[{"id":"333799","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/state-university-challenges-we-must-rise-meet","title":"State of the University: \u2018The challenges that we must rise to meet\u2019","content_text":"The Chronicle has published the full text of President Michael I. Kotlikoff\u2019s 2026 State of the University address, delivered Oct. 15 in Call Auditorium, in Kennedy Hall.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1016_sotu4.jpg?itok=VVKIeJ96","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1016_sotu4.jpg?itok=2XSHCBTv","date_published":"Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:10:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1016_sotu4.jpg?itok=tZYDE5S0","image_alt":"Cornell President Michael I. Kotlikoff delivers his 2026 State of the University address Oct. 15 in Meinig Fieldhouse."},{"id":"333786","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/events-celebrate-history-languages-throughout-america","title":"Events celebrate history of languages throughout America","content_text":"Smoke dancers, American Sign Language poetry and explorations of endangered languages will highlight a series of events Oct. 15-Nov. 6 that celebrate the importance of language throughout U.S. history.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1014_linguistics_tnd.jpg?itok=kndiE25A","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1014_linguistics_tnd.jpg?itok=yblcvcL6","date_published":"Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:10:44 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Public Engagement","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1014_linguistics_tnd.jpg?itok=9_-M48An"},{"id":"333778","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/pulling-strings-new-method-maps-exoplanets-true-shape","title":"Pulling strings: New method maps exoplanet\u2019s true shape","content_text":"A Cornell-led research team has for the first time resolved an exoplanet\u2019s uneven contours, revealing how extreme heat and wind extend its atmosphere on one side.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/figure1_wasp-17b_shape-of-the-atmosphere.png?itok=VpPwYulA","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/figure1_wasp-17b_shape-of-the-atmosphere.png?itok=OxrM_pys","date_published":"Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:10:00 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","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\/2026-10\/figure1_wasp-17b_shape-of-the-atmosphere.png?itok=-wDVBzcu","image_alt":"The shape of WASP-17b\u2019s atmosphere mapped using transmission strings. The planet has a broad banded jet around the equator with vast wind speeds which transport material and heat from the permanently irradiated dayside to the permanently shadowed nightside."},{"id":"333748","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/speak-or-keep-it-yourself-advice-social-psychologist","title":"Speak up or keep it to yourself? Advice from a social psychologist","content_text":"In a new book, Vanessa Bohns offers a research-based guide to help people make better decisions about when to say something and when to hold back.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1013_bohns_tnd.png?itok=t3aVtePw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1013_bohns_tnd.png?itok=EM_CTfU2","date_published":"Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:10:32 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1013_bohns_tnd.png?itok=qFTrpqk_"},{"id":"333771","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/sociologist-alumna-who-studies-climate-change-wins-macarthur-fellowship","title":"Sociologist alumna who studies climate change wins MacArthur Fellowship","content_text":"Sociologist Holly Jean Buck, Ph.D. \u201917, a member of the University at Buffalo faculty, is one of 20 recipients of this year\u2019s MacArthur Fellowships, known as the \u201cgenius grants,\u201d for her research on climate change and environmental policy.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=HIX6EXMS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=PDp5M_sn","date_published":"Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:10:39 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Graduate School","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1012_macarthur.jpg?itok=K6KBmkds","image_alt":"Holly Jean Buck, Ph.D. \u201917, has been awarded a MacArthur Foundation \u201cgenius grant.\u201d"},{"id":"333772","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/soprano-dawn-upshaw-visits-campus-ad-white-professor-large","title":"Soprano Dawn Upshaw visits campus as A.D. White Professor-at-Large","content_text":"Upshaw, winner of five Grammys and a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, will present \u201cSalon Sol\u00e8y: Inhabiting Text \u0026amp; Music in Contemporary American Art Song,\u201d at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 22 in Barnes Hall.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/02-24_dawn_upshaw_brooke-irish.jpg?h=427e4d62\u0026itok=KWSkud7s","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/02-24_dawn_upshaw_brooke-irish.jpg?h=b0d2a25a\u0026itok=j7HZLAgh","date_published":"Mon, 12 Oct 2026 11:10:07 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/02-24_dawn_upshaw_brooke-irish.jpg?h=427e4d62\u0026itok=xkY9decd","image_alt":"person smiling"},{"id":"333769","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/y-combinator-founder-paul-graham-86-talk-startups-oct-28","title":"Y Combinator founder Paul Graham \u201986 to talk startups Oct. 28 ","content_text":"Graham will give a lecture titled \u201cHow to Turn Yourself Into a Startup Founder\u201d in Kennedy Hall\u2019s Call Auditorium.