[{"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. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","College of Veterinary Medicine","Ithaca","Intercampus"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/campus_ct_0.jpg?itok=929MGlzR"},{"id":"333673","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/holding-mirror-itself-higher-education-can-restore-trust-sacred-mission","title":"Holding a mirror to itself, higher education can restore trust in \u2018sacred\u2019 mission","content_text":"Delivering the ILR School\u2019s Milton R. 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. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Geneva","Ithaca","New York City","Student Life","Intercampus","Sustainability"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/2026_1319_sh_012-n.jpg?itok=Wmmd2tov","image_alt":"Sunset on Libe Slope"},{"id":"333597","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/cornellians-address-ai-ny-energy-future-climate-week-nyc","title":"Cornellians to address AI, NY energy future at Climate Week NYC","content_text":"Cornell and global leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC Sept. 20-27 to discuss some of the world\u2019s most pressing sustainability challenges, including harnessing AI\u2019s power while mitigating its negative impacts.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/0909_climate_tnd.jpg?itok=0P6tGkGE","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/0909_climate_tnd.jpg?itok=jBeCsaEk","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:09:40 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Energy, Environment \u0026 Sustainability","Global Reach","NYS Impact","News \u0026 Events","New York City","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","New York City","NYS Impact","Research Impact","Sustainability","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/0909_climate_tnd.jpg?itok=8QtVCW4c"},{"id":"333594","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/podcast-celebrates-cornell-earning-4-ranking-entrepreneurship","title":"Podcast celebrates Cornell earning #4 ranking in entrepreneurship","content_text":"This month\u0027s Startup Cornell podcast featured a conversation between two campus leaders of Cornell\u0027s entrepreneurship ecosystem.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/mattzach2.jpg?h=ec206a21\u0026itok=e6i5bCzo","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/mattzach2.jpg?h=97ec0995\u0026itok=8pT1PQCp","date_published":"Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:09:45 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Business, Economics \u0026 Entrepreneurship","Local Impact","Rankings","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","Cornell SC Johnson College of Business","Johnson Graduate School of Management","Ithaca","Economic Impact","NYS Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/mattzach2.jpg?h=ec206a21\u0026itok=cJ7hn6-N","image_alt":"two people standing back to back"},{"id":"333563","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/midterm-forecast-strongly-favors-democrats-win-house-majority","title":"Midterm forecast strongly favors Democrats to win House majority","content_text":"The forecast model developed by Peter Enns and graduate students is highly accurate historically, correctly predicting winners of the previous 14 congressional elections.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1377_ry_00090n.jpg?itok=Y_YdrRX1","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1377_ry_00090n.jpg?itok=p_uzn-wK","date_published":"Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:09:42 EDT","byline":"James Dean, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Law, Government \u0026 Public Policy","Social \u0026 Behavioral Sciences","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-09\/2026_1377_ry_00090n.jpg?itok=4DYHmFcl","image_alt":"Peter Enns, professor in the Department of Government in the College of Arts and Sciences and in the Cornell Brooks School of Public Policy."},{"id":"333550","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/09\/rivers-ice-exhibit-offers-lens-glaciers-retreat","title":"\u2018Rivers of Ice\u2019 exhibit offers lens on glaciers\u2019 retreat ","content_text":"The exhibition featuring books, maps and other visual materials related to the study of glaciers and the Earth\u2019s shifting climate opens Sept. 17 at the Hirshland Exhibition Gallery of Carl A. 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 filmmaking.