[{"id":"333358","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/bob-mckersie-former-ilr-dean-dies-96","title":"Bob McKersie, former ILR dean, dies at 96","content_text":"Bob McKersie, distinguished scholar, educator, author, mentor and one of the most influential voices in industrial and labor relations, died July 11 at his home in Arlington, Massachusetts.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0723_mckersie_tnd.jpg?itok=83aIwdA1","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0723_mckersie_tnd.jpg?itok=K7jyx6FA","date_published":"Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:07:29 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","News \u0026 Events","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0723_mckersie_tnd.jpg?itok=E5je68Vs"},{"id":"333357","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/martie-young-great-hero-johnson-museum-art-dies-96","title":"Martie Young, \u2018great hero\u2019 of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96","content_text":"Martie Wing Young, professor of the history of\u0026nbsp;art, emeritus, died on July 12 in Prescott, Arizona.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0723_young_tnd.jpg?itok=yiUUTmS5","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0723_young_tnd.jpg?itok=9_y6e5vC","date_published":"Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:07:08 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0723_young_tnd.jpg?itok=OSwbOrc8"},{"id":"333348","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/historic-gift-ilr-will-endow-engaged-learning-initiative","title":"Historic gift to ILR will endow engaged-learning initiative","content_text":"Edwin \u201cEd\u201d Baum \u201981\u0026nbsp;and his wife, Holly Wallace, have made the largest one-time gift commitment in the history of the ILR School to support High Road New York City.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0722_baum.jpg?itok=ZFpzoBcN","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0722_baum.jpg?itok=srfj77ls","date_published":"Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:07:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","News \u0026 Events","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0722_baum.jpg?itok=_V1DJnu6","image_alt":"Edwin \u201cEd\u201d Baum \u201981 and his wife, Holly Wallace, have made a foundational gift of $10 million to establish The Baum and Wallace Family High Road Endowment."},{"id":"333347","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/doe-genesis-mission-awards-will-advance-ai-driven-science","title":"DOE Genesis Mission awards will advance AI-driven science","content_text":"Two Cornell-led research teams have been selected to receive nearly $1.2 million through Phase I of the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Genesis Mission.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2021-03\/03_15_21.campus_tnd.jpg?itok=GimhpqXC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2021-03\/03_15_21.campus_tnd.jpg?itok=OjIbiiZn","date_published":"Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:07:50 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Radical Collaboration","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2021-03\/03_15_21.campus_tnd.jpg?itok=loIDIY7a","image_alt":"Cornell campus in the summer"},{"id":"333327","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/will-julia-felix-survive-classics-prof-case-pompeii-tv-series","title":"Will Julia Felix survive? Classics prof is on the case in Pompeii TV series","content_text":"Cornell archaeologist Caitie Barrett helps actor Tom Hiddleston uncover some of the secrets of the daily lives of people who were living in Pompeii when Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 A.D.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0716_pompeii.jpg?itok=zHsQMJEl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0716_pompeii.jpg?itok=SBE1GCX3","date_published":"Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:07:39 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Global Reach","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0716_pompeii.jpg?itok=qWSL4ndf","image_alt":"Cornell archaeologist Caitie Barrett is a guide to daily life in the ancient Roman world on Pompeii: Out of Time, a three-episode recreation of the famous disaster set to air on National Geographic July 22 at 8 p.m.\/7 p.m. C.\u00a0It starts streaming July 23 on Disney+ and Hulu."},{"id":"333322","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/chillin-quad-invites-cornellians-come-together","title":"\u2018Chillin\u2019 on the Quad\u2019 invites Cornellians to come together","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s third annual \u201cChillin\u2019 on the Quad\u201d returns July 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Ag Quad, inviting staff, faculty, students and retirees to come together.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2024-07\/2024_1325_008_0.jpg?itok=Q5zvXMrw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2024-07\/2024_1325_008_0.jpg?itok=aGXrEl9K","date_published":"Wed, 15 Jul 2026 09:07:10 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2024-07\/2024_1325_008_0.jpg?itok=HDZ4vhFx","image_alt":"Hortus Forum offered a wide selection of plants for sale."