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.

Enter the dragon: Milestone Dragon Day to take viewers inside

Celebrating a tradition born 125 years ago, first-year architecture students on March 27 will parade a dragon they've designed through campus, then invite community members to tour its interior.

Research Matters: Learning from ‘the armpit of the internet’

This week’s episode of Research Matters features misinformation expert Claire Wardle, discussing how today’s information ecosystem has become increasingly polluted by misleading and emotionally charged content that spreads faster than facts.