Alumni Remembering Peter Yarrow ’59, Whose Love of Folk Grew on the Hill The music great was motivated by a legendary Cornell course—and a fellow alum’s poem inspired one of his classic songs
Alumni ‘Science Guy’ Bill Nye ’77 Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom He received the honor in a White House ceremony, along with fellow winners including Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bono
Quizzes & Puzzles November / December ’24 Trivia Roundup Did you miss any of the recent weekly trivia on our homepage? Here’s your chance to catch up with eight questions!
Alumni With Her Name Restored, Alum Can Again Say ‘Yes’ to the Dresses Long sidelined by a contract dispute, star bridal designer Hayley Paige Gutman ’07 is happily headed back down the aisle
Students Master’s Student Advocates for Afghanistan’s Girls and Women Having served as one of her country’s only female mayors, Zarifa Ghafari is studying public policy to inform her activism
Students Mushrooms, Mariachis, and Much, Much More: Campus Clubs in Photos Did you know that Cornell has more than 1,200 active student organizations? Here’s a visual visit to just a few
6 Questions For ... In 2025, Avoid ‘Specialness Spirals’ (and Practice Self-Gifting) The Johnson School’s Jacqueline Rifkin offers insights on why waiting too long to use a present may mean getting less joy from it
Ask the Expert Marketing Wisdom, From the Alum Who Helped Turn Domino’s Around Each year, now-CEO Russell Weiner ’90 comes back to the Hill to speak about the secret sauce behind the pizza chain’s turnaround
Campus & Beyond Alumni Ag Experts Help Protect NY’s Poinsettia Industry A CALS-affiliated research and extension center supports small businesses cultivating the quintessential holiday ornamental
Campus & Beyond What’s that Bird? Like Magic, ‘Merlin’ Can Tell You ighly rated by users, the Lab of Ornithology’s free identification app has millions of devotees worldwide