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$1.5 Million Grant Supports 10 Two-Year Natural Sciences Postdoctoral Appointments

By Zeinab Faraj · Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded Cornell with 10 two-year postdoctoral appointments under a $1.5 million grant that will impact four colleges, according to the Cornell Chronicle.

U.N. Special Rapporteurs Raise Concern Over Alleged Human Rights Violations at Cornell, Four Other Universities

By Benjamin Leynse · Friday, Jan. 16, 2026

Cayuga Medical Center Nurses Approve Union Representation in Landslide Vote

By Zeinab Faraj · Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

IN DATA | ‘Graduate Students Are The Blood of The University’: Decline in Graduate Student Enrollment Raises Concerns From CGSU, GPSA

By Zeinab Faraj · Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026

Digital Agriculture at Cornell a Possible Component of $30 Million in Settlement Funding

By Angelina Tang · Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Part of Cornell’s settlement with the federal government is a $30 million investment into agricultural research, which may include digital agriculture, a field that incorporates technology and data into increasing farming efficiency.

IN DATA | Cornell’s Medical School Applications Dip Amid National Decline, But Lead Ivy League

By Zeinab Faraj · Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Following the national decline, Cornell has seen less students apply to U.S. M.D. programs, according to data released by the AAMC.

Business Owner Barry Wolfert ’88 Launches Campaign to Flip Deep-Red Georgia House District

By Atticus Johnson · Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Barry Wolfert ’88 is running for election to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia's 11th Congressional District with a campaign focused on affordability.

‘Embodied The Very Best of Our Cornell Community’: Communication Professor Dawn Schrader Dies

By Zeinab Faraj · Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026

Prof. Dawn Schrader, communication, died on Tuesday according to a Friday afternoon email sent to the communication community. Schrader was described as a “beloved faculty member” at Cornell.

Simplifying Club Deliberations: Paul Passarelli ’27 Creates Delibity Platform to ‘Streamline’ Recruitment

By Zeinab Faraj · Monday, Jan. 12, 2026

Paul Passarelli ’27 created a platform called Delibity, which is designed to help student organizations streamline their recruitment processes.

IN DATA | Panhel Members Outperform Cornell Average GPA Among Other Greek Life Groups

By Zeinab Faraj · Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026

Data released for Spring 2025 by Cornell University Sorority and Fraternity Life revealed that sororities recognized by the Panhellenic Council had higher GPAs when compared to the Cornel undergraduate average.

Former Cornell Arts and Sciences Dean, Professor Appointed as Caltech’s Tenth President

By Zeinab Faraj · Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026

Former Cornell Arts and Sciences Dean and Professor, Ray Jayawardhana, has been named Caltech’s tenth president.

93-Year-Old Paleontological Research Institution Faces Potential Closure Amid Financial Crisis

By Susan Su · Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025

The Paleontological Research Institution may face closure by the end of the year if it cannot pay off a $3 million mortgage, according to PRI Director Prof. Emeritus Warren Allmon, earth and atmospheric sciences.

Student Referendum to Overhaul University Disciplinary Process Passes Despite Issues at the Ballot Box

By Benjamin Leynse · Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025

Nearly 3,000 undergraduates voted to support a University referendum to change the University’s disciplinary process amid challenges of some students receiving their ballots in a spam folder.

Cornell Announces New CALS School With Historic $55 Million Endowment

By Varsha Bhargava · Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is set to create a new school, the Ashley School of Global Development and the Environment, following a historic $55 million endowment gifted from Stephen B. Ashley ’62, MBA ’64.

Respondents’ Code Counselors Cite Concerns About Temporary Suspensions, Recommend Changes to Student Code of Conduct Procedures

By Christina MacCorkle · Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

The Sun spoke to current and former Respondents’ Code Counselors about their experiences supporting students who were temporarily suspended ahead of Friday’s Student Code of Conduct referendum.

Wendy Wolford Discusses Developments in Student, Faculty Visas, Cornell’s Relations With Foreign Nations

By Coral Platt , Caroline McHugh and Benjamin Leynse · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

The Sun sat down with Wendy Wolford, vice provost of international affairs, to discuss recent developments regarding requirements for, definitions of and access to student and faculty visas and the University’s relations with foreign nations.

Petition Calls on University to Protect Student Dining Workers Amid Austerity Measures

By Caroline McHugh · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

A petition on behalf of student dining workers at Cornell was launched on Nov. 3, demanding that the University halt austerity measures that the petition says have affected student dining jobs.

Student Assembly Passes Resolutions to Divest From Fossil Fuels, Condemn Cornell Settlement, Raise Student Activity Fee

By Khady Fall and Rajorshi Chatterjee · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

The Student Assembly passed three resolutions, which called on the University to divest from fossil fuel companies, condemned Cornell’s Nov. 7 settlement with the Trump administration and recommended an increase in the Student Activity Fee at its Thursday meeting.

‘A Rare Blend of Curiosity and Enthusiasm’: Remembering Thaddeus Lucentini ’29

By Jane Haviland · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Thaddeus Lucentini ’29 is remembered by family and friends as a bright, hard working and loving young man.

‘Extortion Dressed Up In The Language of Contracts’: Cornell Professors Weigh In On Settlement

By Yuhan Huang · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Following the University’s Nov. 7 settlement with the Trump administration, The Sun spoke to three Cornell professors to learn more about the language of the settlement and what it means for the future of Cornell.