Alumni How Do You Spell a National Bee Legend? J-A-C-Q-U-E-S B-A-I-L-L-Y! The doctoral alum is the longtime head pronouncer for the iconic competition, a century-old celebration of language
Campus & Beyond Stage Combat Group Wields Swords, Staffs—Even Lightsabers Founded by a Class of ’06 alum, Ring of Steel trains members to fight—dramatically—with authentic-looking weapons
Chime In ‘Keep Moving, Even When the Path Is Steep’: Lessons from the Hill In the decades since I graduated, I’ve realized that Cornell taught me things I never expected—from resilience to deep listening
Alumni ‘Study Smart and Study Hard, But Don’t Neglect Self-Care’ Your alma mater asked you for exam-prep advice for current students—and from health tips to gentle wisecracks, you delivered
POV: Young Alumni Voices ‘My Journey Felt Less Like a Weight and More Like a Credential’ Having survived pediatric cancer, I’m channeling my experiences into advocacy—urging new treatments for tomorrow’s patients
Alumni We’re Bowled Over: Engineering Alum Is a Top Cricket Player Saurabh Netravalkar, MEng ’16, balances a career in tech with a spot on the U.S. national team and in a pro league
Campus & Beyond An East Hill Cemetery Is Home to Millions of Ground-Nesting Bees A Class of ’24 alum is first author on a paper about the discovery, based on research he did as an undergrad in Arts & Sciences
Glorious to View Feathered & Fabulous: Images from the 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count The annual event had more than a million participants around the world; feast your eyes on a small sampling of its 200K+ photos
Ask the Expert Staying Safe During Tick Season: An Illustrated Guide for People and Pets An alum and staffer at Cornell’s Integrated Pest Management program offers some tips for warding off the tiny, bitey critters
Chime In We Create Rich Characters, While Defying Publishing Norms My co-author and I have a successful partnership—belying cultural critics’ insistence that novelists stick to their own racial lanes