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

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

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

By Caroline McHugh · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

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Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech

By Madeleine Naumoff · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Recently elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked back alleged remarks from 2020 that called for a boycott of Cornell Tech because of its public-private partnership with Technion – Israel Institute of Technology.

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

By Jane Haviland · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

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

By Yuhan Huang · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Lansing Board Withdraws Ordinance That Would Have Stalled TeraWulf Data Center

By Valencia Massaro · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Science & Tech

Research Spotlight: Locus Coeruleus Degeneration and Its Pathological Role in Alzheimer's Disease

By Rachel Horn · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

The locus coeruleus (LC) — a tiny, ancient brainstem structure that regulates arousal, attention and memory—plays a far more critical role in cognition and disease than long assumed, and its early deterioration is now recognized as a key marker of Alzheimer’s progression. Emerging interventions such as vagus nerve stimulation and even music-based therapies may help modulate LC function, offering promising avenues for preserving cognitive health as we age.

Cornell Students Deploy World’s First Free-Flying Light Sail

By Laine Havens · Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025

Cornell’s $30 Million Agricultural Investment Signals a Lasting Shift Toward High-Tech Farming Leadership

By Gillian White · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

Cornellians Weigh in on RFK Jr’s 2025-2030 Guidelines for U.S. Nutritional Policy

By Hana Kang · Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025

Arts & Culture

ROMANOV IMBER | SNAP, TikTok Food Hauls and ‘The Hunger Games’

By Sophia Romanov Imber · Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025

Sophia Romanov Imber discusses the role of food as a weapon and enforcement mechanism of socioeconomic status in society in her column "Long Story Short."

The Wonderland of Cornell Ballet Club’s ‘The Nutcracker’

By Melissa Moon · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Limited But Lasting: Netflix Limited Series

By Mikayla Tetteh-Martey · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

SOLAR FLARE | Mind in Motion

By Jordan White · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Sports

Michael Toerper Appointed as Football’s New Defensive Coordinator

By Matthew Leonard · Monday, Dec. 15, 2025

On Sunday, Ithaca College Athletics announced that the Bombers head coach Michael Toerper will depart from the program to accept The John B. and Ann M. Rogers '45 Defensive Coordinator of Cornell Football.

Raised in Locker Rooms and Broadcast Booths, Gio DiGiulian ’29 is Forging His Own Path in College Hockey

By Jane McNally · Monday, Dec. 15, 2025

“I was always around the game,” DiGiulian said. “I was just born into it, so I was lucky to have all the resources.”

Men’s, Women’s Swim Impress at Zippy Invitational

By Eric Joy · Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

Men’s Basketball Falls Late in 93-90 battle at Samford

By Sureya Lopez · Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025

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‘I Don’t Really Think We’ve Been on This End of It for a While’: What to Make of Women’s Hockey’s Recent Struggles

By Eli Fastiff · Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

Multimedia

Explaining Your Major to a Child

By Marian Caballo · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

Sun Editors Reflect on Student Journalism Amid Campus and Global Controversies

By Marian Caballo , Zeinab Faraj , Gabriel Munoz , Jade Dubuche and Benjamin Leynse · Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025

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Cornell Announces New CALS School With Historic $55 Million Endowment

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

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

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

EDITORIAL | Don’t Settle for the Settlement

STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC CORNELL | What Admin Doesn’t Want You To Know About the Referendum

VINK | Take Back the Code of Conduct

Mamdani Walks Back Prior Call To Boycott Cornell Tech

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

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

Lansing Board Withdraws Ordinance That Would Have Stalled TeraWulf Data Center

Research Spotlight: Locus Coeruleus Degeneration and Its Pathological Role in Alzheimer's Disease

Cornell Students Deploy World’s First Free-Flying Light Sail

Cornell’s $30 Million Agricultural Investment Signals a Lasting Shift Toward High-Tech Farming Leadership

Cornellians Weigh in on RFK Jr’s 2025-2030 Guidelines for U.S. Nutritional Policy

ROMANOV IMBER | SNAP, TikTok Food Hauls and ‘The Hunger Games’

The Wonderland of Cornell Ballet Club’s ‘The Nutcracker’

Limited But Lasting: Netflix Limited Series

SOLAR FLARE | Mind in Motion

Michael Toerper Appointed as Football’s New Defensive Coordinator

Raised in Locker Rooms and Broadcast Booths, Gio DiGiulian ’29 is Forging His Own Path in College Hockey

Men’s, Women’s Swim Impress at Zippy Invitational

Men’s Basketball Falls Late in 93-90 battle at Samford

‘I Don’t Really Think We’ve Been on This End of It for a While’: What to Make of Women’s Hockey’s Recent Struggles

Explaining Your Major to a Child

Sun Editors Reflect on Student Journalism Amid Campus and Global Controversies

SUNBURSTS | Dragon Day

SUNBURSTS | Sights From Collegetown

Explaining Your Major to a Child

Class Breaks: How Cornellians Fill the Time

Finding Community and Company: Reflections on Thanksgiving Abroad in Paris

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