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Project to rebuild trust in AI era lands $10M ‘moonshot’ award

A $10 million “moonshot” grant from Laude Institute will help Cornell researchers realize the potential of artificial intelligence, while giving online communities control over AI’s role.

NYT columnist: U.S. democracy’s progress outweighs ‘failed nation’ narrative

John McWhorter argues that calls for a "reset" discount the nation’s progress and the many reasons that democracy is worth saving.

Laura Donaldson, professor emerita of English, dies at 79

Donaldson, whose research focused on religion, Native American culture and gender studies, died Oct. 18.

US Congress will seat the most Cornellians in half a century

When the 120th U.S. Congress convenes in January, there will be nine Cornell alumni in its ranks – eight in the House of Representatives, one in the Senate – the most in more than 50 years.

Thomas Richard Dyckman, accounting scholar and university leader, dies at 94

Dyckman, the Ann Whitney Olin Professor Emeritus of Accounting in the Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management, died Oct. 30.

Y Combinator’s Graham: Build ‘stuff you’re genuinely interested in’

Taking advantage of the opportunities a college education affords and doing what you love are important in a successful startup journey, according to Paul Graham ’86, founder of Y Combinator.

University to mark Veterans Week with celebration, reflection

The Cornell Veterans Celebration on Nov. 9 kicks off a week of events honoring the land-grant university's military community and history of service.

Is faith feminine? Why US churches have men in pulpits, women in pews

In a new book, sociologist Landon Schnabel debunks assumptions that women are inherently more religious and explains why many Americans are disengaging from religious institutions while maintaining personal spirituality.

Hundreds of students attend new startup career fair

The expo brought together companies in fields from robotics to defense to health tech to food.

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