#cornella

[ follow ]
#entrepreneurship
NYC startup
fromCornell Chronicle
1 day ago

Celebration Ezra event honors entrepreneurs from across fields | Cornell Chronicle

Celebration Ezra event showcased diverse entrepreneurial ventures and honored notable achievements in innovation and business at Cornell University.
NYC startup
fromCornell Chronicle
1 day ago

Celebration Ezra event honors entrepreneurs from across fields | Cornell Chronicle

Celebration Ezra event showcased diverse entrepreneurial ventures and honored notable achievements in innovation and business at Cornell University.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 day ago

'This is not about Harvard. It is about higher education.' - Harvard Gazette

The partnership between U.S. universities and government is threatened, risking a brain drain similar to post-war Europe.
Philosophy
fromHarvard Gazette
2 days ago

What makes a good student - Harvard Gazette

Curiosity, rigorous thinking, integrity, and knowing when enough is enough are key qualities of successful students.
Education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 days ago

Creative Teaching Awards celebrate experiential learning, community connections | Cornell Chronicle

Creative Teaching Awards recognize innovative teaching strategies through local, hands-on learning experiences beyond traditional classroom settings.
Psychology
fromCornell Chronicle
2 days ago

Why do people oppose violence and support war? How moral views evolve | Cornell Chronicle

Moral views are influenced by fixed beliefs and fickle perceptions, leading to disagreements and changes over time.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

A disturbing lack of integrity': Columbia students file complaint against energy thinktank taking big oil money

Columbia's Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) describes itself as an independent organization producing research on energy policy. But that representation is misleading, alleges the complaint to the New York City consumer protection bureau.
Non-profit organizations
fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

Qualcomm acquires Cornell AI software startup | Cornell Chronicle

"They say 99% of companies fail, so to be that 1% of successful exits is super exciting," Weatherspoon said.
European startups
Higher education
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

Anthropic Cofounder Majored in English Lit in College. Here's Why He Says His Degree 'Turned Out to Be Extremely Relevant.'

Jack Clark emphasizes the value of liberal arts education for AI, highlighting the importance of analytical thinking and interdisciplinary synthesis.
Roam Research
fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

Earthquake science unites threatened scholar with Cornell researchers | Cornell Chronicle

Machine learning is being used to analyze 15-year-old earthquake data, aiding a scholar affected by conflict in Cameroon.
Science
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

The questions that keep scientists up at night - Harvard Gazette

Major unanswered questions in various scientific fields continue to challenge researchers, highlighting the limits of current knowledge and the potential impact of future discoveries.
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Just one Mass. college ranks among the nation's best graduate schools, per U.S. News

MIT ranked No. 1 for best graduate engineering program in the 2026 rankings, leading the country and excelling in six engineering specialties, including computer and electrical engineering.
Boston
fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

Book talk, film screening, keynote to highlight Union Days | Cornell Chronicle

The book talk will look back on the career and family history of Bill Gould, an influential professor of law at Stanford, who was a key figure in ending the 1994-95 Major League Baseball strike.
Social justice
Venture
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 week ago

I moved across the world to get into the Ivy League. Then I quit Brown after a year to launch a VC firm at 21.

Smaiyl Makyshov founded Multifaceted Capital to focus on community-driven venture capital, particularly within the US boarding school system.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

Writing us back from the brink - Harvard Gazette

"We're talking about political leaders who were moved by an enormous sense of responsibility and fear for the world."
Russo-Ukrainian War
fromCornell Chronicle
2 weeks ago

Student-veterans create resource fair for local parents | Cornell Chronicle

"When we started to look for resources for our family, they weren't there, they were extremely hard to find or too expensive," Morris said.
Fundraising
fromwww.businessinsider.com
2 days ago

An Anthropic cofounder's advice on what to study in college

"What turned out to be useful is that I got to learn a lot about history and a lot about the kind of stories that we tell ourselves about the future. That's turned out to be like, extremely relevant for AI in a way that I think people wouldn't have predicted."
Higher education
Education
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

A Cornell Instructor Is Using a Creative Old School Method to Combat AI Cheating in Class

Students experience writing without digital tools using typewriters to enhance intentionality in their writing process.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

'Best college tradition anywhere'- Harvard Gazette

"This is a wonderful day for the students to show their spirit and kind of shed the super-academic, super-intense [persona] and just really be fun College students enjoying a little healthy competition."
NYC LGBT
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks ago