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1012_graham_tnd.jpg?itok=KHGFZUHY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1012_graham_tnd.jpg?itok=R5YGez3s","date_published":"Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:10:38 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1012_graham_tnd.jpg?itok=4NnzyL5_"},{"id":"333762","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/rooted-reciprocity-indigenous-students-share-stories-how-plants-fuel-connection","title":"\u2018Rooted in Reciprocity\u2019: Indigenous students share stories of how plants fuel connection","content_text":"Through plants and personal stories, a new student-led exhibit at Cornell Botanic Gardens\u0026nbsp;explores the concept that people live because the natural world lives.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1417_df_012-n.jpg?itok=IHW_VadP","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1417_df_012-n.jpg?itok=xozViGR_","date_published":"Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:10:00 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Food \u0026 Agriculture","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Diversity","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1417_df_012-n.jpg?itok=psVPpN6K","image_alt":"Visitors can see new plantings that are deeply connected to Indigenous communities in the Pounder Vegetable Garden and the gardens outside the Nevin Welcome Center as part of the Cultivating Hope exhibit."},{"id":"333756","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/medicines-feed-us-promote-healing-toxic-world","title":"\u2018Medicines that feed us\u2019 promote healing in a toxic world","content_text":"In a new book, anthropologist Stacey Langwick explores plant-based healing and sustainable farming practices in Tanzania that treat bodies and lands as inseparable.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1007_medicines_tnd.jpg?itok=pxv0p9tZ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1007_medicines_tnd.jpg?itok=-NR7YHm3","date_published":"Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:10:40 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","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\/2026-10\/1007_medicines_tnd.jpg?itok=KIKrbwa-"},{"id":"333746","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/cornell-mathematicians-win-grants-ensure-ai-safety-research-integrity","title":"Cornell mathematicians win grants to ensure AI safety, research integrity","content_text":"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.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1416_aimathgrants_final_n.jpg?itok=th9gxS7V","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/2026_1416_aimathgrants_final_n.jpg?itok=ZEAKVt7x","date_published":"Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:10:53 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","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\/2026-10\/2026_1416_aimathgrants_final_n.jpg?itok=5byA6J7M"},{"id":"333738","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/10\/exhibit-weaves-together-clothing-work-and-environment","title":"Exhibit weaves together clothing, work and the environment","content_text":"A Cornell University Library exhibit, \u201cWeathering the Storm,\u201d which examines the intersection of the environment, labor and workwear, opens Oct. 8 at the ILR School\u2019s Catherwood Library.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-10\/1001_kheel2_0.jpg?h=b09db5e9\u0026itok=4oR-7lXK","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-10\/1001_kheel2_0.jpg?itok=5aLvzHMA","date_published":"Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:10:56 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell University Library","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-10\/1001_kheel2_0.jpg?h=b09db5e9\u0026itok=1lTm4KkW"},{"id":"333733","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/reeve-parker-professor-emeritus-literatures-english-dies-89","title":"Reeve Parker, professor emeritus of literatures in English, dies at 89","content_text":"A. Reeve Parker, professor emeritus of literatures in English in the College of Arts and Sciences and a scholar of British Romanticism, died Sept. 16 in Ithaca, New York, at age 89.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0930_parker_tnd.jpg?itok=9bwJ0R4F","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0930_parker_tnd.jpg?itok=eyMVIazu","date_published":"Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:09:25 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0930_parker_tnd.jpg?itok=TafPeCZ0"},{"id":"333730","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/ad-white-professors-large-program-opens-2026-27-call-nominations","title":"A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program opens 2026-27 call for nominations","content_text":"Cornell faculty members, academic departments and groups of departments are invited to submit nominations for the A.D. White Professors-at-Large Program in the fields of arts, humanities, life sciences and physical sciences.