Cornell Removes Universitywide Essay Question for Fall 2027 Applicants

By Everett Chambala · Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026

Applicants to colleges for the 2026-27 application cycle will see a distinct change in how they apply to the No.1 school in New York — for the first time since 2024, Cornell’s application will not include a 350-word universitywide essay question.

‘This Is the Place I Want to Be’: Incoming Freshmen Make the Move to Campus

By Varsha Bhargava · Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026

Cornell Among 30 Institutions Asked by Pentagon to Audit Foreign Ties

By Atticus Johnson · Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026

‘Over a Century of Theatre at Cornell’: Nexus Scholars Uncover Lasting Impacts of Budget Cuts on Performing and Media Arts

By Sophia Riley Sim · Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026

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Weill Cornell Settles Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $1 Billion, Announces $30 Million Patient Safety Initiatives

By Zeinab Faraj · Monday, Aug. 3, 2026

Weill Cornell Medicine will pay over $1 billion to settle civil claims brought by patients sexually abused by former assistant professor and urologist Dr. Darius Paduch. The agreement will also establish $30 million in patient safety and sexual misconduct prevention over the next three years.

Payments Go Out in Financial Aid Price-Fixing Suit, But Cornell Has Yet to Settle

By Atticus Johnson · Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026

Austin Franco Discusses Piers Morgan Uncensored Appearance, Confirms He No Longer Lives With Parents

By Everett Chambala · Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026

‘An Infectious Curiosity’: Prof. James Lloyd Dies, Leaving Legacy of Mentorship, Discovery

By Zeinab Faraj · Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026

Science & Tech

‘Whole Person Health’: Inside Weill Cornell Medicine’s Research in Integrated Opioid Use Disorder Care

By Sofia Romero · Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026

More than 806,000 Americans have died from opioid overdose since the 1990s. At Weill Cornell Medicine, researchers take an interdisciplinary approach to understanding opioid use disorder care.

How Andrew Bovenzi Brought a Life-Size Dinosaur to the Museum of the Earth

By Kitty Zhang · Monday, July 20, 2026

A Dog Named Dug: The Science Behind Therapy Animals

By Angela Shi · Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Ethan Tai ’29 Launches Free Online Tool to Make Learning Jazz Easier, More Accessible

By Chloe Yu · Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Arts & Culture

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I’m Just Like Odysseus! Coming Home to Ithaca

By Melissa Moon · Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026

No doubt one of the most anticipated and hotly debated movies of the year, The Odyssey has received both praise and backlash as a masterpiece of cinema and a grossly inaccurate adaptation. Arts & Culture Editor Melissa Moon '28 reviews Christopher Nolan's 2026 film.

Is Love Worth the Pain? Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album

By Kate LaGatta · Thursday, June 18, 2026

BE OUR GUEST | Inside the Booth: Tim White on Projection, Film and Philosophy

By Arts & Culture Department · Monday, May 11, 2026

‘Midnight in Marrakech’: Arab Student Association’s Cultural Showcase

By Ali AlSaif · Saturday, May 9, 2026

Sports

Men’s Lightweight Rowing Placed on Three-Year Probation For Hazing, Rower Disputes Report

By Zeinab Faraj · Wednesday, July 29, 2026

A newly released hazing report placed the men’s lightweight rowing on probation through Spring 2029. A team member denied the allegations and disputed the University’s findings.

Track and Field Teams With Penn to Sweep Oxford and Cambridge in Transatlantic Series

By Christine Savino · Thursday, July 16, 2026

Track and field teamed up with the University of Pennsylvania to sweep the team titles against Oxford and Cambridge in the 2026 Transatlantic Series on June 27, claiming decisive men’s, women’s and combined victories in Cambridge, England.

Incoming Freshman Defenseman Cole Tuminaro Selected in NHL Draft

By Tyler Goldberg · Wednesday, July 1, 2026

All Five Cornell Women’s Hockey Seniors Who Declared for PWHL Draft Selected

By Tyler Goldberg and Eli Kwait · Sunday, June 21, 2026

A Cornellian’s Guide to PWHL Expansion

By Tyler Goldberg and Eli Kwait · Monday, June 15, 2026

Multimedia

Sun Exclusive: A Sit Down With Norman Finkelstein

By Yihun Stith , Jade Dubuche , Ella Breitenbach and Mia Sofia Orengo · Thursday, June 18, 2026

VIDEO | ‘It’s Almost a Genocide’: Local Hunters Claim Cornell is Allowing for the Overhunting of Deer on its Land

By Amogh Baradwaj and Shubha Gautam · Monday, May 4, 2026

Galleries & Photo Essays

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SUNBURSTS | Ithaca Fest Parade

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Cornell Removes Universitywide Essay Question for Fall 2027 Applicants

‘This Is the Place I Want to Be’: Incoming Freshmen Make the Move to Campus

Cornell Among 30 Institutions Asked by Pentagon to Audit Foreign Ties

‘Over a Century of Theatre at Cornell’: Nexus Scholars Uncover Lasting Impacts of Budget Cuts on Performing and Media Arts

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Observations for the Class of 2030 From an Old Alumnus

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR | Class of 2030, You Are on the Record

LETTER TO THE EDITOR | Alternative Commencement: No to Silence

Weill Cornell Settles Sexual Abuse Claims for Over $1 Billion, Announces $30 Million Patient Safety Initiatives

Payments Go Out in Financial Aid Price-Fixing Suit, But Cornell Has Yet to Settle

Austin Franco Discusses Piers Morgan Uncensored Appearance, Confirms He No Longer Lives With Parents

‘An Infectious Curiosity’: Prof. James Lloyd Dies, Leaving Legacy of Mentorship, Discovery

‘Whole Person Health’: Inside Weill Cornell Medicine’s Research in Integrated Opioid Use Disorder Care

How Andrew Bovenzi Brought a Life-Size Dinosaur to the Museum of the Earth

A Dog Named Dug: The Science Behind Therapy Animals

Ethan Tai ’29 Launches Free Online Tool to Make Learning Jazz Easier, More Accessible

I’m Just Like Odysseus! Coming Home to Ithaca

Is Love Worth the Pain? Olivia Rodrigo’s New Album

BE OUR GUEST | Inside the Booth: Tim White on Projection, Film and Philosophy

‘Midnight in Marrakech’: Arab Student Association’s Cultural Showcase

Men’s Lightweight Rowing Placed on Three-Year Probation For Hazing, Rower Disputes Report

Track and Field Teams With Penn to Sweep Oxford and Cambridge in Transatlantic Series

Incoming Freshman Defenseman Cole Tuminaro Selected in NHL Draft

All Five Cornell Women’s Hockey Seniors Who Declared for PWHL Draft Selected

A Cornellian’s Guide to PWHL Expansion

Sun Exclusive: A Sit Down With Norman Finkelstein

VIDEO | ‘It’s Almost a Genocide’: Local Hunters Claim Cornell is Allowing for the Overhunting of Deer on its Land

IN PHOTOS | America's 250th

SUNBURSTS | Ithaca Fest Parade

Sun Exclusive: A Sit Down With Norman Finkelstein

What Your College Says About You

Dance or Doomed: The Intensity of Being on a Dance Team at Cornell

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