Grow-NY competition invites applications from food and ag startups

High-growth food, beverage and ag tech startups can now apply for the eighth round of the Grow-NY business competition, in which up to 20 finalists compete for $3 million in total prize funding, including a $1 million top prize.

Board of Trustees approves 2026-27 budget parameters

The Cornell Board of Trustees has approved parameters for the university’s 2026-27 budget, including undergraduate tuition, housing and dining rates for the coming academic year.

Alum Gilles Brassard receives Turing Award, highest CS honor

Gilles Brassard, Ph.D. ’79, has received the 2025 A.M. Turing Award from the Association for Computing Machinery, jointly with Charles Bennett, for founding the field of quantum information science.

Materials, machines, mentorship shape student spring runway show

The annual Cornell Fashion Collective Spring Runway Show, on March 21, will feature the work of fashion design majors as well as students from across the university who are looking to broaden their Cornell experience.

Self-esteem, openness to LGBTQ peers helps all high schoolers

For teens transitioning to high school – an anxious time for many – inclusive environments may benefit not only those identifying as LGBTQ but majority-group peers.

Ecologist, biogeochemist Emily Bernhardt to lead Cornell Atkinson

Emily Bernhardt, Ph.D. ’01, the James B. Duke Professor of Biogeochemistry at Duke University, will join Cornell as the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability on Sept. 1.

Sexual assault task force report aims to change campus culture, climate

A new task force report seeks to reduce the prevalence of sexual assault among undergraduates by targeting the social conditions that enable assault, while also increasing education and communication to promote a safe and healthy campus.

Veterinary College hosts annual open house April 11

The Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) will welcome community members of all ages to its annual CVM Open House on Saturday, April 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Record number of Giving Day ‘champions’ fuel fundraising success

Donors from around the world helped Cornell break multiple records on its 12th annual Giving Day, held March 12.