},{"id":"333309","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/brian-white-appointed-university-general-counsel","title":"Brian White appointed university general counsel","content_text":"The Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees approved his appointment on June 15. White will start as Cornell\u2019s top legal officer on Aug. 20.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0714_white_tnd.jpg?itok=SXJtBhIJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0714_white_tnd.jpg?itok=mKpNgN5g","date_published":"Tue, 14 Jul 2026 10:07:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Ithaca","New York City","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0714_white_tnd.jpg?itok=w3yABI3j","image_alt":"Brian White"},{"id":"333317","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/learning-labs-cultivate-knowledge-and-produce-students","title":"Learning labs cultivate knowledge \u2013 and produce \u2013 for students ","content_text":"The labs produce lettuce, cilantro, bok choy and watercress\u0026nbsp;\u2013 and cultivate knowledge among high school students growing the food.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0713_hydroponics1.jpg?itok=rPPN__oy","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0713_hydroponics1.jpg?itok=D-Nk-dCc","date_published":"Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:07:45 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Human Ecology","Ithaca","New York City","Diversity","Economic Impact","Engagement","NYS Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0713_hydroponics1.jpg?itok=Q-E7WGOU","image_alt":"Barry Rothstein, extension support specialist for Cornell University Cooperative Extension-NYC, tends to the plants growing in the Cornell Hydroponics Learning Labs at Park West Educational Campus in Manhattan."},{"id":"333313","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/how-cornell-startup-scaled-13-billion-battery-tech","title":"How a Cornell startup scaled to $1.3 billion in battery tech","content_text":"The startup was founded by Cornell alumni and a professor, inspired by a class in the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and nurtured through Cornell\u2019s entrepreneurship ecosystem.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0713_factorial.jpg?itok=hxcDoMAK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0713_factorial.jpg?itok=Iokv1f9H","date_published":"Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:07:36 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Graduate School","Ithaca","New York City","Economic Impact","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0713_factorial.jpg?itok=WDMca1TD","image_alt":"From left, Siyu Huang, Ph.D. \u201912, Wesley Sine, MBA \u201914, H\u00e9ctor D. Abru\u00f1a and Alex Yu, Ph.D. \u201914, celebrate Facorial\u2019s debut on the Nasdaq Sock Market."},{"id":"333301","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/rich-get-richer-not-just-materially-socially","title":"The rich get richer \u2013 not just materially, but socially","content_text":"Social connection is as disparate and unequal as income in the U.S. \u2013 and the two reinforce each other, Cornell sociologists argue in a new book.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1244_friendsandfortuneboo.jpg?itok=FHilTU6g","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1244_friendsandfortuneboo.jpg?itok=p99xuDEp","date_published":"Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:07:08 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/2026_1244_friendsandfortuneboo.jpg?itok=7aYRIjsu","image_alt":"Illustration of two people walking up green stairs had in hand while another person next to them struggles to climb taller steps"},{"id":"333290","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cti-announces-2026-winners-ye-awards-graduate-achievements-teaching","title":"CTI announces 2026 winners of Ye Awards for graduate achievements in teaching","content_text":"This year\u0027s University-Wide graduate teaching conference celebrated excellence in teaching, recognizing Margaret Foster and Naman Agrawal with the Cornelia Ye and Christine Ye Awards for Outstanding Teaching Assistance.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/a7409474_copy.jpg?h=1928df35\u0026itok=ze_oN-HI","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/a7409474_copy.jpg?itok=kSZ2pHzW","date_published":"Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:07:11 EDT","byline":"Carolyn Keller","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Features","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement","International"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/a7409474_copy.jpg?h=1928df35\u0026itok=If9i6fHD","image_alt":"The recipients of the Ye Awards, a woman in a grey sweater and man with glasses and a blue shirt, hold their award certificates."