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/0306_white_tnd_0.jpg?itok=5pcGVfVs","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/0306_white_tnd_0.jpg?itok=__WUmgfJ","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:09:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/0306_white_tnd_0.jpg?itok=3r7_-Cj0","image_alt":"AD White statue"},{"id":"333728","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/ancient-texts-offer-timely-lessons-speaking-freely","title":"Ancient texts offer timely lessons on speaking freely","content_text":"In his new book, \u201cHow to Speak Freely,\u201d classicist Michael Fontaine of the College of Arts and Sciences shows that thousands of years ago, Athenians were struggling with the same topics societies struggle with today.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0929_ancienttexts_tnd.jpg?itok=Sz1gqMtS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0929_ancienttexts_tnd.jpg?itok=WlCj3TyN","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:09:56 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","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\/2026-09\/0929_ancienttexts_tnd.jpg?itok=vbb0gJC3"},{"id":"333727","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/creative-tourism-plan-fosters-forest-protection-economic-growth-puerto-rico","title":"Creative tourism plan fosters forest protection, economic growth in Puerto Rico","content_text":"A collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service and\u0026nbsp;the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business aims to shape sustainable tourism development for Puerto Rico\u2019s El Yunque National Forest.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/el-toro-a.jpg?itok=zAmQa3fT","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/el-toro-a.jpg?itok=sD0LQDQ8","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:09:26 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Ithaca","Economic Impact","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/el-toro-a.jpg?itok=agLITx8B","image_alt":"El Toro Mountain in Puerto Rico\u2019s El Yunque National Forest."},{"id":"333726","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/weill-cornell-receives-3m-launch-research-center-hivs-effects-brain","title":"Weill Cornell receives $3M to launch research center for HIV\u2019s effects on brain","content_text":"The discovery research center could uncover molecular markers that enable new diagnostics and lead to potential therapies for people living with neurological complications related to HIV.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0929_hivbrain_tnd.png?itok=TTgnH6ZY","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0929_hivbrain_tnd.png?itok=FrFl8ycI","date_published":"Tue, 29 Sep 2026 09:09:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","Research Impact","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0929_hivbrain_tnd.png?itok=DV52UBmc"},{"id":"333697","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/barbara-finlay-psychology-professor-emerita-dies-age-75","title":"Barbara Finlay, psychology professor emerita, dies at age 75","content_text":"Barbara Finlay, the W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Emerita and an award-winning scholar who challenged traditional thinking regarding psychology and brain function, died Sept. 12.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0923_finlay.jpg?itok=PS46uRTW","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0923_finlay.jpg?itok=pNNOoN7z","date_published":"Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:09:33 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0923_finlay.jpg?itok=PRlrsWdI","image_alt":"Barbara Finlay, the W.R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Psychology Emerita"},{"id":"333691","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/event-offers-debates-greek-public-square","title":"Event offers debates in the Greek public square","content_text":"An Arts Unplugged event, \u201c2,500 Years of Democratic Speech,\u201d will offer a chance for students, faculty, staff and community members to perform key public speeches from antiquity and modernity on enduring questions of democratic life.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0923_demos_tnd.jpg?itok=XOgPLcnb","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0923_demos_tnd.jpg?itok=t0yfN4_D","date_published":"Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:09:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0923_demos_tnd.jpg?itok=BvfIFUDt"},{"id":"333666","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/future-american-university-report-charts-bold-path-forward","title":"Future of the American University report charts a \u2018bold path forward\u2019 ","content_text":"After a year of engaging with university stakeholders and at a critical moment for higher education in the United States, a faculty-led committee has offered its vision for fortifying Cornell\u2019s long-term future in the face of unprecedented challenges.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/campus_ct_0.jpg?itok=-NISpZg1","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/campus_ct_0.jpg?itok=sg8OzqmP","date_published":"Tue, 22 Sep 2026 11:09:00 EDT","byline":"David Nutt, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Konvitz Memorial Lecture on Sept. 17, Rakesh Khurana \u201990 said higher education has suffered from bureaucratization over time.