Doctoral Alum Has Devoted His Career to Saving Lemurs Working with a conservation nonprofit, Patel protects and studies the endangered primates in their native Madagascar
Alum Is an Evangelist for the Wonders of National Parks—‘After Dark’ Astronomer and artist Tyler Nordgren, PhD ’97, trains rangers to lead stargazing programs and immortalizes parks in 1930s-style travel posters
James Larison ’70, PhD ’01, Reflects on his Career as a Nature Filmmaker In a new memoir, the NatGeo veteran recalls globe-trotting adventures—and warns of climate change
Joseph Bruchac ’64, BA ’65, Explores the Native American Experience A prolific author in a wide variety of genres, he has published more than 100 books over a decades-long career
David Hackney ’87 Traces His Career in Public Service Back to Lessons Learned on the Hill Alum’s introduction to Cornell was via a distinguished seatmate on a journey to Ithaca
Alumna Reflects on her Role as a ‘Size Acceptance’ Pioneer Barbara Altman Bruno ’68, BA ’69, has donated her papers, which chronicle her decades as a leader in the body positivity and anti-dieting movements, to the Cornell University Library
A Cacti Expert’s Vast L.A. Garden Is a Drought-Tolerant Wonder Retired UCLA professor Park Nobel ’60, BEP ’61, turned a derelict plot of land into a suburban showpiece
Alum Memorialized with Campaign to Promote His Made-Up Word Neil Krieger ’62 coined ‘orbisculate’ as a freshman. Now his children are working to earn it a spot in the dictionary
The Roots of ‘Status Games’—and Why Your Brain Is Stuck in High School In her latest self-help book, Loretta Graziano Breuning ’75 explores how your ‘inner mammal’ impacts mental and emotional well-being
Andrea Savage ’94 Makes ’em Laugh The actress, writer, and comedian has wowed viewers of TV’s ‘Veep,’ the hit movie Step Brothers, and a whole lot more