Students Two Undergrads Are Using AI to Help Students Learn Calc and More The Class of ’26 computer science majors are currently on leave to continue building their successful startup, MathGPT
Students Learning, Studying, and Uphill Hiking: The Academic Year Begins A photographic look at the first day of classes in fall 2026, as new and returning students fill classrooms, cafés, libraries, and labs
Alumni One of the World’s Top Squash Players, He’s Aiming for L.A. in 2028 A standout player since childhood in India, this former Big Red star hopes to compete in his sport’s first-ever Olympics
Alumni From Composition to Concrete: Your Most Life-Changing Classes Your alma mater asked you to share the courses that had the biggest impact on you—and you aced the assignment
Glorious to View Go With the Flow: A Tantalizing Tour of Big Red Waterfalls We’re gushing over these gorgeous visuals of Cornell’s iconic natural features—from gentle cascades to ‘foaming torrents’
Students A Big Red Welcome: Move-In and Orientation 2026, in Photos The University greeted the members of the Class of ’30, as well as transfer students, with open arms and a wide variety of activities
In the President’s Words ‘Unprecedented Freedom to Explore, Inside and Beyond Your Classrooms’ At Convocation, President Kotlikoff welcomes first-years and transfer students to Cornell’s ‘community of academic discovery’
Chime In I’m Among the Last ‘Hangovers’ (But Not the Ones You Think) Once upon a time—including when I matriculated on the Hill in the early 1960s—engineering was a five-year program
Alumni On TikTok, ‘Dr. Dan’ Cohen ’91 Eases Health Anxiety with Humor The pediatrician casts his family in social media videos that debunk medical myths—and have educated millions
Cornelliana The ‘161 Things Every Cornellian Should Do’—Updated for 2026! For the University’s 161st anniversary year, we revisited the iconic list of Big Red experiences. How many of these have you done?