Cornell University

With celebratory chimes and solemn trumpets, the university will honor its military and veteran community with a week of events surrounding Veterans Day, featuring reflections from a combat veteran and remembrances of fallen Cornellians. Events begin November 9.

You can check out the schedule and learn more at news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/1….

Researchers have found a surprisingly common vulnerability in a wide variety of cancers and have begun designing drug compounds to exploit it, in a study led by Cornell investigators.

The findings suggest the possibility of a potent, low-side-effect treatment that could benefit many patients with colorectal, breast, and other cancer types.

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When the 120th U.S. Congress convenes in January 2027, it will have the highest number of Cornellians serving in its ranks in more than 50 years. Election Day 2026 saw two alumni newly elected to the House of Representatives, which will bring the Big Red total to eight members in the House and one in the Senate.

According to Big Red history expert Corey Ryan Earle ’07, the last time there were this many Cornellians on Capitol Hill was 1975, when the 94th Congress counted nine alumni representatives and one senator.

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Cornell engineers have developed a semiconductor material with a record-setting bandgap and turned it into working devices, opening the door to electronics that handle much higher voltages while wasting less energy.

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Can we really pull carbon back out of the air?

Everyone's talking about carbon sequestration, but which techniques might help farmers most? Ben Houlton, Cornell CALS dean, ecologist, and founder of carbon-storage startup, The N3gative Company, separates the real science from the hype, from enhanced rock weathering to paying farmers for the carbon they store in their soil.

Drawing on a childhood around midwestern dairy farms and a career spanning water chemistry, engineering, and ecology, Houlton offers a rare inside view of what's ready to scale and what's still five years away.

Watch the episode at youtu.be/Xbxwh2s9tKI