Bear Hugs CALS Alum Celebrates Indigenous ‘Dryland’ Farming Techniques A member of the Hopi tribe, Michael Kotutwa Johnson ’99 is spreading the word about how ancient methods nurture crops
Books Your August 2025 Reads This month’s featured titles include the latest from a top mystery writer, a Marvel omnibus, and a look at challenges to democracy
Chime In Professional Reinventions Can Be Hard—But Also Very Rewarding As a career development coach based in Washington, DC, I’m seeing firsthand how crisis can lead to opportunity
Bear Hugs Alum’s Brand Offers Tasty Treats—Safe from Common Allergens Kimberle Lau ’01 runs Bake Me Healthy, whose cookies and mixes are free of eggs, dairy, nuts, wheat, and more
Campus & Beyond From Springsteen to the Stones: Your Big Red Concert Memories We asked you to recall the musicians you saw on the Hill—and like a great rock show, your responses blew our minds
Alumni Alum’s Book Celebrates the Bounty of the Ithaca Region Now in its second edition, Culinary History of the Finger Lakes taps the expertise of sommelier Laura Winter Falk ’87, PhD ’97
Students Undergrad’s Start-Up Lets You ‘Hear’ through its Eyeglasses The company makes a smart accessory that uses AI speech-to-text technology to project subtitles viewable only to the wearer
Bear Hugs Alum Helps Kenyan Villagers Earn a Living from their Handicrafts Margaret Higgins Bowker ’68 runs a nonprofit that brings artisans’ work to the U.S.—and a student helped her expand sales online
Alumni With an Alum at the Helm, Co-op Extension Makes a Difference in NY Heading the organization that reaches every county, Andy Turner ’88, MPS ’93, says, ‘There are always new adventures ahead’
Alumni How Now, Brown Cow? Meet ‘Dairy Influencer’ Hailey Pipher ’19 Raised in a NY farming family, the CALS alum is using social media to share her love of all things dairy—with style by the gallon