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  1. 1.Now at Cornell, legendary designer’s collection inspires the next generationtjf85 · For the first time in over a decade, garments from Ralph Rucci’s haute couture and made-to-order collections have been brought together under one roof as part of the Cornell Fashion + Textile Collecti
  2. 2.Chemistry professor honored for work on biodegradable polymersspg65 · 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 mater
  3. 3.Good vibes: Phones promote shared space, not silos, in Arts Quad installationjad534 · “Vibe Coating” integrates green-screen technology and AI to visualize participants' prompts as an immersive, continuously changing environment.
  4. 4.Cornell Unplugged encourages mindful tech use, social connectionhmh97 · 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.
  5. 5.Cornellians to address AI, NY energy future at Climate Week NYCtjf85 · Cornell and global leaders will come together at Climate Week NYC Sept. 20-27 to discuss some of the world’s most pressing sustainability challenges, including harnessing AI’s power while mitigating i
  6. 6.Podcast celebrates Cornell earning #4 ranking in entrepreneurshipkah53 · This month's Startup Cornell podcast featured a conversation between two campus leaders of Cornell's entrepreneurship ecosystem.
  7. 7.Midterm forecast strongly favors Democrats to win House majorityjad534 · The forecast model developed by Peter Enns and graduate students is highly accurate historically, correctly predicting winners of the previous 14 congressional elections.
  8. 8.‘Rivers of Ice’ exhibit offers lens on glaciers’ retreatspg65 · The exhibition featuring books, maps and other visual materials related to the study of glaciers and the Earth’s shifting climate opens Sept. 17 at the Hirshland Exhibition Gallery of Carl A. Kroch Li
  9. 9.Cornell science educator David Kornreich, Ph.D. ’01, dies at 52tjf85 · David Kornreich, Ph.D. ’01, 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.
  10. 10.Edouard Kopp named director of the Johnson Museumhmh97 · 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.
  11. 11.Lab of Ornithology to host annual Migration Celebrationklb274 · 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.
  12. 12.Health systems joining efforts to reduce homelessnessjad534 · Most of the nation’s largest health systems are investing in homeless mitigation programs, including building housing.
  13. 13.Conference to reimagine ocean futures to be held Sept. 10–12jac766 · From Sept. 10–12, future-oriented scholars from around the United States will convene at the Just Ocean and Coastal Futures Conference at Cornell University to imagine, design, and support reparative
  14. 14.The Secret Lives of Migrating Birds (and Why They're Kind of Amazing)klb274 · Dr. Sara Morris, the John M. Kingsbury Executive Director of the Shoals Marine Lab, will speak about the wonders of bird migration and what she’s learned from 36 years of studying birds on Appledore I
  15. 15.NASA telescope gives hidden exoplanets chance to shinejad534 · 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.
  16. 16.Campaign closes with record support for students and researchspg65 · Cornell’s To Do the Greatest Good campaign surpassed its goal of raising more than $5 billion and engaging more than 200,000 alumni – achievements that will enhance opportunities for students and acce
  17. 17.Cornell men’s soccer hunting for silverware under Smithspg65 · While Cornell has won at least 10 games in six of the last seven seasons, the lack of silverware is a driving force for the Big Red entering the 2026 season.
  18. 18.Second annual “Freedom Party” to celebrate joy, freedom, and learningjac766 · The Freedom Party, a block-party style festival that emphasizes community connection, storytelling, and creative and academic freedoms, returns on Saturday, Sept. 19 from 1–4 p.m. at Greater Ithaca Ac
  19. 19.Locksley Edmondson, scholar of the African diaspora, dies at 92spg65 · Edmondson joined the Africana Studies and Research Center faculty as an assistant professor in 1983, becoming a full professor in 1987 and retiring in 2017.
  20. 20.Cornell Cinema unveils Fall 2026 season featuring high school hijinks, film noirkah53 · The cinema's fall 2026 season bridges Hollywood spectacle, restored classics, animation and documentary filmmaking.
  21. 21.Professor, students produce films for Obama Presidential Centertjf85 · 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
  22. 22.Gabriella Carini named CHESS director as facility readies for the futurespg65 · Carini, associate laboratory director for discovery technologies at Brookhaven National Laboratory, will take over from Joel Brock, who has been the director since 2013.
  23. 23.Loeffelholz to step down as dean of School of Continuing Educationtjf85 · Mary Loeffelholz, dean of the School of Continuing Education who led the school’s expansion post-pandemic and the planning of Cornell’s first part-time online bachelor’s degree program, will step down
  24. 24.New students encouraged to embrace communitydn234 · Nearly 4,300 first-year and transfer students and their families gathered Aug. 18 at Schoellkopf Field for New Student Convocation.
