🎓 Cornell News – May 2026
🔬 Research & Innovation
🔬 Roper Center Names 2026 Student Scholars for Public Opinion Research — The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research at Cornell University announced its 2026 cohort of student scholars, including three Kohut Research Scholars and one W.E.B. Du Bois Research Scholar. These appointments support emerging researchers focusing on public opinion data to study political behavior, social attitudes, and inequality.
🔬 Cornell CAT Promotes Life Sciences Innovation Through Collaboration — Cornell’s Center for Advanced Technology in Life Science Enterprise convened a daylong event on May 20 to foster collaboration between academia and industry, positioning itself as a key supporter of early-stage research. The gathering highlighted Cornell's technology commercialization efforts and grant programs, attracting faculty, researchers, and industry partners to accelerate real-world impact through innovation.
🎓 Admissions & Policy
🎓 Cornell Approves 2026-27 Budget Parameters for Tuition and Costs — The Cornell Board of Trustees has set budget parameters for the 2026-27 academic year, including undergraduate tuition and housing rates. Most aided students will experience no increase in their cost of attendance, thanks to offsets from Cornell grants, provided their family circumstances remain unchanged.
👩🏫 Faculty & Alumni
👩🏫 Five Cornell Faculty Members Named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows — Five faculty members from Cornell University are among 126 early-career researchers awarded the 2026 Sloan Research Fellowships from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Recognized for their work across various fields including communication, computer science, physics, neurobiology, and mathematics, this achievement underscores the diverse research strength at Cornell.
🏛️ Campus Life
🏛️ Jane Lynch Urges Class of 2026 to Overcome Their Fears — In her Senior Convocation address on May 21, Jane Lynch, MFA ’84, inspired the Class of 2026 to conquer their fears and embrace kindness. The event at Cornell University featured vibrant student performances, class member remarks, and concluded with a rendition of the alma mater.
Cornell University news digest for May 2026 · Source: Cornell University Newsroom