Campus & Beyond What’s that Bird? Like Magic, ‘Merlin’ Can Tell You Highly rated by users, the Lab of Ornithology’s free identification app has millions of devotees worldwide
Quizzes & Puzzles Test Your Knowledge of Big Red Presidential Trivia As Interim President Kotlikoff winds up his first semester, we offer 15 questions on Cornell’s leaders, from A.D. White onward
Cornelliana Paws to Remember: When the Bear Mascot Had a Ladyfriend Decades ago, a male-female ursine duo stole the show at sports games and other events
Books Your December 2024 Reads This month’s featured titles include a novel set in Arthurian times and a prof’s memoir about his education under Apartheid
Cornelliana Create Your Own McGraw Tower—Made Out of Gingerbread! The chefs at the Cornell Club in NYC teach you how to bake and decorate an edible work of Big Red-themed holiday art
Campus & Beyond Lessons in Large-Animal Medicine—From a Fiberglass Cow With a new simulator, vet students can practice delivering a calf in a realistic (but lower-stakes) way; all that’s missing is the ‘moo’
Campus & Beyond A Prof and Alum Memorializes a Nobelist’s Time in Ithaca Thomas Campanella, MLA ’91, spearheaded the installation of a historic marker near campus honoring author Pearl Buck, MA ’25
Storytime with Corey Off to See the Wizard: Cornell’s Links to an Iconic Book and Film From its feminist influences to an alum in a key role, there’s a bit of the Big Red behind the Emerald City
Bear Hugs For This Alumni Couple, Acts of Kindness Are the Best Holiday Décor Beth Dessen Duffy ’82 and Dan Duffy ’82 have parlayed a family tradition into a multimedia project, adorning trees with good deeds
Cornelliana Fascinating Facts About Lynah Rink, Big Red Hockey’s Chilly Abode You may be a devoted fan of the on-ice action—but how much do you know about the iconic facility itself?