Tackling the great issues of our age, from theory to practice and back

At the heart of Cornell, we find brilliant individuals working at the frontier of human knowledge. Cornellians engage directly with meaningful issues that challenge our world and our society.

Campaign priorities

• Global sustainability—As we face an unprecedented worldwide crisis in climate, energy, food systems, and conservation, Cornell is uniquely prepared to address these challenges through our diverse faculty expertise, collaborative culture, and outreach programs.
• Human and animal health—Cornell’s unique strengths on the Ithaca campus and our New York City campuses position us to make fundamental contributions to basic and applied research, patient treatment, and innovation with far-reaching impact on human and animal health.
• Human creativity—Cornell’s faculty are at the forefront of expanding the boundaries of higher education’s impact on the arts and humanities, spanning every academic endeavor and beyond.
• Social and economic equity—Inequality lies at the heart of current debates about opportunity and equity, implicating numerous contemporary policy issues. Cornell University is a leading center of scholarship on inequality, drawing strength from its many departments and colleges.
• Technology and society—Cornell’s innovative know-how, when matched with its robust capabilities in the social sciences, psychology, and ethics, offers unending opportunity to study and understand the potential benefits and pitfalls of technology on our world and our future.