Memory becomes muse in annual runway show | Cornell Chronicle

"Nostalgia is my favorite feeling," said Madison Feely '26, who referenced childhood classics including "Where the Wild Things Are" and "Little Women" in her collection, "Homebody." She emphasized that her designs celebrate a well-lived childhood, honoring the authors and illustrators who allow her to relive it each time she opens their books.
Fashion & style
NYC startup
fromAol
2 weeks ago

How NYU's Quantum Institute Bridges Science and Application

NYU Quantum Institute aims to integrate diverse scientific disciplines to advance quantum technology within a hyper-connected urban ecosystem.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
6 days ago

Cornell Federalist Society Invites 'White Supremacy' Speaker Because That's What Federalist Society Chapters Do - Above the Law

University of Pennsylvania sanctioned Professor Amy Wax for promoting white supremacy but allowed her to keep her job and tenure.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
4 weeks ago

Ultra-cool step toward transformative technologies - Harvard Gazette

Harvard physicists enhanced a pressure measurement device with quantum sensors to study superconductors, revealing new insights into why promising superconductor materials produce inconsistent results.
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Veterinary College hosts annual open house April 11 | Cornell Chronicle

Our Open House is a highlight of the year because it allows us to share the extraordinary work happening across our college. It's a chance for the community to step into our facilities, engage directly with our community and discover the many ways veterinary medicine impacts animals, people and the environment.
Pets
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

2029 reaccreditation process begins with self-study | Cornell Chronicle

The university's reaccreditation process has begun, involving a steering committee and community input to assess compliance with seven accreditation standards.
Mental health
fromHarvard Gazette
4 weeks ago

The things we carry - Harvard Gazette

Childhood adverse experiences cause long-term health damage through cellular-level biological changes that increase risks for cardiovascular disease, mental health problems, and other conditions decades later.
NYC startup
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks ago

Grow-NY competition invites applications from food and ag startups | Cornell Chronicle

Grow-NY competition supports innovative food and ag tech startups in upstate New York with $3 million in prize funding to stimulate the regional economy.
Fashion & style
fromCornell Chronicle
4 weeks ago

Materials, machines, mentorship shape student spring runway show | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell Fashion Collective's 42nd annual spring show features 180 student models wearing designs by fashion majors and students across the university, ranging from geometric to ethereal styles with environmental and thematic commentary.
OMG science
fromCornell Chronicle
4 weeks ago

Ecologist, biogeochemist Emily Bernhardt to lead Cornell Atkinson | Cornell Chronicle

Emily Bernhardt, a freshwater ecologist and biogeochemist, becomes the third director of Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability, leading nearly 800 faculty fellows and 140 active grants focused on ecosystem protection and restoration.
Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

What an Ivy League Education Really Gets You

Graduates from elite universities dominate key sectors of the economy and culture despite being a small percentage of the population.
Fundraising
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Record number of Giving Day 'champions' fuel fundraising success | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell University's 12th annual Giving Day raised $11.3 million from 17,011 donors across 50 states and 63 countries, breaking multiple fundraising records in 24 hours.
US politics
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

NY Times writer and Klarman '79: Civil debate can change minds | Cornell Chronicle

Free press and respectful disagreement are essential to democracy, but both face threats from technological disruption, political hostility, and internal media partisanship.
#cornell-university
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks ago

Board of Trustees approves 2026-27 budget parameters | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's 2026-27 budget includes tuition increases for non-aided students, while most aided students will see no cost increase due to financial aid.
#climate-education
Education
fromState of the Planet
1 month ago

Bringing Climate Research to New York City's Classrooms

Over 500 NYC educators gathered at Columbia University's Teachers College for the third annual NYC Mid-Winter Climate Institute to integrate climate education into K-12 classrooms and address gaps in climate curriculum implementation.
Higher education
fromState of the Planet
1 month ago

Meet the Inaugural Dean's Graduate Scholars at Columbia Climate School

Columbia Climate School's 2025 M.S. in Climate cohort comprises 58 students from 17 countries with diverse academic backgrounds, supported by inaugural Dean's Graduate Scholarships recognizing excellence and advancing climate leadership.
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

NYCST grants boost New York state space tech industry | Cornell Chronicle

As global competition in space accelerates, New York is mobilizing its premier research institutions through NYCST to address workforce shortages, close capability gaps and mature the critical technologies our nation needs. For decades, our state has been a home to innovative aerospace companies. Through NYCST, we are now aligning that heritage with our top-tier research institutions to ensure that industry can develop and scale up breakthrough technologies right here in New York.
Science
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Five A.D. White Professors-at-Large on campus this spring | Cornell Chronicle

