Explore stories by topic

A&S AAP Animal Health Annual Funds Arts and Humanities Arts and Sciences Athletics Bequests Brooks Business CALS CIS Climate Cornell Annual Funds Cornell Clubs Cornell Law School Cornell Promise Cornell Tech Crowdfunding Endowment Engineering Entrepreneurship Faculty First Generation Giving Giving archive Giving Day Health Hotel School Human Ecology ILR International Ithaca Museum New York City Parents and Families Philanthropy Planned Gifts Scholarships Student and Campus Life Students Technology veterans Veterinary Medicine volunteering

  • 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

  • Goldman Sachs partner Isaac Wong ’00 knows the value of investing in Cornell

    When Isaac Wong ’00 was a high school senior considering college options, he came across some research on Wi-Fi networks by a Cornell faculty member. In 1995, the ability to project a wireless signal over 50 feet without a cable was breakthrough technology, and it captured Isaac’s imagination. This faculty research catapulted Cornell’s College of … Read the full story

    July 18, 2025

  • Cornell research drives business success, says nation’s largest private food importer

    Over the past 80 years, George Gellert ’60, MBA ’62, JD ’63 has grown a family farm into an international food empire. Gellert Global Group (GGG) is a global food importer that supplies more than 5,500 unique food items sourced from 60+ countries worldwide. GGG’s Atalanta Corporation is the leading private food importer in the U.S. George … Read the full story

    June 25, 2025
Show more Giving Stories