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Michael Madon ’94 served as deputy assistant secretary, intelligence at the US Treasury Department in 2012.

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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
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
Sandra Knapp PhD ’86 on the grounds of the Natural History Museum in London Credit: NHM London

Plant lover and Earth advocate

When Sandra Knapp PhD ’86 started her undergraduate career at Pomona College in Claremont, California, she was set on taking a course in marine science. Having grown up in the … Read more

By Linda Copman April 21, 2022
Volunteers gather medical supplies

Recent grads on a mission to support Ukraine

Mark Kreynovich ’19 and Dillon Carroll ’20 were first-year roommates and best friends at Cornell, and share a commitment to service, along with a birthday: February 25. They’re also now … Read more

By Kaitlin Provost March 23, 2022
Teamwork for Product Studio at Cornell Tech: (L to R) Chinmay Bhat MS ’21, Irene Font Peradejordi MS ’21, and Noah Gaynor MS ’10, MBA ’20

Look them up: young alumni in tech 

As Cornell Tech celebrates its 10th year, the school has become a global hub for tech innovation. Over the past decade, Cornell Tech has helped make NYC the second most … Read more

By Linda Copman March 23, 2022
Maryna Mullerman DVM ’25 holds a duckling while visiting her grandparents in the countryside outside of Kharkiv, Ukraine, in August 2021

Cornell is a gateway to opportunity for Ukrainian student

Maryna Mullerman DVM ’25 says Cornell has always been her dream school. Growing up in Ukraine, she spent many summers on her grandparents’ farm outside Kharkiv, where she enjoyed fishing, … Read more

By Linda Copman March 8, 2022
HERNÁN Mexican hot chocolate made from tablillas of Mexican chocolate and served in a tarro mug made by artisans in central Mexico who work with lead-free red clay

Coffee, tea, and hot chocolate: Cornellians who fill your cup

Whether you prefer to warm up your day with coffee, tea, or cocoa—you’re not alone. Coffee is the second largest exported product worldwide, second only to oil. More than half … Read more

By Linda Copman February 21, 2022
Ezra’s statue capped with snow this winter

Snow globe: winter reflections from Cornellians around the world

One 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 … Read more

By Linda Copman February 2, 2022
2022 alumni trustee election candidates

Meet the 2022 Alumni Trustee Election candidates

Voting is open February 1–28 for Cornell alumni to elect two new members to the Cornell University Board of Trustees. Four candidates are endorsed by the Committee on Alumni Trustee … Read more

By Kaitlin Provost January 10, 2022
Journalist and author Rodney A. Brooks ’75

Rodney A. Brooks ’75 is helping Black Americans build wealth

“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 … Read more

By Linda Copman January 10, 2022
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