Gaza ceasefire is a resounding policy victory for Trump
The president's leadership was a key factor in getting the deal done, says professor emeritus Barry Strauss.
Gold surge does not pose a threat to the US dollar
“It would be virtually impossible for Gold to take on the multifaceted role of the USD in international trade and finance."
Brad Ramshaw named Experimental Physics Investigator
Cornell physicist Brad Ramshaw has been named a 2025 Experimental Physics Investigator – national recognition awarded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to a select group of researchers pushing the boundaries of experimental physics.
Cornell physicists update catalog of binary black holes
These simulations, developed with significant input from Cornell researchers using code written at Cornell, help scientists analyze gravitational waves observed by the LIGO, Virgo and KAGRA detectors located in the U.S., Italy and Japan.
Writers, translators consider ‘Ukraine in Translation’ Oct. 18
The symposium responds to a new urgency to Ukrainian culture of the past, present and future both inside and outside the country.
Héctor Abruña to be honored at Dreyfus Prize ceremony Oct. 23
The president of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation will present Abruña with the award in a 4 p.m. ceremony in the Meshri Family Auditorium, Baker Laboratory Room 200 and also livestreamed.
Cornell ‘Swifties’ bond over musical superstar
The Cornell Swift Club will ring in a new Taylor Swift era with a late-night album release party for “The Life of a Showgirl.”
Political views, not sex and violence, now drive literary censorship
Liberals and conservatives both oppose censorship of children’s literature – unless the writing offends their own political ideology, showing how a once-bipartisan issue has become polarized.
NIH grant to fund autism research center
AR² is one of 13 projects funded by the $50 million ADSI research effort to assess the roles of genetics, environmental interactions and other factors in autism.
Physicist: After 33 billon years, universe ‘will end in a big crunch’
After expanding to its peak size about 11 billion years from now, the universe will begin to contract – snapping back like a rubber band to a single point at the end, according to a Cornell physicist.
Faculty respond to request to share progressive teaching ideas, study shows
The team found a significant uptick in the number of articles published after 2013 that focused on core concepts and competencies suggested in a seminal report.
Nobel-winning behavioral economist Richard Thaler to speak Oct. 17
Thaler won the Nobel Prize in 2017 for work done in the 1980s at Cornell. He is now the Charles R. Walgreen Distinguished Service Professor of Behavioral Science and Economics at the University of Chicago.
Behavioral economics: Born at Cornell, embraced by policymakers
Economists and psychologists work together to understand how human behavior impacts people's decision-making in the marketplace.
‘Bottling’ human intuition for AI-led materials discovery
A Cornell researcher and collaborators have developed a machine-learning model that encapsulates and quantifies the valuable intuition of human experts in the quest to discover new quantum materials.
Creating customized tools for scientists around the world
Physics Professor Robert Thorne's company just celebrated 20 years in business and its 25th patent.
Journalist offers master class on op-eds, narrative storytelling
Journalist and biographer Sam Tanenhaus will share his writing expertise with the Cornell community in a master class, “Op-Eds and Narrative Storytelling, on Oct. 8 in Lewis Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall.
Wang receives 2025 Stanley Corrsin Award from American Physical Society
Wang was honored for “original and innovative work on insect flight that provided fundamental insights into unsteady aerodynamics, flight efficiency, flight stability, and neural control, and for opening new dimensions of research in biological fluid dynamics.”
Celebrating “What Works” in creating engaging learning experiences
The Center for Teaching Innovation will host “What Works,” on Oct. 1, featuring presentations, the Canvas Course Spotlight awardees, and a poster showcase that will demonstrate engaged learning approaches from Cornell faculty teaching in a diverse range of courses and fields.
Moldovans showed “clarity about what is at stake” in pro-EU party vote
The Moldovan people still have a very clear memory of what life was like as a Soviet republic, says professor Cristina Florea after the pro-EU party decisively won a parliamentary election there.
William F. Buckley’s secrets revealed in Oct. 9 talk
Journalist Sam Tanenhaus will share insights gained from 20 years of investigation in “The Man Who Built a Movement: How William F. Buckley Invented Modern Conservatism,” a conversation with A&S Dean Peter John Loewen, on Oct. 9.
Nobel winner says US women won on rights, but benefits lag
Claudia Goldin '67 used data to paint a picture of the "tremendous" progress of the U.S. women’s movement, as well as the forces that have prevented women from reaping the benefits of their rights.
‘The Keyboards Strike Back’: concert sequel set for Oct. 9
Cornell faculty and graduate students unleash a genre-bending program across seventeen keyboard instruments, from the delicate whisper of the clavichord to the analog punch of the Roland Juno-60.
Your September 2025 reads
This month’s featured titles include the latest by a National Book Award winner and a classical history of Jewish resistance to Rome.
Alum spotlight: Ibrahim Gemeah, Ph.D. ’23
Ibrahim Gemeah, Ph.D. ’23, is an alumnus of the Near Eastern studies doctoral program with a focus on the history of the modern Middle East. He is now an assistant professor of modern Middle East and North African history in the department of Middle Eastern languages and cultures at Indiana University.
