After a turbulent year of funding struggles, the Paleontological Research Institution reached its 2025 funding goal last month thanks to widespread support from the Ithaca community, Cornell faculty and students, as well as paleontologists across the country.
Cornell’s Ithaca and AgriTech campuses will reopen at noon on Monday, after closing at noon on Sunday due to a major winter storm, according to the University’s Office of Emergency Management.
Cornell will increase voluntary financial contributions to the Ithaca City School District by 34% over the next five years, starting with a $50,000 increase in the 2025-2026 academic year.
Cornell’s Ithaca and AgriTech campuses will close at noon on Sunday due to an upcoming winter storm and hazardous weather conditions, according to the University’s Office of Emergency Management.
Momodou Taal, a Cornell Ph.D. student who was suspended for his involvement in pro-Palestine protests, was detained by British police for six hours on Friday after arriving at Heathrow Airport.
The Student Union Board and the Campus Activities Office rescheduled ClubFest to Saturday due to a winter storm warning on Sunday, one day in advance of the event.
The Student Assembly addresses problems with students receiving referendum ballots and the new code of conduct during its Thursday meeting.
Following David A. Duffield’s ’62 MBA ’64 historic $371.5 million donation pledge, the University has renamed the engineering college to the David A. Duffield College of Engineering, according to the Cornell Chronicle.
In a meeting with the Faculty Senate on Wednesday afternoon, President Michael Kotlikoff answered questions about Cornell’s settlement with the Trump administration, financial concerns, a new Code of Conduct and a United Nations Special Rapporteurs letter to the University regarding international student rights.
In a statement to the Cornell community, University administrators detailed emergency preparedness guidelines and intentions to ‘reassess’ University safety procedures.
Data released by the U.S. The Department of Education shows Cornell received over $3 billion from foreign countries, with Qatar giving the most to the University.
An antitrust lawsuit that alleges that Cornell and 16 other universities conspired to reduce financial aid will proceed, according to a Jan. 12 ruling from an Illinois federal judge.
Several long-standing men’s soccer awards went unawarded for nearly a decade following a coaching transition, according to a former player, before the University reinstated at least one award this past fall.
Cornell Energy Management and Control Systems and the Division of Public Safety responded to a sprinkler main pipe that discharged in the 2-3 stairwell of Ganędagǫ: Hall that displaced 46 residents on Thursday evening, according to a Housing and Residential Life email obtained by The Sun.
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.
United Nations Special Rapporteurs sent Cornell along with four other universities a letter raising “serious concern” over alleged human rights violations towards international students on campus.
In an 82% victory, the Cayuga Medical Center-CWA will unionize to fight for safer staffing levels and a union contract, according to a Thursday afternoon CWA press release.
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