A total of 3,681 first-year students and 603 transfers begin moving to campus on August 17, hailing from 49 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and American Samoa, and 62 countries.

In this New York Times op-ed, Mursal Rahim (MPA ’25) writes about fleeing Afghanistan and attending Cornell—an educational opportunity unavailable to women under Taliban rule. 

Global AI project lead Aditya Vashistha is among 13 early-career professors from Cornell who have received National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Awards. He will use his award to investigate how people share information and govern their communities in social media platforms designed for private groups.

Sumit Sharma is a doctoral student in animal science from Butwal, Nepal. He studies the use of data science and artificial intelligence to help dairy farmers make better-informed decisions.

Divyanth Loganathan Girija is a doctoral student in biological and environmental engineering from Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. He studies the development of intelligent robotic and AI-enabled systems for agriculture.

The Cornell Guangzhou Center welcomed alumni, prospective students, faculty, and friends of Cornell on June 20 for its first event.

A partnership between Cornell researchers and indigenous communities in the Ecuadorian Amazon is marrying traditional and scientific knowledge to protect river ecosystems and their rich biodiversity. Their work is supported by a Global Hubs seed grant.

Weill Cornell Medicine anesthesiologist Dr. Gunisha Kaur, B.S. ’06, M.D.

Aditya Vashistha, a Cornell University professor, discusses how AI models flatten the diversity of Indian cuisine and perpetuate cultural generalizations.

A new group of 18 students and alumni have accepted Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards this academic year. The 2026–27 Fulbrighters will conduct research, study and teach English in countries around the globe.