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Share your storyOne thing Cornellians have in common is WINTER. For some, winter in Ithaca was a chilling experience that still brings shivers and memories of snow that turned to ice, to slush, and back again over the course of a few hours, days, weeks, and months. Some of us embraced the season, sliding on makeshift sleds … Read more
“A host of positive psychological changes inevitably will result from widespread economic security. The dignity of the individual will flourish when the decisions concerning his life are in his own hands, when he has the means to seek self-improvement.” —Martin Luther King Jr., from his 1967 book Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or … Read more
We are united by a common purpose As we look forward to 2022, we wanted to take a few moments to celebrate 2021. This was a year in which many Cornellians transitioned back to in-person learning and work. We were grateful for the power of science and for the researchers who developed lifesaving vaccines and … Read more
At the end of her first semester in the College of Engineering at Cornell, Angela Loh ’23 connected with Alan Hsiao ’21, who shares her passion for engineering for impact. In spring 2020, just a few weeks before Cornell transitioned to remote learning in response to the pandemic, Angela and Alan recruited four like-minded students … Read more
In spring of 2020, Cornell became the first Ivy League institution and the sixth university in the world to receive the highest possible rating for its sustainability efforts—STARS Platinum. The STARS ratings measure campus sustainability across a range of dimensions, from the food Cornell serves to the energy it produces, and from the courses it … Read more
Overweight and obesity affect 74 percent, or roughly three out of every four Americans. This rate is projected to increase to 80 percent over the next decade—or sooner, because of the increase in weight gained during the pandemic,” says Katherine H. Saunders MD ’11. Katherine is an assistant professor of clinical medicine at Weill Cornell … Read more
“For any young refugee sitting in a camp, whether it’s on the Island of Lesbos in Greece or in Tajikistan, who has a dream—Cornell is your place. Ezra’s motto to welcome any person in any field is not abstract; it’s very real and it’s something Cornell lives by every day.” —Farid Ferdows ’21 Farid Ferdows … Read more
When students returned to campus this fall, they were looking forward to their classes—and to the full range of events and activities that make Cornell Cornell. From beekeeping to roller skating to rowing on the lake, students were excited to come back together for their favorite extracurriculars. For many groups, fall 2021 is the first … Read more
When Cornell shifted from in-person classes to virtual instruction in March 2020, individual faculty members were asked to quickly implement new technologies and strategies for keeping students engaged online. Though many had limited experience teaching via Zoom, they rose to the occasion. Some produced scripted video lectures filled with music and video clips, some invited … Read more
Julie Hulali Morikawa ’01 cherishes her roots in the rural district of Kohala on the north end of the Big Island of Hawai‘i. “We were always outside in the pastures or on the rocky shores of the Kohala Coast fishing or diving,” she says, adding that she fondly recalls snacking on ‘opihi (a type of … Read more