Named for Cornell's first president, the program sponsors scholars and public intellectuals in the life sciences, physical sciences, humanities, social sciences and the arts. Other scheduled A.D. White PAL visits this semester: Keri Putnam (arts): Cornell Tech, March 13-15; Ithaca campus, March 16-20; May Berenbaum, Ph.D. '80 (life sciences): March 16-18; Louis Massiah '77 (arts): April 6-10; and Jordan Ellenberg (physical sciences): April 13-17.
Agriculture
US news
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Three Distinguished Visiting Journalists head to campus | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences will host three distinguished journalists this semester — Bret Stephens, Zolan Kanno-Youngs, and Keri Blakinger — for public events.
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

$25M endowment to advance experiential learning in Duffield Engineering | Cornell Chronicle

The creation of an endowment that provides stable, robust levels of support for experiential learning in all of its forms has been a high priority for our college for many years. This endowment recognizes just how central experiential learning is to a Duffield Engineering education. It also signals our intention to continually invest in developing new frameworks that facilitate learning for future students.
Education
Real estate
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Third Cornell alum to lead Toll Brothers to speak on campus | Cornell Chronicle

Karl Mistry, Cornell alumnus and incoming Toll Brothers CEO, will address housing challenges, underwriting, financing, land acquisition, and industry trends.
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago

Uncommon New York City Students Receive Full Rides to Top Colleges * Brooklyn Paper

Five Uncommon Schools Brooklyn seniors won 2025 QuestBridge National College Match full four-year scholarships covering tuition, housing, travel, and books to top colleges.
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

New ranking: Where OpenAI employees went to college

While not a full picture of OpenAI's workforce, the snapshot underscores how heavily frontier AI labs continue to draw from a small cluster of top research universities - and how concentrated elite AI talent remains.
Artificial intelligence
Chicago Cubs
fromBleacher Nation
2 months ago

Columbia vs. Cornell: Free Live Stream, TV Channel, How to Watch - Bleacher Nation

Columbia hosts Cornell on Feb. 7, 2026 at Francis S. Levien Gymnasium with tipoff at 2 p.m. ET; the game streams on ESPN+.
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
4 weeks ago

I'm a Student at Yale. My Classmates Are Doing Exactly What Charlie Kirk Wanted Them To.

Ivy League students are pursuing marriage with competitive intensity similar to other status symbols, contradicting stereotypes of high achievers being romantically stunted.
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Awards and honors: Newcomb prize, arts fellows and more | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell psychology researchers Gordon Pennycook and have won the 2026 Newcomb Cleveland Prize from the American Association for the Advancement of Science for their 2024 article about using AI to combat conspiracy theories. The association's oldest award, the prize is given to the authors of an outstanding research article published in the journal Science. " Durably Reducing Conspiracy Beliefs Through Dialogues With AI ," first published Sept. 13, 2024 in , showed that conversations with large language models can effectively reduce individuals' belief in conspiracy theories - and that these reductions last for at least two months.
Science
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Duffield Engineering showcases XRP robot at Governors Cup | Cornell Chronicle

The XRP is already used in 180 countries, as well as six graduate courses here at Cornell. And the governors of New Hampshire, Minnesota and Ohio have pledged and are already working toward putting at least one in every high school.
Education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Joe Halpern, 'towering' computer scientist and mentor, dies at 72 | Cornell Chronicle

Halpern co-authored three books and contributed to more than 300 research papers over the course of his 45-year career. "He was a towering figure in theoretical computer science and a beloved faculty member," said Lorenzo Alvisi, the Tisch University Professor in Computer Science and chair of the Department of Computer Science in the Cornell Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science. "Joe was as close to the ideal of a Renaissance man as I have met."
Artificial intelligence
#philanthropy
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Talk to explore the future of higher education | Cornell Chronicle

American higher education faces critical challenges including student debt, admissions opacity, campus polarization, declining trust, and AI disruption, requiring institutional reimagining.
Science
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Three early-career professors win NSF development awards | Cornell Chronicle

NSF CAREER awards fund Cornell early-career faculty to study microplastics’ environmental transport and toxic interactions and to develop human-like robot learning, with required education components.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Harvard's President Undercuts Academic Freedom and Learning

