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Freshman’s company uses big data to improve cancer diagnoses

Abu Qader has been noticed by both Google and TedX Teen and honored for his work combining computer science and health care.

NeuroNex - A Radical Collaboration

The National Science Foundation awarded Cornell $9 million over five years to establish a neurotechnology hub, dedicated to developing new technologies for imagine the brain, then disseminating them to the wider neuroscience community.

Congress keeps quiet on U.S. drone policy - and that's a big problem

Sarah Kreps, associate professor of government, writes in this Washington Post op-ed that U.S. drone strikes raise legal questions about international and domestic law, and suggests without Congressional intervention, the “drone war on terrorism may become a war without end”.

History professor wins national book award

Russell Rickford, associate professor of history, was awarded the 2016 Hooks National Book award for his book “We Are an African People: Independent Education, Black Power, and the Radical Imagination.”

Students work around the clock at Festival 24

More than 45 students came together to produce four plays and a dance in 24 hours during the Festival 24 event.

Cinema offers silent film with gender-bending Hamlet, live music

Cornell Cinema is screening the 1921 German silent film Hamlet Sept. 14 in Sage Chapel.

A message from Dean Gretchen Ritter regarding DACA

Dear Arts & Sciences students, faculty and staff,

Pollack urges Trump to support DACA program

Cornell University President Martha E. Pollack sent the following letter to President Donald Trump Aug. 31 to express her “deepest concerns” about Trump’s plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

Pollack champions ‘educational verve,’ humane and rational values

Martha E. Pollack plumbed the depths of Cornell history and spoke to current times in her inaugural address Aug. 25, following her installation as the university’s 14th president.Quoting a speech written during the dark days of World War II by Cornell historian Carl Becker, Pollack said there is just as much need today for universities to “maintain and promote the humane and rational values” that preserve democratic society.

Symposium addresses role of truth in universities, society

“How do we reconcile stable truth with multiple understandings of truth?” Bruce Lewenstein, professor of science communication, posed that question during an academic symposium, “Universities and the Search for Truth,” held Aug. 24 in Bailey Hall. The event was part of the celebration of Martha E. Pollack’s inauguration as Cornell’s 14th president.

How best to say, ‘Keep out!’ 10,000 years into the future

Debates about nuclear energy rarely address an issue critical for future generations: how to warn them away from buried nuclear waste.

3D capabilities highlight Cornell Cinema’s diverse fall schedule

The fall schedule includes a 3D movie extravaganza, four documentary premieres and a pioneering non-verbal film.

New engaged learning curriculum offers gateway to the world

Anthropology’s new Global Gateways course sequence helps students take advantage of off-campus opportunities, from engaged learning programs to study abroad.

Pulitzer Prize-winning alum pens book about adventures in love and work

Jeffrey Gettleman said Cornell allowed him to explore his "million interests."

Conference to explore new Southeast Asian language pedagogies