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Two people in suits standing in front of the recognizable white dome of the US Capitol Building — Provided Christian Gant-Madison '25, right, interned with Congressman Gabe Evans (CO-08), left, last summer.

AI literacy

Helping urban youth use AI to navigate the future

2/16/2026 Cornell Chronicle

Christian Gant-Madison's '25 platform will use AI to connect youth to jobs, skill development opportunities, civic education information and social resources.

How WWII changed ideas of racial purity in Japan

2/16/2026 A&S Communications

The new book explores what happened to “mixed blood” children born to Japanese women and foreign soldiers.

Three people holding up medals they've just won — Tim Hipps/U.S. Army IMCOM Public Affairs, Creative Commons license 2.0 Paul Chelimo, USA (left) and Mo Farah, Great Britain, medalists in the men's 5,000 meter run, Rio Olympic Games

Olympic Games

Psychology expert on losing a gold medal

2/12/2026 A&S Communications

Bronze medalists often appear happier than their competitors who win silver, says Cornell psychology researcher Thomas Gilovich.

David Huffman

Ashley Family Professor in Behavioral Economics
Economics

Astronomer Anna Ho named Cottrell Scholar 

2/12/2026 A&S Communications

Ho is one of 24 early career scholars to receive $120,000 for proposals incorporating research and science education.

High rise apartment building fronting a city street with a trolley — Joel Fulgencio/Unsplash North Point, Hong Kong

International studies

China’s pushback on UK shows pivoting from Washington isn’t so easy

2/11/2026 A&S Communications

China's criticism of the United Kingdom’s move to expand its British National (Overseas) visa pathway for Hong Kong residents illustrates how governments courting Beijing, amid frustration with Washington’s volatility, can find engagement with China difficult to manage.

Illustration parody of an ape evolving into a human–holding a bouquet of flowers — Illustration by Ashley Osburn/Cornell University

Alumni

Online dating seem awful? The reason may lie in evolution

2/10/2026 Cornellians

In a new book –released in time for Valentine’s Day – a psychologist alum offers hopeful insights for those looking for love

people standing around a portrait — Jakub Koguciuk/Provided Andrew C. Weislogel, the interim chief curator at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, shows students a piece depicting staffage in an early scene of New York Harbor.

Innovative courses

Museum installation focuses on small figures in large landscapes

2/10/2026 A&S Communications

A new student-led installation at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art explores the role of “staffage" figures.

Person talking with lab equipment in the background — Provided Jeremy Baskin

Chemistry and Chemical Biology

Newly identified protein interaction helps keep cells’ recycling system in balance

2/10/2026 Cornell Chronicle

Cornell researchers have discovered a new way cells regulate how they respond to stress.

Psychology

Cornell researchers win prize for insight into conspiracy belief

2/10/2026 A&S Communications

Gordon Pennycook and David Rand won the 2026 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dallas Morse Coors Concert Series

Pianist, composer Tigran Hamasyan plays Dallas Morse Concert Series

2/9/2026 A&S Communications

Released on Feb. 6 via Naïve Records, Hamasyan's album "Manifeste" marks a new chapter for one of the most visionary artists working at the intersection of jazz, progressive rock, and global music.