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Fungi nutrient sensing breakthrough may aid green tech, disease control

Fungal diseases can contribute up to 20% of staple crop losses and drug-resistant fungal infections lead to some 3.8 million human deaths, globally per year. 

Disorder is key to tuning a high-temperature superconductor

Superconductivity in iron selenide is primarily controlled by disorder in the crystal lattice, not electron count, Cornell physicists have found, a new insight for understanding high-temperature superconductors

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AI in education initiatives emphasize experimentation, balanced use

Two new initiatives involving artificial intelligence in Cornell classrooms will encourage experimental and balanced use, while exploring ways to deploy AI that align with the teaching needs and strategies of individual academic fields.

Weill Cornell awarded $17.4M grant to develop shorter TB treatment regimen

The researchers aim to shift TB drug development toward creating new drugs from the start to work in the combinations needed to cure tuberculosis.

Beasley and Jean-Pierre named 2026-27 Brooks Distinguished Policy Fellows

Karine Jean-Pierre, 35th White House Press Secretary and former senior advisor to President Joe Biden, and Gov. David Beasley, former governor of South Carolina and past Executive Director of the UN World Food Programme, have been named the 2026-27 Distinguished Policy Fellows at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.

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McKersie legacy honored, examined in inaugural Labor Day lecture

The inaugural Robert and Nancy McKersie Labor Day Lecture was given by ILR Dean Alexander Colvin, Ph.D. ’99, on Sept. 4.

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Miller gift to fund High Road Buffalo Fellowship program for five years

The Buffalo Co-Lab at Cornell University’s ILR School has received a $1 million donation from James “Jim” E. Miller ’88 and his partner at Miller Shah LLP, James C. Shah.

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Cornell military community climbs to honor the 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

The annual 9/11 Memorial Workout is organized by Cornell Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) and honors the first responders who lost their lives during the attacks on the World Trade Center. The workout brings together hundreds of Cornell cadets, veterans, staff and community members.

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Photographer’s eye illuminates history of modern painting

In his new book, “The Photographic World Picture: A New Prehistory of Photography,” associate professor Andrew Moisey describes how key aspects of photography’s “mechanical subjectivity” were present in early modern painting. 

Lynah’s ‘Great Wait’ reimagined for a new generation

Cornell Athletics will bring back a modified version of “The Great Wait” on Saturday, Sept. 19, as the traditional kickoff to student season ticket sales.

Compassion over cruelty: a call for empathy in incarceration

In his new book, “Cast Out: A Call for a Forgiving Society in an Age of Incarceration,” Joseph Margulies from the College of Arts and Sciences explores compassion and empathy, and the idea that “there is no them, there is only us.”

Big challenges, shared solutions

Recent discussions in Cornell's Service Management Special Interest Group explored knowledge management -- how to make information easier to find, maintain, and share across teams.

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