Five early-career professors win NSF development awards

Researchers studying the formation of the Earth’s crust and wearable technology for daily-life applications are among those at Cornell who recently received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards.

Students head across globe thanks to Summer Experience Grant funding

Summer Experience Grants in the College of Arts & Sciences helped 139 students to take minimally-paid or unpaid summer positions this year. 

Around Cornell

‘Be curious, not judgmental,’ Pollack tells new Cornellians

Thousands of first-year and transfer students gathered Aug. 20 at Schoellkopf Field for New Student Convocation, where they were told there is no better place than Cornell to feed and grow a curious mind.

Hudson Valley Research Lab celebrates its 100th

Local farmers and growers, Cornell officials and others observed the 100th anniversary of the Hudson Valley Research Laboratory, part of Cornell AgriTech, in a celebratory event Aug. 18 in Highland, New York.

Cortland farmer receives NYS Hometown Alumni Award

After a lifetime of farming, developing delicious cabbage and serving the Cortland community, Don Reed ’62 was presented with Cornell’s 11th New York State Hometown Alumni Award.

International students ‘Prepare’ to succeed – together

Nearly 200 new first-year and transfer students from 49 countries participated in Prepare, a virtual and in-person preorientation for international undergraduates, offered by the Office of Global Learning, part of Global Cornell.

Class of 2027 launches medical journey with white coats

Members of the Weill Cornell Medicine Class of 2027 received their short white coats on Aug. 15 during the annual White Coat Ceremony, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

National Mall installation invites public to ‘let freedom ring’

An interactive bell tower designed by Paul Ramírez Jonas is one of six artworks featured in “Beyond Granite: Pulling Together,” which aims to create a more inclusive commemorative landscape on the mall.

Cornell joins nationwide free-expression initiative

Cornell is among 13 higher-education institutions that have joined the Citizens & Scholars Campus Call for Free Expression, a commitment by college presidents to spotlight the principles of critical inquiry and civic discourse on their campuses.