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0921_konvitz1.jpg?itok=qpBFwcXG","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0921_konvitz1.jpg?itok=ZJ8B2KE5","date_published":"Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:09:15 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0921_konvitz1.jpg?itok=jRYBe-qJ","image_alt":"Rakesh Khurana \u201990, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development and Unit Head of Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business School, delivers the Milton R. Konvitz Memorial Lecture."},{"id":"333662","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/bryan-isacks-geophysicist-who-helped-shape-theory-plate-tectonics-dies-90","title":"Bryan Isacks, geophysicist who helped shape theory of plate tectonics, dies at 90","content_text":"Bryan L. Isacks, the William and Katherine Snee Professor of Geological Sciences Emeritus in the Cornell Duffield College of Engineering who transformed the understanding of Earth\u2019s surface, died Sept. 9 in Ithaca. He was 90.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0918_isacks.jpg?itok=WWvYwYvw","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0918_isacks.jpg?itok=TC9ZpGLG","date_published":"Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:09:43 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0918_isacks.jpg?itok=6pLJBIBx","image_alt":"Bryan Isacks installs seismometers and tilt meters in the Republic of Vanuatu as part of his research into plate tectonics and subductions zones."},{"id":"333653","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/ai-education-initiatives-emphasize-experimentation-balanced-use","title":"AI in education initiatives emphasize experimentation, balanced use","content_text":"Two\u0026nbsp;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.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0917_aieducation_tnd.jpg?itok=5PWP5QY1","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0917_aieducation_tnd.jpg?itok=XcKZD4YT","date_published":"Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:09:55 EDT","byline":"Susan Kelley, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Ithaca","Student Life","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0917_aieducation_tnd.jpg?itok=q79InxPS"},{"id":"333645","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/lynahs-great-wait-reimagined-new-generation","title":"Lynah\u2019s \u2018Great Wait\u2019 reimagined for a new generation","content_text":"Cornell Athletics will bring back a modified version of \u201cThe Great Wait\u201d on Saturday, Sept. 19, as the traditional kickoff to student season ticket sales.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0916_hockey1.jpg?itok=ZLccm8nk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0916_hockey1.jpg?itok=fuME7OCb","date_published":"Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:09:47 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","Big Red Sports","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0916_hockey1.jpg?itok=jUxjGTzI","image_alt":"The student section erupts as Cornell scores against Yale in 2025."},{"id":"333609","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/now-cornell-legendary-designers-collection-inspires-next-generation","title":"Now at Cornell, legendary designer\u2019s collection inspires the next generation","content_text":"For the first time in over a decade, garments from Ralph Rucci\u2019s haute couture and made-to-order collections have been brought together under one roof as part of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, in the College of Human Ecology.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0914_rucci1.jpg?itok=L1yQSYig","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0914_rucci1.jpg?itok=oFtliEVT","date_published":"Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:09:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Cornell University Library","College of Human Ecology","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0914_rucci1.jpg?itok=k6zb5Vn7","image_alt":"Catherine Blumenkamp, associate director of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collection, shows a white satin bolero with porcupine quills to students at the beginning of the semester. Alternating white and brown quills are attached by metal loops and white thread. This piece was shown as part of the Spring 2007 Haute Couture collection."},{"id":"333614","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/chemistry-professor-honored-work-biodegradable-polymers","title":"Chemistry professor honored for work on biodegradable polymers","content_text":"Geoffrey Coates was named a co-winner of the prestigious Balzan Prize for his work transforming renewable feedstocks and recovered carbon dioxide into high-performance, degradable and recyclable materials.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2020-02\/0205_coates_tnd.jpg?itok=ckX5kBg8","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2020-02\/0205_coates_tnd.jpg?itok=O0Ej1th-","date_published":"Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:09:21 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","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\/2020-02\/0205_coates_tnd.jpg?itok=4LZpEnyl"},{"id":"333611","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/good-vibes-phones-promote-shared-space-not-silos-arts-quad-installation","title":"Good vibes: Phones promote shared space, not silos, in Arts Quad installation ","content_text":"\u201cVibe Coating\u201d integrates green-screen technology and AI to visualize participants\u0027 prompts as an immersive, continuously changing environment.