Giving Day 2025
Thursday, March 13, was Cornell Giving Day, a 24-hour fundraising frenzy when Cornell’s friends and alumni were called upon to donate to specific on-campus organizations, athletics, and academics.
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Cornell Sues When NIH Sets a Cap on Research Overhead Recovery
On February 7, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced a 15% cap on its research overhead recovery rate. This ceiling will apply to all new research grants as well as existing grants as of the February 10 effective date. Currently, Cornell charges overhead recovery rates up to 64%.
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YANG: Ending the Ivy League Endowment Empire
Cornell needs to utilize its endowment for students and researchers instead of hoarding the hundreds of millions it returns every year.
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Angela Davis Turns Martin Luther King Commemoration into a Pro-Palestine Rally
On Feb. 3, 2025, Angela Y. Davis delivered the MLK Commemoration Lecture in Bailey Hall.
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Angela Davis to Give King Lecture on Feb. 3
Cornell has invited Angela Davis to give the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Lecture on February 3, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in Sage Chapel. Tickets are required. As of December 15, in person attendance was sold out, but registration is available for the livestream.
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Heard at Cornell – Reputation for Rigor
Heard at Cornell is a column that regularly quotes important statements from Cornellians. This excerpt is taken from the December 22, 2024, Commencement Address by President Kotlikoff.
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OPINION: Embrace the Weapons Industry
This essay argues in favor of the U.S. weapons industry as essential to our survival. It counters the points made by the Coalition for Mutual Liberation (CML) and certain letters from Nick Wilson and Eric Lee to the editor of the Cornell Sun.
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A Consumer’s Guide to Fraternities
While not as important as the decision to attend Cornell or selecting a major, one of the most important decisions an undergraduate can make is whether to join a fraternity or sorority and then to select a house.