},{"id":"333287","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/employees-beat-heat-appreciation-luncheon","title":"Employees beat the heat at appreciation luncheon","content_text":"More than 1,000 employees across campus gathered for an appreciation luncheon hosted by the Division of Human Resources and the Office of the President.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/0707_picnic1.jpg?itok=fiaigj3w","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/0707_picnic1.jpg?itok=v0z0BMfy","date_published":"Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:07:35 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/0707_picnic1.jpg?itok=GjLu6JA3","image_alt":"Cornell President Michael I. Kotlikoff serves lunch to employees at the 70th annual Service Recognition event July 1 in Barton Hall."},{"id":"333264","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/academic-boot-camp-helps-veterans-build-college-confidence","title":"Academic \u2018boot camp\u2019 helps veterans build college confidence","content_text":"Eighteen active-duty and veteran service members visited Cornell with the nonprofit Warrior-Scholar Project, which helps military personnel pursue higher education.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=Ek61RF31","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=oIr2bQLb","date_published":"Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:06:34 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Arts and Sciences","School of Continuing Education","Ithaca","Diversity","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/2026_1264_sh_023-n.jpg?itok=zYTvEmIS","image_alt":"Dressed in clean-room suits, the Warrior-Scholar Project\u2019s STEM boot camp cohort toured the Cornell NanoScale Science and Technology Facility."},{"id":"333261","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/digital-research-repository-arxiv-start-new-chapter-nonprofit","title":"Digital research repository arXiv to start new chapter as nonprofit","content_text":"On July 1, the digital research respository arXiv, housed at Cornell Tech, will transition to an independent nonprofit, enabling faster technological development, expanded partnerships and long-term financial sustainability.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2025-11\/1124_tech_tnd.jpg?h=1b48635d\u0026itok=d1QqJqRJ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2025-11\/1124_tech_tnd.jpg?itok=OTTjKizu","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:06:34 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Global Reach","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Tech","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2025-11\/1124_tech_tnd.jpg?h=1b48635d\u0026itok=ewpxlkeN","image_alt":"Cornell Tech at dusk"},{"id":"333260","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/library-exhibit-reveals-glimpses-george-washingtons-life","title":"Library exhibit reveals glimpses of George Washington\u2019s life","content_text":"Cornell University Library exhibit marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Declaration of Independence with a display of historical materials connected to the nation\u2019s first president.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_6959-a.jpg?itok=TgidQpgv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_6959-a.jpg?itok=yQojJPNm","date_published":"Mon, 29 Jun 2026 09:06:10 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell University Library","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/dsc_6959-a.jpg?itok=G5YEPHDs"},{"id":"333244","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/student-built-bridges-connect-communities-thanks-engineering-course","title":"Student-built bridges connect communities thanks to engineering course","content_text":"Thanks to a new civil and environmental engineering course, adjunct professor Charlie Trautmann helps students hone their engineering skills by designing and building a series of community bridges.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=68lHyEzl","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=n7MzEeZp","date_published":"Wed, 24 Jun 2026 12:06:31 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/dth-flatrockbridge-img_6653-a.jpg?itok=NIyh_4kS","image_alt":"A pedestrian footbridge that crosses Fall Creek in an area of the Cornell Botanic Gardens known as Flat Rock was rebuilt by Cornell students in 2023."},{"id":"333236","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/schaffer-elected-dean-faculty","title":"Schaffer elected dean of faculty","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s faculty members have elected\u0026nbsp;Chris Schaffer, the Meinig Family Professor of Engineering in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering,\u0026nbsp;dean of faculty. Schaffer will begin his three-year term starting July 1.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0623_schaffer_tnd.jpg?itok=Dr3mFhFa","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0623_schaffer_tnd.jpg?itok=lfMZNpI5","date_published":"Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:06:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0623_schaffer_tnd.jpg?itok=cTZNpcI_"},{"id":"333229","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/undergrads-weed-killing-robot-wins-top-prize","title":"Undergrads\u2019 weed-killing robot wins top prize","content_text":"A team of Cornell students bested the competition with their invention: an autonomous robot that kills weeds with electricity.