Using AI to learn quantum complexity

Cornell physicists and computer scientists have developed a machine learning architecture inspired by the large language models (LLMs) behind ChatGPT to help them study the vastly complicated interactions that happen when nature's smallest particles interact.  

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Former FEC Chair Michael Toner ’92 Discusses Election Law

Cornell Law School welcomed alumnus Michael Toner ’92, partner at Wiley Rein in Washington, D.C., and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission, for a wide-ranging fireside chat.

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Dairy processors seek workers to power growth

$3 billion in recent private investments in dairy manufacturing have supercharged the need for companies to find new workers. Cornell is helping with extension trainings and bootcamps.

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Cornell Cinema to screen new doc on Nobel laureate Phil Sharp Oct. 27

A new documentary chronicling the life and scientific legacy of Nobel Laureate Phil Sharp will be screened at Cornell Cinema on Monday, Oct. 27, at 6 p.m. in Willard Straight Hall. Sponsored by the Cornell Institute of Biotechnology, the showing is free and open to the public.

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Neuroscientist Azahara Oliva receives Packard Fellowship

The unrestricted fellowship funds enables Oliva and the 19 other fellows named this year to “test novel ideas and lead research that drives real-world impact.”

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Winter Session 2026 registration is now open

Registration is now open for the 2026 Cornell University Winter Session online. Classes run January 2–17, 2026.Students can take classes in subjects such as accounting, biology, business, design, economics, entomology, film, history, plant science, psychology, statistics, and more.

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Veterans Law Practicum Wins Justice for Survivors of Military Sexual Assault

The Cornell Law School Veterans Law Practicum has secured two major victories.

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Marie Reith’s 1916 vow to ‘do good’ lives on in new scholarship

More than a century after pioneering engineer Marie Reith vowed to “do some good” in the world, her legacy endures through the new Marie Reith Class of 1921 Scholarship. Funded by Herb Fontecilla ’66, M.Eng. ’67, the gift honors the woman who helped him begin his Cornell journey and will support future first-generation engineers.

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Built on curiosity: architecture and the public realm

Rubacha Featured Speakers Susan Rodriguez ('81, B.Arch. '82) and Michael Manfredi (M.Arch. '80) will deliver lectures on Thursday, October 23, at 5:30 p.m. in the Abby and Howard Milstein Auditorium on Cornell's Ithaca campus. In advance of their talks, Rodriguez and Manfredi share insights drawn from their professional trajectories.

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