Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, to deliver Convocation address May 21

Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, a five-time Emmy winner who hosts the Fox TV game show “Celebrity Weakest Link,” will give the keynote address at Senior Convocation, set for May 21 from 1-2:30 p.m. in Barton Hall.

Campus-wide career development model to connect students more directly to opportunity

Cornell unveils the Cornell Career Network, a reimagined career development model designed to enhance exploration and access to opportunity, while aiming to make career readiness and support more integrated into the student experience.

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Black Student Empowerment awarded 2026 Perkins Prize

Black Student Empowerment, in the Centers for Student Equity, Empowerment and Belonging, has received the annual James A. Perkins Prize for Interracial and Intercultural Peace and Harmony.

ILR hands out 2026 McPherson honors and faculty awards

ILR faculty and students were recognized at the 33rd annual McPherson Honors and Awards Dinner held on April 20 at the Statler Hotel.

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Inside Studio: A conversation with Josh Hartmann

At the heart of Cornell Tech’s hands-on, interdisciplinary approach is Studio, a program that brings students together across disciplines to build, test, and launch real-world solutions.

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Student-built methane sensor aids mangrove restoration efforts

A student-built methane sensor device is empowering researchers and indigenous communities to protect and restore mangrove forests in Colombia.

Students pitch startups at Autodesk Gallery

Students from the eLab Student Startup Accelerator, the Runway Startups Postdocs Program at Cornell Tech and BioVenture eLab at Weill Cornell Medicine made their annual trek to San Francisco for the Cornell Silicon Valley: Student Startup Showcase to pitch their innovative startups at Autodesk Gallery on March 26.

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Wayfair co-founders to share secrets to success at Durland Lecture

Steve Conine ’95 and Niraj Shah ’95 will share insights from their entrepreneurship journey at the 2026 Durland Lecture, scheduled for April 21 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. in Statler Auditorium.

A decade of impact – and counting – for Bowers student computing group

The Underrepresented Minorities in Computing group celebrated a decade of helping diverse students to succeed in the computing fields.

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