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0n7a0022-a.jpg?itok=dp4Hbmt3","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0n7a0022-a.jpg?itok=-9Ll_-of","date_published":"Mon, 22 Jun 2026 10:06:54 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life","Radical Collaboration"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0n7a0022-a.jpg?itok=-CFhLlOZ","image_alt":"Andrew James \u201926 (from left), Neil Morrison \u201928, Natalia Kurz \u201929 and Michael Neiss \u201927 work on a prototype of their weed-killing robot ahead of The Farm Robotics Challenge, which they won on May 21."},{"id":"333214","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/06\/ilr-school-dean-help-nys-shape-protect-ai-workforce","title":"ILR School dean to help NYS shape, protect the AI workforce","content_text":"Alexander Colvin, Ph.D. \u201999, will serve on\u0026nbsp;a blue-ribbon commission charged with developing recommendations on how New York state can protect workers\u2019 economic security while harnessing the economic benefits of AI.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0918_colvin_tnd_0.jpg?itok=CinllgP_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0918_colvin_tnd_0.jpg?itok=21b_u0Vv","date_published":"Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:06:41 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Business, 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on Cornell\u2019s Ithaca and Weill Cornell Medicine campuses honored not only academic achievement, but the resilience, shared purpose and commitment to lifelong learning that define Cornell staff.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/img_4517-a.jpg?itok=nr0TQwZH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/img_4517-a.jpg?itok=N_7Fgvcj","date_published":"Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:06:20 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","New York City","Inclusion and Belonging","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/img_4517-a.jpg?itok=uwVDfnz9","image_alt":"Staff members pose for a photo at the Ithaca campus staff graduation 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Hooey Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-06\/0602_mcart.jpg?itok=GfW1uFWW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-06\/0602_mcart.jpg?itok=FHVzRGKF","date_published":"Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:06:00 EDT","byline":"Krishna Ramanujan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-06\/0602_mcart.jpg?itok=yj_FxGAo","image_alt":"Dr. Jessica McArt, DVM \u201907, Ph.D. \u201913."},{"id":"333120","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/grant-aims-transform-care-young-cancer-survivors","title":"Grant aims to transform care for young cancer survivors","content_text":"Weill Cornell Medicine received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop innovative support strategies for an understudied group of cancer patients: adolescents and young adults.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2021-05\/0518_cancer_tnd.jpg?itok=QmHtQXjF","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2021-05\/0518_cancer_tnd.jpg?itok=-UnaZoN3","date_published":"Thu, 28 May 2026 12:05:42 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","Ithaca","New York City","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2021-05\/0518_cancer_tnd.jpg?itok=cccv2_Kd"},{"id":"333105","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/five-alumni-set-join-cornell-board-trustees-july","title":"Five alumni set to join Cornell Board of Trustees in July","content_text":"At its May 22 meeting, the Cornell University Board of Trustees elected five new trustees and re-elected six current trustees to four-year terms.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2021-03\/03_15_21.campus_tnd.jpg?itok=GimhpqXC","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2021-03\/03_15_21.campus_tnd.jpg?itok=OjIbiiZn","date_published":"Tue, 26 May 2026 09:05:23 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Johnson Graduate School of Management","Cornell Law School","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2021-03\/03_15_21.campus_tnd.jpg?itok=loIDIY7a","image_alt":"Cornell campus in the summer"},{"id":"333098","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/first-mustangs-among-cornell-rotcs-newly-commissioned-officers","title":"First \u2018mustangs\u2019 among Cornell ROTC\u2019s newly commissioned officers","content_text":"Two prior enlisted personnel were among 23 graduating Cornell seniors to receive commissions as second lieutenants or ensigns during campus ceremonies on May 21-22.