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/black%20panther-wakanda%20foreverlarger.jpg?h=22ced3b9\u0026itok=q2yV9d0T","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/black%20panther-wakanda%20foreverlarger.jpg?h=29dc7482\u0026itok=P48EiklE","date_published":"Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:08:44 EDT","byline":"Kathy Hovis","tags":["Around Cornell","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","Around Cornell","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/black%20panther-wakanda%20foreverlarger.jpg?h=22ced3b9\u0026itok=_6zzInoE","image_alt":"woman with white crown"},{"id":"333483","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/professor-students-produce-films-obama-presidential-center","title":"Professor, students produce films for Obama Presidential Center","content_text":"Jeffrey Palmer, associate professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts, worked with former president Barack Obama and his advisers to create two films for the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0825_palmer.jpg?itok=j7xutBSS","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0825_palmer.jpg?itok=GS8w3vn6","date_published":"Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:08:59 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Arts \u0026 Humanities","News \u0026 Events","College of Arts and Sciences","Ithaca","Student Life","Engagement"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-08\/0825_palmer.jpg?itok=PKdGD-6i","image_alt":"Jeffrey Palmer, associate professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts, watches a film he produced at the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago."},{"id":"333472","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/08\/gabriella-carini-named-chess-director-facility-readies-future","title":"Gabriella Carini named CHESS director as facility readies for the future","content_text":"Carini, associate laboratory director for discovery technologies at Brookhaven National Laboratory, will take over from Joel Brock, who has been the director since 2013.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/0824_chess.jpg?itok=fc2YAeqR","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/0824_chess.jpg?itok=DM32cURp","date_published":"Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:08:00 EDT","byline":"","tags":["Chronicle","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Ithaca","Research 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join Cornell Tech during the coming year, bringing expertise in AI, machine learning, programming languages, and operations research.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-08\/new_faculty_announcement.png?h=b42a2ae7\u0026itok=rRUBtGiA","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-08\/new_faculty_announcement.png?itok=neCb6Xjh","date_published":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:08:18 EDT","byline":"Grace Stanley","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Around Cornell","Cornell Ann S. 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Ashley \u201962, MBA \u201964"},{"id":"333388","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/cornell-tech-appoints-new-associate-deans-research-and-education","title":"Cornell Tech appoints new Associate Deans for research and education","content_text":"Cornell Tech has appointed two longtime faculty leaders to new academic leadership roles.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2026-07\/new_faculty_july_2026_web.jpg?h=93655462\u0026itok=JJ87so3A","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2026-07\/new_faculty_july_2026_web.jpg?itok=or3GgAQk","date_published":"Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:07:46 EDT","byline":"Grace Stanley","tags":["Around Cornell","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Health, Nutrition \u0026 Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","New York City","Around Cornell","Cornell Tech","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","Weill Cornell Medicine-NY","New York City","New York City"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2026-07\/new_faculty_july_2026_web.jpg?h=93655462\u0026itok=x3jhPVJd"},{"id":"333379","url":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/stories\/2026\/07\/thirteen-early-career-professors-win-nsf-development-awards","title":"Thirteen early-career professors win NSF development awards ","content_text":"Researchers studying ribosomes, AI and quantum computing are among 13 early-career professors from Cornell who\u2019ve recently been awarded National Science Foundation\u0026nbsp;Faculty Early Career Development Awards.","image":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_lg\/public\/2019-03\/0305_nsf_tnd.jpg?itok=6Btim_4s","image_1x1":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/thumbnail_360x360_legacy\/public\/2019-03\/0305_nsf_tnd.jpg?itok=h1PlwFIq","date_published":"Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:07:30 EDT","byline":"Tom Fleischman, Cornell Chronicle","tags":["Chronicle","Artificial Intelligence","Computing \u0026 Information Sciences","Life Sciences \u0026 Veterinary Medicine","Physical Sciences \u0026 Engineering","News \u0026 Events","College of Agriculture and Life Sciences","College of Architecture, Art and Planning","Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science","Cornell Duffield College of Engineering","School of Industrial and Labor Relations","Ithaca","Research Impact"],"image_featured":"https:\/\/news.cornell.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/story_thumbnail_home\/public\/2019-03\/0305_nsf_tnd.jpg?itok=qNfgvhKn","image_alt":"NSF logo"},{"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."}]