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1392_sh_033-n.jpg?itok=d06_cULk","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1392_sh_033-n.jpg?itok=VIfqVk2q","date_published":"Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:09:59 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Architecture \u0026 Design","Artificial Intelligence","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Ithaca","Engagement","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1392_sh_033-n.jpg?itok=x0FEl3A4","image_alt":"Suzanne Lettieri and Michael Jefferson, faculty members in the Department of Architecture in the College of Architecture, Art and Planning, experiment with chroma-keyed color and AI in \u201cVibe Coating,\u201d an installation now on the Arts Quad."},{"id":"333596","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/cornell-unplugged-encourages-mindful-tech-use-social-connection","title":"Cornell Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connection","content_text":"New event asks the community to decrease technology use, increase face-to-face interaction and consider that every AI chat, doomscroll and text message has a water, energy and carbon footprint.\u0026nbsp;","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1319_sh_012-n.jpg?itok=_HiviQKS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1319_sh_012-n.jpg?itok=0UECCngP","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 11:09:19 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. 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Kroch Library.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/IS_Greenland_Birthday_Canyon.jpg?itok=TUTQKZFQ","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/IS_Greenland_Birthday_Canyon.jpg?itok=QkBkYQCY","date_published":"Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:09:43 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","News \u0026 Events","Cornell University Library","Ithaca","Student Life","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/IS_Greenland_Birthday_Canyon.jpg?itok=rVMgiR6d"},{"id":"333549","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/cornell-science-educator-david-kornreich-phd-01-dies-52","title":"Cornell science educator David Kornreich, Ph.D. \u201901, dies at 52","content_text":"David Kornreich, Ph.D. \u201901, who taught physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 30 in a plane crash near Ithaca. Kornreich, a native of Houston, Texas, was 52.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0902_kornreich.jpg?itok=7qp_Gytd","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0902_kornreich.jpg?itok=O9DYj1jR","date_published":"Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:09:01 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0902_kornreich.jpg?itok=_5hd52UG","image_alt":"David Kornreich, Ph.D. \u201901, who taught physics and astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences, died Aug. 30 in a plane crash near Ithaca. He was 52."},{"id":"333526","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/edouard-kopp-named-director-johnson-museum","title":"Edouard Kopp named director of the Johnson Museum ","content_text":"Edouard Kopp, chief curator of the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, has been named the next director of the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art at Cornell.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0901_kopp_tnd.jpg?itok=lGFeWpgg","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0901_kopp_tnd.jpg?itok=WdHcNji3","date_published":"Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:09:00 EDT","byline":"Holly Hartigan, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","Local Impact","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","Staff News","Public Engagement","Ithaca","Engagement","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0901_kopp_tnd.jpg?itok=ZH37IWiF"},{"id":"333533","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/lab-ornithology-host-annual-migration-celebration","title":"Lab of Ornithology to host annual Migration Celebration","content_text":"Celebrate birds with a fun-filled day of free workshops, presentations, bird walks, and more at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m to 3 p.m.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=x8OzZtA_","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=nH6LJQn5","date_published":"Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:08:44 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","News \u0026 Events","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/visitors_at_migration_celebration_by_alexandra_bayer.jpg?itok=_9vVz7IQ","image_alt":"Adult and child matching bird images with names at migration celebration"},{"id":"333527","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/health-systems-joining-efforts-reduce-homelessness","title":"Health systems joining efforts to reduce homelessness ","content_text":"Most of the nation\u2019s largest health systems are investing in homeless mitigation programs, including building housing.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0831_healthsystems.jpg?itok=eAUWad5D","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0831_healthsystems.jpg?itok=Ng6YRg_M","date_published":"Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:08:16 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and Belonging","Cornell Jeb E. 