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  • AI in education initiatives emphasize experimentation, balanced use

    Two new initiatives involving artificial intelligence (AI) in Cornell classrooms will encourage experimental and balanced use, while exploring ways to deploy AI that align with the teaching needs and strategies of individual academic fields.

    September 17, 2026

  • Generosity Helps Fuel Applied Research

    Generous funding by an anonymous alumnus has accelerated the ILR School’s research on one of the biggest questions facing society: the future of work.

    July 16, 2026

  • Morgans’ $1.25M gift to support AI fellows program

    A three-year, $1.25 million seed grant from long-time Cornell donors James C. Morgan ’60, MBA ’63, and Rebecca Quinn Morgan ’60 will support the establishment of an artificial intelligence fellows program focused on operational and administrative transformation at Cornell.

    June 2, 2026

  • Alumnus hopes historical lessons boost civic engagement

    As a young immigrant who narrowly avoided being sent to Auschwitz by fleeing Nazi-occupied Belgium and Vichy France for New York City, Fred Rubinstein ’52, LLB ’55, knows very well what America – at its best – can offer. “The opportunities available, the ease with which I went from French-speaking immigrant to graduate and practicing … Read the full story

    May 14, 2026

  • Cornellians blaze new trails on 12th Giving Day with record number of champions

    Donors from around the world helped Cornell University break multiple records on its 12th annual Giving Day, March 12, 2026. In 24 hours, this year’s nature-themed event brought together 17,011 donors to raise $11,345,462, to support everything from student organizations to scholarship aid to groundbreaking research. “Cornellians everywhere joined together to make our 12th Giving … Read the full story

    March 16, 2026
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