Anna Botsford Comstock surrounded by illustrations of nature

One of three dozen women in her class, she went on to become a leading naturalist—and the namesake of two East Hill buildings

Read the full story about Remembering Anna Comstock, Cornell’s First Female Professor

Big Red Trivia

What were the first three halls constructed for the University—dubbed “Old Stone Row”?

For poetry month

Won’t you write us a haiku

About the Big Red?

For National Poetry Month in April, we’re collecting haikus about Cornell, by Cornellians. Please send us your best verses on your alma mater!

(A haiku consists of three lines: five syllables in the first, seven in the second, and five in the third. It does not have to rhyme.)

The Johnson Museum's Japanese garden
A person wearing a bear mascot uniform in a sports jersey, in front of a building with a clock tower.

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