As reported by the Harvard Crimson student newspaper, reflecting on the present challenges to institutions around accusations of intolerance and hostility to free debate, Garber came down firmly on the side of not debating (bold is mine): "I'm pleased to say that I think there is real movement to restore balance in teaching and to bring back the idea that you need to be objective in the classroom."
Education
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Hillel breaks ground on new building to support Jewish life at Cornell | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell University broke ground on Harkavy Hall, a new facility for the Grinspoon Hillel Center for Jewish Community, expected to open in fall 2027.
Higher education
fromFingerlakes1.com
1 month ago

Report ranks some NY colleges as 'most hostile' to free speech | Fingerlakes1.com

A CAIR report identifies Columbia University and CUNY as the most restrictive campuses for pro-Palestinian speech, with 51 universities evaluated for suppressing Gaza-related discourse and pro-Palestine protests.
#higher-education
Higher education
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Unmaking of the American University

Research universities face existential threats as the Trump Administration weaponizes federal funding cuts and compliance demands, forcing institutions to choose between their missions and government favor.
Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

So much for the death of the elite degree

Elite college graduates have regained hiring advantage as employers become more selective during economic slowdown, with top-tier universities increasingly prioritized in recruitment.
Higher education
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This Is the Most Beautiful College Campus in America

Sewanee: The University of the South ranks as the most beautiful U.S. college campus, with 70% of Tripadvisor reviews using the word 'beautiful,' followed by Indiana University Bloomington and University of Colorado Boulder.
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Ivy basketball tourneys bring 'madness' to Ithaca | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell is thrilled to welcome all of these incredible student-athletes to Ithaca. The NCAA basketball tournaments are cultural institutions and lots of fun. I'm excited and proud, both as a fan and as the university's president, to host our terrific Ivy athletes, coaches and fans.
Higher education
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Wonder served Harvard president well - Harvard Gazette

Alan Garber's curiosity and mentorship shaped his path from economics and medicine to becoming Harvard's 31st president, driven by deep gratitude to the institution.
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Experts to examine the use of generative AI in science | Cornell Chronicle

Generative AI is now incorporated into the workflow for many scholars across many disciplines, but the broader scientific community would benefit from taking stock of how this technology could truly benefit our work and how it might distract. We hope the symposium can provide clarity.
Higher education
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Five from Cornell named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows | Cornell Chronicle

Five Cornell faculty are among 126 recipients of 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships recognizing promising early-career researchers across North America.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Weiss and Provost awards honor outstanding faculty | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell awards recognize faculty excellence and sustained commitment to undergraduate and graduate teaching, mentoring, and academic advising through the Stephen H. Weiss and Provost awards.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Faculty event to highlight how teaching about climate change can move beyond discourse and despair | Cornell Chronicle

A Jan. 28 Cornell event brings art, sustainability, reflection, and teaching practice together to help faculty engage climate change across humanities and community.
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Cornell to launch its first part-time, online bachelor's degree | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell was founded to be an institution for 'any person,' and accessibility is a central commitment that is key to our mission. The online Bachelor of Professional Studies program will expand access to a Cornell education in entirely new ways, bringing a Cornell undergraduate degree within reach for working adults in many different life circumstances.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Rebecca Hann named VP for budget and planning | Cornell Chronicle

Rebecca brings strong experience and skills to this critical role, both from her work at the ILR School and her leadership as interim vice president,
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

NYU and SUNY Debut Higher Ed Design Lab

"We're bringing together two really significant and very diverse institutions, and it's a big-scale operation, so we'll be able to look at a lot of things across a lot of different environments," said Mindy Tarlow, senior fellow and professor at NYU's Marron Institute of Urban Management, where the lab will initially be housed.
Higher education
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Cornell opens state's first indoor adaptive challenge course | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's Noyes Recreation Center opens an indoor adaptive challenge course with wheelchair-accessible equipment and team elements, funded by the Noyes endowment and a state grant.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Faculty event: How teaching about climate change can move beyond discourse and despair | Cornell Chronicle

Faculty-led panel, workshop and museum tour will model integrating art, humanities, and community-focused approaches into climate-change teaching at Cornell on Jan. 28.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Research Matters' video podcast debuts, translating ideas into impact | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's Research Matters podcast translates campus research into accessible conversations showing real-world impacts across public safety, health, food systems, climate, and technology.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months ago

Task force recommends restraint in use of institutional voice | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell will reserve official university statements for issues directly tied to its mission, values, functions, or the broader mission of higher education, exercising institutional restraint.
[ Load more ]