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From snow in May to oversleeping: Alumni share their finals week memories

As students wrap up their exams for the semester, we asked alumni to share finals week memories. You responded in droves with a mix of wild, funny, and heartwarming stories—with … Read more

By AAD Staff May 18, 2023
Touchdown and Marisa T. Cohen ’06 were among the many Cornellians who gathered in Times Square to celebrate the university’s sesquicentennial in September 2014.

Loveprint: What’s your relationship style?

For some, Valentine’s Day carries heady expectations. Maybe you imagine your partner reading you poetry at dusk while floating in a tidepool, with beeswax candles burning and Yo-Yo Ma playing … Read more

By Linda Copman February 9, 2023
Kamillah Knight ’13, MPA ’15, MBA ’22 is one of five recipients of the inaugural round of Robert S. Harrison '76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Awards.

High five 🙌 for the Robert S. Harrison ’76 Recent Alumni Volunteer Award winners

What do Robert S. Harrison ’76, former chair of the Cornell University Board of Trustees, and a handful of recent alumni have in common? Answer: a track record of volunteer … Read more

By Linda Copman January 23, 2023
Clockwise from top left: Valisha Graves ’85 (A&S), John W. Rawlins III ’06 (HumEc), John R. Toohey-Morales ’84 (CALS), and Bobby S. Tsai ’83 (ENG).

Meet the 2023 Alumni Trustee Election candidates

Voting is available February 1-28 for Cornell alumni to elect two new members to the Cornell University Board of Trustees. The Committee on Alumni Trustee Nominations has endorsed the following … Read more

By Starr Todd January 9, 2023
“Birds in Her Ears,” by contemporary Indigenous artist Henry Payer

Alum brings Indigenous art into the mainstream

David Kimelberg JD ’98 comes from a family of artists. His mother, Pamela Ahrens, was an art teacher, and his brother Michael was an artist. The family are active members … Read more

By Linda Copman December 9, 2022
Michael Madon ’94 served as deputy assistant secretary, intelligence at the US Treasury Department in 2012.

Michael Madon ’94 enlists smart technology to help people battle drug addiction

Michael Madon ’94 likes to say he grew up on an island: the island of Manhattan. His path has led him to Kyrgyzstan as a Peace Corps volunteer, to Iraq … Read more

By Linda Copman December 2, 2022
The Cornell Media Guild owns and operates 93.5 WVBR-FM, the only fully independent, non-profit, student-run, commercial radio station in the U.S.

Crowdfunding burst features twenty-seven(!) student groups

The 2022 crowdfunding burst is back—bigger and better than ever. Cornell crowdfunding, now in its tenth year, connects student teams to the greater Cornell community, to build support for projects … Read more

By Linda Copman November 2, 2022
Josh Wolfe ’99 at the opening of Cornell Tech with former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg

Josh Wolfe ’99 invests in human ambition

“If I told you ten years ago that you’d be swiping, flicking, and zooming your way through the day, you’d have rolled your eyes and dismissed this as nonsense,” observes … Read more

By Linda Copman October 25, 2022
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Student veteran finds a sense of community at Cornell

As a child, Matthew Garcia ’25 recalls waiting after school at the hospital for his grandmother to finish her nursing shifts. This experience inspired him to follow in her footsteps. … Read more

By Linda Copman October 13, 2022
Dr. Deborah J. Arrindell and Kimberly Nicole Dowdell

Arrindell and Dowdell join Cornell board as alumni-elected trustees

Elected to the Cornell University Board of Trustees in spring 2022, Dr. Deborah J. Arrindell ’79 and Kimberly Nicole Dowdell ’06 began their four-year terms of service on July 1. … Read more

By Starr Todd August 10, 2022
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