Midterm forecast strongly favors Democrats to win House majority

The forecast model developed by Peter Enns and graduate students is highly accurate historically, correctly predicting winners of the previous 14 congressional elections.

‘Rivers of Ice’ exhibit offers lens on glaciers’ retreat

The exhibition featuring books, maps and other visual materials related to the study of glaciers and the Earth’s shifting climate opens Sept. 17 at the Hirshland Exhibition Gallery of Carl A. Kroch Library.

Cornell science educator David Kornreich, Ph.D. ’01, dies at 52

David Kornreich, Ph.D. ’01, who taught physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 30 in a plane crash near Ithaca. Kornreich, a native of Houston, Texas, was 52.

Edouard Kopp named director of the Johnson Museum

Edouard Kopp, chief curator of the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, has been named the next director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell.

Lab of Ornithology to host annual Migration Celebration

Celebrate birds with a fun-filled day of free workshops, presentations, bird walks, and more at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.

Health systems joining efforts to reduce homelessness

Most of the nation’s largest health systems are investing in homeless mitigation programs, including building housing.

Conference to reimagine ocean futures to be held Sept. 10–12

From Sept. 10–12, future-oriented scholars from around the United States will convene at the Just Ocean and Coastal Futures Conference at Cornell University to imagine, design, and support reparative frameworks in ocean and coastal studies.

Around Cornell

The Secret Lives of Migrating Birds (and Why They're Kind of Amazing)

Dr. Sara Morris, the John M. Kingsbury Executive Director of the Shoals Marine Lab, will speak about the wonders of bird migration and what she’s learned from 36 years of studying birds on Appledore Island in Maine, at the 2026 Paul C. Mundinger Distinguished Lectureship on September 9.

Around Cornell

NASA telescope gives hidden exoplanets chance to shine

Targeting launch Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will attempt to directly image a set of exoplanets selected with help from Cornell faculty member Dmitry Savransky.