Campus & Beyond At the Biennale, Architects Counter Climate Change with Creativity In Venice, Big Red faculty, staff, and students take up an existential challenge: ‘the built environment must adapt to an altered planet’
Quizzes & Puzzles How Much Do You Know About Cornell Traditions? From hockey games to the Chimes, Beebe Lake to Touchdown the Bear—we offer 12 questions to test your Big Red savvy
Campus & Beyond Cloudy Skies, Bright Smiles: Commencement 2025 in Photos As precipitation fell (and occasionally poured), the University celebrated its 157th graduation with pride, joy—and rain ponchos
In the President’s Words ‘A Magnet for the Brilliant and the Curious’ In his first Commencement address as president, Mike Kotlikoff celebrates Cornell’s culture—one of connection across difference
Campus & Beyond Lacrosse Wins the NCAA Title—and Big Red Fans Rejoice A celebration of some of the people, and history, behind Cornell’s first national championship in nearly half a century
Bear Hugs Volunteer Helps Ensure Happy Trails for Appalachian Hikers Dave Bowen, MBA ’77, oversees maintenance on a 46-mile stretch of the famed footpath in Virginia’s Shenandoah National Park
Chime In I’ve Always Been a Generalist—and on ‘Jeopardy!,’ It Paid Off Why becoming a two-time champion on the legendary quiz show felt like ‘a vindication of a life full of eclectic interests’
Students After Wowing Gordon Ramsay, Student Chef Is Really Cooking Meet Hotelie Arnav Kamulkar ’26, who ran a pop-up restaurant and self-published a cookbook while still in high school
Alumni After Leading Her Team to Galloping Success, Alum Coach Steps Down A decorated equestrian herself, Joanna Garbarino Novakovic ’04 spurred the Big Red to Ivy, regional, and national titles
Bear Hugs For These Two Classmates, Sustainable Travel Is in the ‘Bag’ Married couple Quinn Cox ’15 and Lilia Karimi ’15 pioneered a simple but ingenious way for resort guests to donate unwanted items