‘Remember They’re Playing for the Love of the Game’ A former Big Red star himself, women’s ice hockey coach Doug Derraugh ’91 has led the squad to five ECAC championships
Power Play: Arts & Sciences Alum Is a Long Drive Golfing Champ After competing in track and field for the Big Red, Troy Mullins ’09 parlayed her athleticism into success at smashing the ball
What Has a Bear Mascot and a Whole Lot of Devoted Fans? It’s not just the Big Red—It’s Teddie Peanut Butter, a 100-year-old family company run by a second-generation Cornellian
MBA Alum Wins Runoff Election to Become Mayor of Miami The first woman in the post, Eileen Higgins, MBA ’89, is also the first Democrat to lead the city in nearly three decades
Trees of Life: Book by PhD Alum Takes a Deep Dive into Evergreens In the tradition of works like Salt, Cod, and Mauve, the Cornell prof charts how something seemingly mundane altered human history
At Age 90, a Singer, Collector, and Scholar of Folk Music Goes Digital After a long career onstage and off, Ellen Stekert ’57 is focused on preservation—releasing songs from her vast archive on Bandcamp
A Big Red Cheer for the 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame Class The honorees—including Olympic gold medalists and a beloved hockey coach—were inducted in a ceremony in late November
This Alum’s Business Is About Overcoming Obstacles—Literally Joe De Sena ’90 founded Spartan, whose signature endurance races have drawn millions of competitors worldwide
MBA Alums’ Wine Brand Lets You Raise a (Zero-Proof) Glass Launched by a married couple, Napa Valley-based Sovi aims to offer all the taste of the grape—with none of the alcohol
Using Found Objects, California Artist Turns Trash to Treasure AbandonmenTissues, which highlights garbage strewn on the Mexico border, is the latest from Alvaro Alvarez ’14, BArch ’15