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October lectures explore autocracy, communism and U.S.-China-Russia relations

Cornell University’s “Unmasking the CCP” lecture series will feature talks by former U.S. Ambassador Michael McFaul Oct. 23 and historian Frank Dikötter Oct. 27 on democracy, communism and China’s international role. 

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Private equity ownership results in poor working conditions in NYS home care

Private equity firms’ investment in home care agencies perpetuates poor working conditions for workers by continuing the exploitation that is prevalent across the industry, according to a new study from the ILR School’s Worker Institute.

Your immune system is amazing. A physician-scientist wants you to know why

A new book, “Your Immune System,” written by Gary Koretzky ’78, vice provost for research and a professor emeritus of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, aims to demystify immunology for laypeople.

‘Let me explain’: Corporate disclosures can take a circuitous route

In financial disclosures, particularly by companies that are coming out of tough times, a firm’s verbal circuitousness can paint a fuller picture of a company’s prospects, a Cornell research group found.

Jazz master Chucho Valdés birthday celebration opens concert series Oct. 23

The 2026-27 Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series begins at Bailey Hall celebrating Chucho Valdés and featuring Joe Lovano and Etienne Charles. 

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Newly discovered cell helps shape blood vessel growth in the heart

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, working with zebrafish, have discovered a new cell type that may help regulate blood vessel growth in the heart during development and in response to injury.

Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity

As mathematicians work through challenges related to AI, Cornell math faculty members are leading the field with work integrating AI into math and mathematics into AI.

AI, data science leaders join Cornell’s Radical Collaboration initiative

Cornell is expanding its expertise in artificial intelligence and data science thanks to the arrival of new faculty, with support from the Radical Collaboration initiative, building a research community that reaches across disciplines.

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McMahon gets Moore Foundation award for programmable photonic chips

A programmable photonic chip that can be reconfigured to perform different tasks could make quantum technologies more flexible – an approach associate professor Peter McMahon will explore as a 2026 Experimental Physics Investigator with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

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Exhibit weaves together clothing, work and the environment

A Cornell University Library exhibit, “Weathering the Storm,” which examines the intersection of the environment, labor and workwear, opens Oct. 8 at the ILR School’s Catherwood Library.

Jackson selected for Kluge Chair in Technology and Society

As a Kluge Chair, Jackson is invited to conduct research using the collections at the Library of Congress and to interact with congressional members and staff.

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Sea change: WildFin aims to improve fish behavior analysis in the wild

A doctoral student and a team of Cornell researchers and colleagues created WildFin, a data set composed of nine hours of video that they labeled frame-by-frame with fish behaviors.