Students on the Arts Quad in fall
Extraordinary Journeys: The Class of 2020

Preparation for a life well lived

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Provided 2026 AAAS CASE participants
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Graduate student excellence

Doctoral students engage in advocacy

Cornell University Graduate School
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Sreang Hok/Cornell University At center, holding her award, is Abra Geiger ’26, recipient of the 2026 University Relations Campus-Community Leadership Award. Left to right, with her are Erik Herman, creative director of the Free Science Workshop/Ithaca Physics Bus; Kyle Kimball, vice president for university relations; Cassaundra Guzman, McNair Program advisor/coordinator; and Marla Love, Robert W. and Elizabeth C. Staley Dean of Students.
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Student honors

Advocate for physics, literacy wins Campus-Community Leadership Award

Cornell Chronicle
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Jason Koski/Cornell University Reading on Cornell's Arts Quad
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Alumni authors

Your May 2026 reads

Cornellians
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Ben Badua/Cornell University Carolina Aguilera-Garza ’26 honors her high school debate teacher, Paul Gaba, at the 38th annual Merrill Presidential Scholars reception at Willard Straight Hall on May 19.
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Student honors

Merrill Scholars honor mentors who inspired them

Cornell Chronicle
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David O. Brown/Johnson Museum Nephele Sarrinikolaou '27 talks about her research for a spring curatorial seminar on Indonesian art.
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Classroom experiences

Student-created galleries explore Indonesian collection

A&S Communications
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Jason Koski/Cornell University Adam Heisler (left), project manager for Cornell’s Facilities and Campus Services office, leads Peter John Loewen, the Harold Tanner Dean of Arts and Sciences, during a tour of McGraw Hall.
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McGraw Hall renovation

McGraw construction melds modern with historical

Cornell Chronicle
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Robert Barker/Cornell University Erik Thorbecke, second from right, on a panel during 2015 Charter Day Weekend: “Cornell and Global Poverty Reduction: Philanthropy, Policy and Scholarship”
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Economics

Erik Thorbecke, economist with global impact, dies at 97

Cornell Chronicle
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Provided Rikki Laser
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Graduate student research

Student spotlight: Rikki Laser

Cornell University Graduate School
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Broad impact in the humanities

Reclaiming experience: Approaches to trauma

A&S Communications