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Kingsbury Executive Director of the Shoals Marine Lab, will speak about the wonders of bird migration and what she\u2019s learned from 36 years of studying birds on Appledore Island in Maine, at the 2026 Paul C. Mundinger Distinguished Lectureship on September 9.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/dr._sara_morris_on_appledore_island_16.9_photo_by_grace_guo._1.jpeg?itok=IPgPJz9F","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/dr._sara_morris_on_appledore_island_16.9_photo_by_grace_guo._1.jpeg?itok=X35LSpK3","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:08:05 EDT","byline":"Kathi Borgmann","tags":["Around Cornell","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/dr._sara_morris_on_appledore_island_16.9_photo_by_grace_guo._1.jpeg?itok=jMvIsTH7","image_alt":"Women wearing a hat and sunglasses on a rocky island"},{"id":"333516","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/nasa-telescope-gives-hidden-exoplanets-chance-shine","title":"NASA telescope gives hidden exoplanets chance to shine","content_text":"Targeting launch Aug. 30, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will attempt to directly image a set of exoplanets selected with help from Cornell faculty member Dmitry Savransky.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/roman_still_2.jpg?itok=KkflkGPr","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/roman_still_2.jpg?itok=Pb0uYRTR","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:08:46 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Graduate School","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/roman_still_2.jpg?itok=onhdstMU","image_alt":"Artist rendering of NASA\u0027s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope in orbit 1 million miles away at the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point, the same orbit as NASA\u2019s James Webb Space Telescope."},{"id":"333515","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/campaign-closes-record-support-students-and-research","title":"Campaign closes with record support for students and research","content_text":"Cornell\u2019s To Do the Greatest Good campaign surpassed its goal of raising more than $5 billion and engaging more than 200,000 alumni \u2013 achievements that will enhance opportunities for students and accelerate critical faculty research.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0827_campaign_tnd.jpg?itok=AqnRYiRD","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0827_campaign_tnd.jpg?itok=CfwgwcjE","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:08:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Global Reach","Local Impact","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Public Engagement","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell University Library","Cornell Ann S. 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for the Big Red entering the 2026 season.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0827_soccer3.jpg?itok=4hEoPJB6","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0827_soccer3.jpg?itok=PuRy-pe3","date_published":"Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:08:33 EDT","byline":"Steve Gattine, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Features","News \u0026 Events","Big Red Sports","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0827_soccer3.jpg?itok=ewJhlQ6N","image_alt":"Aidan Martin \u201928 passes to a teammate during the Cornell men\u2019s soccer team\u2019s 3-0 victory over Marist in 2024 at Berman Field in Ithaca."},{"id":"333510","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/second-annual-freedom-party-celebrate-joy-freedom-and-learning","title":"Second annual \u201cFreedom Party\u201d to celebrate joy, freedom, and learning","content_text":"The Freedom Party, a block-party style festival that emphasizes community connection, storytelling, and creative and academic freedoms, returns on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 1\u20134 p.m. at Greater Ithaca Activities Center in downtown Ithaca.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/freedom_party_2025_007_alexandra.jpg?h=de3a8635\u0026itok=axOZORi4","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/freedom_party_2025_007_alexandra.jpg?itok=aJhs0A2-","date_published":"Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:08:33 EDT","byline":"Jenna Crowder","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Inclusion and 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2017.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0826_edmundson_tnd.jpg?itok=zyHHe4pe","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0826_edmundson_tnd.jpg?itok=3hqoOBEI","date_published":"Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:08:34 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\/2026-08\/0826_edmundson_tnd.jpg?itok=FeeyAiE5"},{"id":"333487","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/cornell-cinema-unveils-fall-2026-season-featuring-high-school-hijinks-film-noir","title":"Cornell Cinema unveils Fall 2026 season featuring high school hijinks, film noir","content_text":"The cinema\u0027s fall 2026 season bridges Hollywood spectacle, restored classics, animation and documentary 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