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July 21, 2025

What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic—especially as climate change, nuclear deterrence, duel use technologies, and renewed great power competition converge to reshape the region’s strategic importance. In response to...

July 21, 2025

Social Security remains broadly popular, and as the U.S. population ages, more Americans think the government should do more to help families care for older adults, new research on aging policy...

July 1, 2025

The threat of mosquito-borne diseases, which climate change is expected to exacerbate, highlights local politics’ pivotal and understudied role in public...

June 30, 2025

New estimates show most American grandchildren live close to a grandparent, with implications for how time and money are shared between generations and for families’...

June 24, 2025

In March, the 10th annual Cornell Health Hackathon brought 150 students from universities across the country to New York City for a weekend of rapid prototyping guided by industry experts. Hosted by Entrepreneurship at Cornell, this...

June 3, 2025

For the five graduates who have earned PhDs in Public Policy from the Brooks School in 2025– Giulia Olivero, Katherine Sadowski, Yongxin Shang, Jenna Shelton, and Meredith Welch– their academic journeys included COVID disruptions and a...

June 2, 2025

U.S. Representative Beth Van Duyne ’95, R-Texas, will join Colleen Barry, dean of the Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, for a timely discussion that will explore the intersection of public policy, politics and civic...

May 28, 2025

At its May 23 meeting, the Cornell Board of Trustees elected five new trustees and reelected six current trustees to four-year terms. They all join recent alumni- and student-elected...

May 28, 2025

The Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy celebrated its fourth graduating class on Saturday, May 24, 2025, as part of Cornell University graduation ceremonies. The afternoon celebration at Bailey Hall honored 252 graduates...

May 22, 2025

When highly educated citizens leave a country for job prospects abroad, it may bring surprising benefits to the country of...