  25. 25.Cornell Tech’s new faculty are changing how AI learns, reasons, solves problemsgs775 · Six new faculty members will join Cornell Tech during the coming year, bringing expertise in AI, machine learning, programming languages, and operations research.
  26. 26.Many paths, one destination: Cornell welcomes new studentshmh97 · The 3,681 first-year students and 603 transfers who begin moving to campus Aug. 17, hail from 49 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and American Samoa, and 62 countries.
  27. 27.Ari Juels receives USENIX Security Test of Time Awardgs775 · A decade later, his paper is widely recognized as foundational to the field of AI security.
  28. 28.Cornell expands AI Critical Literacy Program for incoming studentstjf85 · After a successful pilot launch in the spring, Cornell’s AI Critical Literacy Program will be offered in the fall to all incoming students as well as other interested students, faculty members and sta
  29. 29.New program turns minor cheating violations into a learning opportunityhmh97 · An initiative to handle minor academic integrity violations in classes is rolling out to the entire university in the fall semester after a successful two-and-a-half-year pilot.
  30. 30.New fellowships link research, communities, youth purposespg65 · The Purpose Science and Innovation Exchange has received a three-year, $3.5 million grant from the Bezos Family Foundation to launch two new fellowships aimed to help youth develop a sense of purpose.
  31. 31.Tree-focused tech aims to bring more shade to vulnerable New Yorkersjad534 · Announced Aug. 5 at Cornell Tech, a research partnership will help neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx identify where new trees are needed most to improve public health.
  32. 32.Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, trustee emeritus and CALS benefactor, dies at 86hmh97 · Trustee emeritus and philanthropist Stephen Ashley ’62, MBA ’64, whose service and advocacy for Cornell spanned more than five decades, died July 29 in Richmond, New York.
  33. 33.Cornell Tech appoints new Associate Deans for research and educationgs775 · Cornell Tech has appointed two longtime faculty leaders to new academic leadership roles.
  34. 34.Thirteen early-career professors win NSF development awardstjf85 · Researchers studying ribosomes, AI and quantum computing are among 13 early-career professors from Cornell who’ve recently been awarded National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awa
  35. 35.Bob McKersie, former ILR dean, dies at 96spg65 · 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.
  36. 36.Martie Young, ‘great hero’ of Johnson Museum of Art, dies at 96spg65 · Martie Wing Young, professor of the history of art, emeritus, died on July 12 in Prescott, Arizona.
  37. 37.Historic gift to ILR will endow engaged-learning initiativespg65 · Edwin “Ed” Baum ’81 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.
  38. 38.DOE Genesis Mission awards will advance AI-driven sciencespg65 · Two Cornell-led research teams have been selected to receive nearly $1.2 million through Phase I of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission.
  39. 39.Will Julia Felix survive? Classics prof is on the case in Pompeii TV seriesspg65 · 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.
  40. 40.‘Chillin’ on the Quad’ invites Cornellians to come togetherspg65 · Cornell’s third annual “Chillin’ on the Quad” returns July 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the Ag Quad, inviting staff, faculty, students and retirees to come together.
  41. 41.Brian White appointed university general counselksr32 · The Executive Committee of the Cornell Board of Trustees approved his appointment on June 15. White will start as Cornell’s top legal officer on Aug. 20.
  42. 42.Learning labs cultivate knowledge – and produce – for studentsspg65 · The labs produce lettuce, cilantro, bok choy and watercress – and cultivate knowledge among high school students growing the food.
  43. 43.How a Cornell startup scaled to $1.3 billion in battery techspg65 · 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’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
  44. 44.The rich get richer – not just materially, but sociallyjad534 · Social connection is as disparate and unequal as income in the U.S. – and the two reinforce each other, Cornell sociologists argue in a new book.
  45. 45.CTI announces 2026 winners of Ye Awards for graduate achievements in teachingcak277 · This year's 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 T
  46. 46.Employees beat the heat at appreciation luncheonspg65 · 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.
  47. 47.Academic ‘boot camp’ helps veterans build college confidencejad534 · Eighteen active-duty and veteran service members visited Cornell with the nonprofit Warrior-Scholar Project, which helps military personnel pursue higher education.
  48. 48.Digital research repository arXiv to start new chapter as nonprofittjf85 · 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 f
  49. 49.Library exhibit reveals glimpses of George Washington’s lifespg65 · 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’s first president.
  50. 50.Student-built bridges connect communities thanks to engineering coursespg65 · 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.