Cartoons in the Curriculum: Teaching Science through Animation A popular class uses The Lion King, Ice Age, Zootopia, and more to study how animals act (and how they don’t)
American Sign Language Has Found a Growing Home on the Hill Now offered as a minor, the study of ASL at Cornell came about through years of student advocacy
Meet the Sophomore Who’s a Culinary Phenom Rahanna Bisseret Martinez ’26 is gaining fame for her multicultural cuisine—and she has already published a cookbook
Hotelie Aims to Bring Brown Butter to a Dairy Case Near You Entrepreneur and ardent foodie Jonah Gershon ’24 launched ‘spekld’ to give home cooks a time-saving flavor boost
Cornell Fashion Collective Spotlights Big Red Design Flair The group’s 40th spring runway show featured student creations—with a guest modeling appearance by the VP for campus life
Identical Twin Mechanical Engineers Reach for the Stars The sophomore sisters have long dreamed of working in aerospace—and they’re each others’ biggest boosters
New ‘Sensory Room’ Provides Refuge for Neurodivergent Students Open to all, the calming space is stocked with fidget spinners, weighted blankets, noise-canceling headphones, and more
Course Explores Nabokov as Writer and Butterfly Aficionado The class, in Arts & Sciences, takes a deep dive into the legendary author and professor’s passion for the natural world
At Interfaith Dinner, Empathy and Understanding Are on the Menu Escaping escalating rhetoric around the Israel-Hamas war, Jewish and Muslim students gather for a meal—and bonding
In Yiddish Class, Teacher and Students Find Mishpokhe—‘Family’ Learning the historical language of Ashkenazi Jews connects Cornellians to culture and community