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1112_sh_235.jpg?itok=QFIPUElV","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1112_sh_235.jpg?itok=gCsVgKWa","date_published":"Fri, 22 May 2026 14:05:35 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1112_sh_235.jpg?itok=tgoSbejd","image_alt":"Sidney Anop \u201926, right, shown during an ROTC awards ceremony in April, started his Navy career as an enlisted information systems technician. Now an ensign, the ILR School graduate is the first member of Cornell Navy ROTC to commission through the Seaman to Admiral-21 program."},{"id":"333095","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/jane-lynch-mfa-84-class-2026-shed-your-fear","title":"Jane Lynch, MFA \u201984, to Class of 2026: Shed your fear","content_text":"In her Senior Convocation address on May 21 in Barton Hall, Jane Lynch, MFA \u201984, told the Class of 2026 to do their best to overcome their fears, don\u2019t subscribe to cultural memes, and be kind and generous.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0522_convocation1.jpg?itok=G4RIDnA-","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0522_convocation1.jpg?itok=HdwLN2fr","date_published":"Fri, 22 May 2026 09:05:56 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0522_convocation1.jpg?itok=pYlunCV9","image_alt":"Jane Lynch"},{"id":"333076","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/new-cornell-center-democracy-will-support-democratic-principles-home-and-abroad","title":"New Cornell Center on Democracy will support democratic principles at home and abroad","content_text":"Amid concern about democratic backsliding globally, the center will mobilize scholars to strengthen democracy through rigorous research, democratic education and public engagement.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0521_democacy2.jpg?itok=pdDvg_wH","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0521_democacy2.jpg?itok=NOPhbA3c","date_published":"Thu, 21 May 2026 13:05:00 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. 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Left to right, with her are Erik Herman, creative director of the Free Science Workshop\/Ithaca Physics Bus; Kyle Kimball, vice president for university relations; Cassaundra Guzman, McNair Program advisor\/coordinator; and Marla Love, Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students."},{"id":"333074","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/merrill-scholars-honor-mentors-who-inspired-them","title":"Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them","content_text":"The 38th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars luncheon was held May 19 at Willard Straight Hall, celebrating the high school and Cornell mentors who inspired the latest group of scholars.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/srspotlights20260507bb725ca_merrill-scholars_20270519_bb725_1591-a.jpg?itok=oWfRztX6","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/srspotlights20260507bb725ca_merrill-scholars_20270519_bb725_1591-a.jpg?itok=Ma1oTWJT","date_published":"Wed, 20 May 2026 11:05:48 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Kotlikoff at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences\u0027 Commencement with Weill Cornell Medicine Dean Robert A. 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Morgan \u201960, MBA \u201963, and Rebecca Quinn Morgan \u201960 will support the establishment of an AI fellows program focused on operational and administrative transformation.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2019-02\/spring_scenic.jpg?h=0a548e0b\u0026itok=kywlJnXv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2019-02\/spring_scenic.jpg?itok=XoAZ7ZGT","date_published":"Thu, 14 May 2026 11:05:00 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Ann S. 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"},{"id":"333018","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/mcgraw-construction-melds-modern-historical","title":"McGraw construction melds modern with historical","content_text":"As McGraw Hall, one of the university\u2019s oldest buildings, is rebuilt from the inside out, workers have made several discoveries, and faculty are reusing and studying materials from the building in the classroom.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1088_jk_001.jpg?itok=c9-pw-gv","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/2026_1088_jk_001.jpg?itok=C5p5lhmp","date_published":"Wed, 13 May 2026 10:05:50 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and 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schools.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-05\/0505_oadi_3992-a.jpg?itok=nTXxvHeZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-05\/0505_oadi_3992-a.jpg?itok=WKHRMV5D","date_published":"Tue, 05 May 2026 11:05:41 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-05\/0505_oadi_3992-a.jpg?itok=uaeU26Fu","image_alt":"Students are honored at the 10th annual OADI Honors Award Ceremony."},{"id":"332949","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/05\/cornell-tech-announces-2026-startup-awards-and-inaugural-frontiers-ai-summit","title":"Cornell Tech announces the 2026 Startup Awards and the Inaugural Frontiers of AI Summit","content_text":"As the 2025\u201326 academic year 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