreach.

Teukolsky awarded 2021 Dirac Medal

Saul Teukolsky, the Hans A. Bethe Professor of Physics and Astrophysics in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been awarded the International Centre for Theoretical Physics’ 2021 ICTP Dirac Medal and Prize for his contributions to the detection of gravitational waves.