Teens’ portraits celebrate Toni Morrison as community-builder
High schoolers from Ithaca and Brooklyn produced the artworks depicting Morrison and a local student, a collaboration that promises to introduce Morrison's work to new generations of New Yorkers.
Nobel-winning biochemist to speak on the origins of life
Jack Szostak, Ph.D. ’77, will return to campus to give the 2025 Ef Racker Lecture on Oct. 9.
Brooks and A&S partner on new option for public policy major
Students in the major will be admitted into the College of Arts & Sciences and take courses in both Brooks and A&S.
#RaptureTok and the history of end-times beliefs: Cornell religion expert
Apocalyptic predictions are "far from new, but social media has whipped up a frenzy," says Cornell religion expert Kim Haines-Eitzen.
Satire under siege: Cornell humor expert on ‘Kimmel’ comeback
“Political leaders – of all stripes – hate two things: unfettered speech and being mocked. With Jimmy Kimmel, the administration got a chance to squelch both."
Talk explores medicine and social justice activism Oct. 6
The role social justice advocacy should play in medicine will be examined by Sally Satel, a practicing psychiatrist and lecturer at Yale University School of Medicine, in her talk, “Medicine in the Age of Social Justice Activism.”
Culler receives 2026 Wayne C. Booth Lifetime Achievement Award
A specialist in literary and cultural theory and French literature of the 19th century, Culler will receive the award in June 2026 during the International Society for the Study of Narrative conference in Denmark.
Safety first: Babies heighten adults’ perception of threats
In a threatening situation, the world looks more dangerous when caring for an infant, finds new research that used a virtual baby to explore parenting dynamics.
Revitalizing introductory physics labs with NSF support
Through The Introductory Physics Lab Institute, professor Natasha Holmes shares best practices in physics labs.
Nine postdocs honored with achievement awards
Inbal Ravreby, Klarman Postdoctoral Fellow in psychology, received an Achievement Award for Excellence in Leadership.
Music Oct. 2-5: Homecoming concerts and historical keyboards
Cornell orchestras, vocal ensembles and the Center for Historical Keyboards plan performances.
‘Defending Haudenosaunee Sovereignty’ exhibit opens Sept. 24
The outdoor exhibit celebrates the centenary of Deskaheh Levi General’s 1923 intervention on behalf of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy at the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
Politics gets personal for China scholar
Historian Peidong Sun began her new book “Unfiltered Regard for China: French Perspectives from Mao to Xi” amid profound personal upheaval: An exit ban from China and a move to France.
Emr wins the World Laureate Association Prize
The award is for breakthrough discoveries in the cellular mechanisms of receptor membrane protein transport and degradation.
Siblings turn their love for dishing on media into a podcast
Tune in to the recent grads behind Sisters Who Watch—which covers everything from reality TV to the Super Bowl and beyond: A&S graduate Shelby Holland '18 and her sister Laura Holland ’22.
Student summer research lays path for future scientists
With support from Cornell Atkinson, graduate students mentored undergraduates to conduct summer research on methane mitigation, food security and climate forecasting.
Surprising find reveals asymmetry in identical-looking fruit fly organs
A new study provides an example of asymmetry, a pattern found throughout biology where a pair of organs or appendages that mirror each other have different proportions and may have different functions.
Nozomi Ando named to Schmidt Polymaths cohort
Members of the cohort of eight scientists and engineers will each receive up to $2.5 million over five years.
Einaudi welcomes SWANA Program
The Einaudi Center welcomes the Southwest Asia and North Africa Program and four new program directors this fall.
Research at risk: Cultural fluency and critical language expertise
The federal government ended a program that has funded Cornell's Southeast Asia Program and South Asia Program for decades.
Holocaust testimony is AI litmus test, and it fails
A Cornell historian argues that human historians are vital to capture the emotional and moral complexity behind world events.
'Thoughtful, gracious and humble': Remembering Ken Dryden '69
The co-author of Forever Faithful reminisces about the star goalie as a player, a writer, a sports-safety activist, and a man.
'I love print, but I love journalism even more': Meet Andrew Morse '96
A conversation with the Atlanta Journal-Constitution publisher, former Daily Sun editor, and past Distinguish Visiting Journalist in A&S, whose newspaper will soon be digital-only.
18 Cornellians receive Fulbright awards
Cornell's 2025–26 Fulbrighters, including several A&S alumni and students, will conduct research, study and teach English in Canada, France, Honduras, India, Jamaica, the Netherlands, Norway and Taiwan. Most will be on site by October.
Sense of place trumps tax breaks in choosing where to live
There’s no place like home — and even when state-by-state income tax disparities make it profitable to move, high-wage earners seem to agree, according to new Cornell-led research.
Inaugural “Freedom Party” in downtown Ithaca centers on community connection
A Sept. 27 event taking inspiration from the foundations of the Harlem Renaissance will highlight collaboration, resource sharing and storytelling.